Free Home Valuation
What’s my
home worth?
A number you can act on, with the reasoning attached.
A hand-built valuation weighs what a model cannot: the lot, the light, the CDD, the roof year, the buyer pool for your exact street. Free, specific, normally back to you within one business day, and yours whether or not you ever list with me.
Wondering what listing with me actually looks like? How I sell your home →
- Based on real, recent comparable sales, not an automated estimate
- Reflects your home’s actual condition, upgrades & lot
- Includes current market-timing insight
- No obligation, ever, the valuation is yours to keep
Step 1 of 6
Which home are we talking about?
The address is only used to pull the right comparable sales. It is never published anywhere.
How It Works
How the valuation works
Three stages on my side. The form above is five quick questions about the home, then where to send the result.
01
Tell me about your home
Five short questions about the property, then where to send the answer. A minute or two, no account, no spam.
02
I run the real comps
I price it off recent comparable sales and live market activity in your community, adjusted for your home’s condition and upgrades.
03
You get a straight answer
A realistic price range with the reasoning behind it, plus current market timing, and zero pressure to do anything with it.
What a hand-built valuation adds to an automated one
Automated estimates are a fine starting point. They read recorded sales and public records, and they do that well. What they cannot do is walk the house: the remodeled kitchen, the preserve lot, the water view, the roof year, and which of the recent sales nearby are genuinely comparable to yours rather than merely close by. In a market as community-by-community as this one, those judgements are where the money is.
I price your home the way a buyer’s agent and an appraiser actually will: off real, recent comparable sales in your specific community, adjusted for your home’s condition and upgrades, with an honest read on current demand. You get a realistic range and the reasoning behind it, so you can plan your next move with real numbers, not a guess.
Pricing is local
Selling in one of these? Start here instead
What moves your number is rarely the county average. It is your community’s fee structure, whether a builder is still selling against you, and which segment you’re in. These pages start from that.
Parrish
You may be competing with the builder down the street
Lakewood Ranch
Your village matters more than the Ranch does
Wellen Park
Here the CDD is the number that moves the offer
Sarasota
Selling a house and selling a condo are now different jobs
Bradenton
In most of Bradenton your competition is other resales
Palmetto
Sold out or still building changes everything
Venice
Island or mainland, house or condo: four different sales
North Port
You are not only competing with other resales
Longboat Key
An island of condos, under new rules
Common Questions
Home value FAQs
Is the home valuation really free?+
Yes, completely free and no obligation. I prepare it because it's how a lot of great client relationships start. Whether you sell now, later, or never, the valuation is yours to keep.
How is this different from Zillow's Zestimate?+
A Zestimate is a statistical model. It reads recorded sales and public records, which it does well, but it has never been inside your house: it does not know the kitchen was redone, which way the lot faces, whether the roof is two years old or eighteen, or which of the nearby sales are genuinely comparable to yours. I pick the comparables by hand, adjust for condition, upgrades and lot, and show you the reasoning and a range rather than one number. Treat an automated estimate as a starting point and this as the second opinion.
How do you calculate my home's value?+
I pull recent comparable sales near you (same community where possible), weigh active and pending listings you'd be competing with, and adjust for your home's size, condition, upgrades, and lot. You get a realistic price range and the reasoning behind it, not a single mystery number.
Do I have to sell to get a valuation?+
Not at all. Plenty of people just want to know where they stand, for refinancing, estate planning, or simple curiosity. There's never any pressure. If and when you're ready to sell, I'm here.
How soon will I hear back?+
Normally within one business day, and often the same day. You'll get an email confirmation immediately, then I follow up personally with the valuation itself once I have run the comparables. If you'd rather just talk, call or text me at (941) 350-0224.
Thinking about buying instead? Let’s talk, or explore the communities I cover.
Free Guide · 9 min read
What Your Home Is Worth, and What You Would Actually Net
How homes really get priced in Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota, every cost that comes out of a Florida sale, and how to build your net sheet before you list.
- Every line item that comes out of a Florida sale, and who customarily pays it here
- Documentary stamps worked out in real numbers
- Estoppel, HOA and CDD prorations, and the tax proration nobody expects
- An eight-step net sheet you can build before you list