REALTOR® TREC #777802 / Home Inspector TREC #27043

Most agents walk the house. I know what is behind the walls.

I am a licensed REALTOR® with The Agency RE and a licensed Texas home inspector. You get an agent who knows the market and knows construction. I see things on a showing that other agents walk right past, and I know exactly which inspector to put on the house.

Brokerage The Agency RE
Background 1,000+ Inspections
Market Rio Grande Valley
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01 / Roof and attic

The most expensive surprise in the Valley

Hail writes checks sellers do not disclose. Decking, flashing, ventilation. I know what the report is going to say about it, and I know what a new roof costs here.

Tap a point on the house

Why two licenses matter

An agent who has been in the attic.

Most buyers get a thirty page report full of terms nobody explains, then guess which items are worth fighting for. I have written thousands of those reports. I know what a finding means, what it costs to fix in this market, and which ones a seller will actually pay for.

Before the offer

Condition read on the first showing

Roof age, panel type, slab movement, water heater life. I see it walking through, while other buyers are looking at the countertops. That shapes what we offer before your money is at risk.

During the option period

The right inspector, and a report you understand

I know who in this market actually crawls the attic and who phones it in, and I will tell you which one to hire. Then we walk the report together and turn the material defects into an amendment worth signing.

At the closing table

Fewer blown deadlines

Inspections, contractor bids and lender conditions move on one timeline. I manage rentals and a commercial center too, so chasing trades for real numbers is routine work here.

Representation

Different jobs. Same discipline.

Selling

Price it on evidence, not hope

  • A written pricing strategy built on closed comps, active competition and days on market in your subdivision
  • A pre-list condition walk so buyers do not find leverage you did not know you were giving them
  • A repair-versus-credit call on every finding, priced against what Valley contractors actually charge
  • Photography, MLS placement and a launch week plan that treats the first ten days as the whole game

Buying

Win the house without overpaying for it

  • A market read before we write, so the offer matches what the property will appraise at
  • Structure, roof, panel and slab assessed by a licensed inspector on the very first walkthrough
  • A referral to the right inspector for that house, then your report walked line by line in plain language
  • Straight answers when a house is wrong for you, including the ones that cost me a commission

Service area

The Valley, block by block.

Residential, income property and small commercial across Hidalgo and Cameron County. I own and manage property here, so the numbers I quote come from operating in this market, not from a portal.

McAllenEdinburgMissionPharr San JuanAlamoWeslacoHarlingen BrownsvilleSouth Padre Island

Get in touch

Tell me what you are trying to do.

Buying, selling, or you just want a second opinion on a house you already have under contract. Call or text either line and you will reach me, not a call center.

Real estate

The Agency RE

956-292-9358 drake.alford@theagencyre.com

Inspections

HouseMaster McAllen

956-762-4500 drake.alford@housemaster.com

My inspection company, serving buyers, sellers and agents across the Valley.