An automated estimate cannot walk your house. A real valuation comes from someone who has seen the comps in person, knows what closed off-market, and has sat at the kitchen table where the deal was made.
Automated estimates are useful for a quick gut check. They are not useful for the most consequential financial decision most families will make. Our family has been selling real estate since 1971 and working Austin since 1989 — that is the kind of judgment a model cannot replicate, and we're happy to put it on paper for you, on the house.
Algorithms cannot tell the difference between a 2008 build and a 2018 build, between a flat lot and a hill lot, or between a kitchen that was redone tastefully and one that was redone twice. We have walked through most of the comparable homes that closed in your neighborhood last year — many of them, we sold.
Some homes at this level transact privately, and public sites cannot see those sales at all. We can. A valuation built only on what is publicly listed is working from an incomplete picture of what your house is actually worth.
Someone from the family walks your home, asks about the renovation history, looks at the morning light. The valuation comes back as a written report with a price range and a strategy memo — not an estimate that updates itself overnight without explanation.
A few details about the property, how to reach you, and your timeline. Five minutes.
Either Jonathan or his brother Garry. Forty-five minutes at the property — at your convenience.
On-market, off-market, our private database. We look at every comparable closing in the last 18 months and adjust each one against your property.
A written PDF with the value range, comp set, and a one-page strategy memo. Delivered by email; we follow up by phone if you would like to discuss.
Jonathan is calm and patient, we have already recommended him to several of our friends who are also happy!
Each report includes the value range, a comparable-sales table, our adjustments and reasoning, a one-page strategy memo, and a market summary specific to your micro-neighborhood. We've redacted the addresses and family names below.
The micro-market for [REDACTED] Lane is unusually thin right now — only two on-market comps in the past six months — but our private database adds three off-market sales that change the picture meaningfully. The off-market median is 6.8% above the MLS-comparable median, which suggests a pricing strategy that prioritizes a private launch.
We would recommend pricing at $4.55M for an initial private offering of two to three weeks among our buyer network, before considering MLS launch. Three of the last five comparable closings sold above ask after sitting fifty-plus days; this property's particular qualities — the view, the renovation history, the lot — argue for inviting competition rather than chasing it…
We'll only use this information to prepare your report. No newsletters, no drip campaigns, no third parties. We're a family practice — that includes how we treat your inbox.
We never share, sell, or syndicate client data. The only people who see your information are the ones in this practice.
Yes. We provide complimentary in-person valuations as part of our practice. There is no fee and no obligation to list with us afterward.
About a third of our reports go to families who have no immediate intention to sell. They are useful for estate planning, refinancing, divorce settlements, or simply knowing where you stand.
Never. Your information goes nowhere outside our practice. We do not run drip campaigns or syndicate to lead vendors.
Zestimates are statistical models trained on public data. Our report incorporates off-market sales, an in-person walk-through, and adjustments a model cannot make.
The report is on us. The conversation is unhurried. Whether you sell with us is a question for another day.
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