Home value
What would your house
actually do?
Send the address. I pull the real closed sales around you and write up where your house lands – including whatever in the numbers argues against selling right now.
Tell me about the house
Address and rough square footage is enough. Anything you want to add about updates, condition or timing helps, but it is not required. Usually back to you within two business days.
Six houses. Same size,
same era, same neighborhood.
| Sq ft | Closed for | Per sq ft | Built | Days to contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,304 | $775,000 | $336 | 1940 | 75 |
| 2,340 | $310,000 | $132 | 1948 | 140 |
| 2,259 | $767,777 | $340 | 1946 | 34 |
| 2,255 | $745,000 | $330 | 1948 | 24 |
| 2,364 | $300,000 | $127 | 1950 | 65 |
| 2,371 | $625,000 | $264 | 1940 | 113 |
Westcliff, 76109. Closed single-family sales in the twelve months to November 2026, the six nearest 2,300 square feet. Source: NTREIS.
Every one of those is a Westcliff house between 2,250 and 2,400 square feet, built between 1940 and 1950. They closed from $300,000 to $775,000 in the same twelve months.
That is a $475,000 spread on houses a model would treat as identical. The difference is condition, updates and what the lot backs onto – none of which an automated estimate can see. It averages them and hands you a number that is confidently wrong in one direction or the other.
So I do not publish one. I read the actual closings, work out which ones genuinely compare to your house, and tell you which ones do not. That is the whole product.
A written opinion,
with the sales behind it.
- The closed sales I think genuinely compare – and the ones I ruled out, with the reason.
- What each one sold for and what it first asked, so you can see where the market pushed back.
- Where I think your house lands, as a range, and what moves it up or down inside that range.
- Anything working against the price right now, including the case for waiting if that is what the data says.
Written by Eric Duran, Founder and Realtor, The Fort Real Estate.
Usually within two business days. If I need a photo to judge condition, I will ask.
COMMON QUESTIONS
How is this different from a Zillow estimate?
A Zestimate is a model applied to public records. It has never seen your house. I read the actual closed sales around you and judge which ones compare, which is the same thing an appraiser does and the opposite of what an algorithm does.
Do I have to list with you?
No. There is no cost and no obligation. Some people are a year out, some are only curious, and some find out the honest answer is to wait.
How long does it take?
Usually two business days. If it will be longer I will tell you when you send it.
What if my house is not in Fort Worth?
Send it anyway. The closed sales exist wherever the house is, and I am licensed across Texas. Fort Worth, Arlington, Keller, Mansfield, Aledo, Weatherford, Grand Prairie – all fine.
What do you actually need from me?
The address and roughly the square footage. Anything you want to add about updates, condition or timing helps, but it is not required.
Will I get put on a drip campaign?
No. You get the write-up. If you want to talk after that, you will tell me.