Field instruments · Tarrant County
One address in. Nine readings out.
Every instrument on this panel runs on public data or the numbers you type in, no sign-up and no guessing. Every number carries its source and pull date. Feed it an address and read the dials the listing photos never show you.
St. 01 · Rental deal analyzer
0.62%median rent-to-price in 76179. The 1% rule does not survive that number hereUnderwrite a deal like a lender instead: cash flow after real reserves, cap rate, cash-on-cash, DSCR, break-even occupancy. Runs entirely in your browser and never counts appreciation.
Source: RentCast median rent ÷ median list, 76179 · rent as of oct 4 2026, list as of oct 4 2026
Open the instrumentSt. 02 · USDA build checker
84.7%of Tarrant County sits outside USDA $0-down eligibilityThe $0-down USDA construction loan is real, but most of the county is drawn out of the map, parcel by parcel. Check whether a specific lot sits inside it.
Source: USDA RD layer · 550-pt county grid · Aug 2026
Open the instrumentSt. 03 · Property tax estimator
2.2–2.6%combined-rate band across Tarrant taxing stacks, the part of the payment nobody prices inPulls the real appraised value from Tarrant Appraisal District and shows an honest band, city and school district dependent, never a fake-precise quote.
Source: TAD published 2025 rates · tad.org
Open the instrumentSt. 04 · Flood zone check
29%of NFIP flood claims, nationwide, came from OUTSIDE high-risk zonesRun any address against the live FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. See the zone letter and what it means for the flood insurance a lender will require.
Source: FEMA NFIP · 2014–2024 · floodsmart.gov
Open the instrumentSt. 05 · VA loan fit
2.15%VA funding fee, first use, $0 down. Statutory, charged on the loan amountPCSing to NAS JRB Fort Worth? Straight-line distance to the base plus the VA-loan facts the listing photos will not tell you.
Source: VA.gov · effective Apr 7, 2023
Open the instrumentSt. 06 · PCS rent-vs-sell calculator
280,000service members PCS every year, and most run this decision on napkin mathOrders in hand? Rent the house out or sell it, run with real reserves in the math (vacancy, management, maintenance, leasing), not the version that lies.
Source: DoD fact sheet · May 2025
Open the instrumentSt. 07 · Portfolio stress test
$2,199median single-family rent in 76179, the benchmark your rentals get graded againstLandlords: punch in a few numbers and see where your rentals are quietly leaking money (rent gap, vacancy drag, fees) against live NW Tarrant benchmarks. About a minute, no pitch.
Source: own MLS + RentCast pull via SIGNAL · as of oct 4 2026
Open the instrumentSt. 08 · Cash offer check
§5.0205the Texas statute requiring a buyer who plans to flip your CONTRACT, not your house, to say so in writing firstHolding a cash offer? See the gap between it and what an ordinary as-is listing might net, from your own numbers, entirely in your browser. The decision stays yours.
Source: Tex. Prop. Code §5.0205 · renumbered eff. Jan 1, 2024
Open the instrumentSt. 09 · Rent or sell calculator
40 daysaverage days on market for a 76179 sale listing. Past that line is where this question gets askedListing did not sell at your number? Run both sides on your own costs: monthly net if you rent it out, cash in hand if you sell, and the break-even line on each. Rent prefilled from the zip median, sourced and dated.
Source: RentCast 76179 single-family, sale side, via SIGNAL · as of oct 4 2026
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You get the numbers, sourced and dated. What you do with them is up to you.
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