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The Smart Inspector is based in Arlington, Texas, and its home inspector DFW service area covers the entire Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, over 100 communities across Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin, Ellis and Johnson counties. Twenty cities have dedicated inspection pages, and every inspection anywhere in the area includes thermal imaging, a same-day report and a walkthrough.

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Based in Arlington, serving the whole Metroplex

Arlington sits near the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, which is one reason the company has been able to serve both sides of the region since Forest Ivey founded it in 2019. Our inspectors drive to Celina in the north, Waxahachie in the south, Dallas in the east and Fort Worth in the west, and to the communities in between that never get their own page.

The list on this page groups the twenty cities with dedicated pages by county. It is not the boundary of the service area. If you are buying or selling anywhere in North Texas and do not see your city here, call (817) 842-0330 and ask; the answer is usually yes.

Home baseArlington, Texas
CountiesTarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin, Ellis, Johnson
Communities servedOver 100
City pages20, plus sewer scope pages for 10 cities

What is the same at every address in the home inspector DFW service area

The house changes from city to city. The inspection does not. Whether the address is a 1950s pier-and-beam home in Fort Worth or a slab-on-grade new build in Prosper, every inspection The Smart Inspector performs includes the same things.

  • A TREC-licensed Professional Inspector, who you can request by name on the booking form.
  • A full inspection under the Texas Real Estate Commission Standards of Practice, reported on the state form.
  • Complimentary thermal imaging throughout the house, at no extra charge.
  • A same-day, web-based report with photos and plain-language comments.
  • An in-person walkthrough of the findings at the property, or a phone review if you cannot attend.
  • The same add-on menu everywhere: sewer scope, pool and spa, sprinkler system, termite and WDI, foundation level measurement, water sample test and additional structures.

What does change is which add-ons make sense. Older neighborhoods in Dallas, Plano, Coppell and Irving raise the sewer scope question. Acreage around Burleson and Midlothian raises the well water question. Custom homes in Southlake and Colleyville almost always have a pool or sprinkler system. The city notes below point to those patterns; the services page lists every add-on with its price.

Tarrant County

Tarrant County is home ground. Fort Worth and Arlington anchor it, and the northeast suburbs of Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller and Southlake share a pattern of larger lots and mature trees. Mansfield rounds out the county to the southeast.

Dallas County

Dallas County brings the broadest mix of housing ages and property types, including the duplexes and small multi-unit buildings that investors ask about most. Older sewer lines and foundation movement in expansive clay soil are the recurring themes here.

Denton County

Denton County stretches from the university neighborhoods of Denton to the lake communities around Lewisville, with new subdivisions filling in between. Both cities see a mix of foundation types and housing ages.

Collin County

Collin County is where most of the region’s new construction is happening, especially along the northern corridor through Celina, Prosper, Frisco and McKinney. Plano, the county’s mature suburb, has the opposite profile: a large stock of homes from the 1970s through the 1990s. Pre-drywall and 11-month warranty inspections dominate in the north; sewer scopes and system-age questions dominate in Plano.

Ellis and Johnson Counties

South of the core Metroplex, Ellis and Johnson counties combine historic town centers, new subdivisions and rural acreage. This is where private wells, outbuildings and larger parcels show up on the booking form, and where the water sample test and additional-structure add-ons are most often used.

Ellis County

Johnson County

Not on the list? Here is how to book anywhere in DFW

Twenty city pages cannot cover over 100 communities, and they are not meant to. Roanoke, for example, has a sewer scope inspection page but no general city page, and plenty of towns have neither. The service area is the Metroplex, not the list.

  1. Check your city above. If it has a page, that page describes what is typical for the area and links straight to booking.
  2. If it is not listed, call (817) 842-0330. Give the address and Candice will confirm coverage and available dates.
  3. Get a quote. Pricing depends on the home’s square footage, age and add-ons, not on the city, so use the quote form with the property details.
  4. Book online. The booking form takes the address, foundation type, inspection type, add-ons and your choice of inspector.

Tip: If you are unsure which add-ons fit the property, book the base inspection and ask about add-ons on the call. Sewer scope, pool, sprinkler and foundation level measurement can all be done during the same visit.

Frequently asked questions

Does The Smart Inspector charge a travel fee for cities far from Arlington?

Inspection pricing is based on the home's square footage, age and the add-ons you choose, and the quote you receive is for the specific property. The base inspection price is not published because it is quoted per home. The fastest way to get an exact figure for any address in the Metroplex, close to Arlington or not, is the Get a Quote form or a call to (817) 842-0330.

My city is not one of the 20 listed. Can I still book?

Very likely, yes. The twenty city pages are the places with their own page, not the limit of the service area. The company serves over 100 communities across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and the surrounding counties. Call with the property address and the scheduler will confirm coverage and offer available dates, or submit the address through the online booking form.

Which cities have a dedicated sewer scope inspection page?

Ten cities do: Arlington, Colleyville, Coppell, Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, Keller, Plano, Southlake and Roanoke. Those pages explain why sewer lines in that area deserve a camera inspection. The sewer scope itself is a $300 add-on available anywhere in the service area, not only in those ten cities, and it can be booked with any home inspection.

Do you inspect new construction in every city you serve?

Yes. Pre-drywall, final and 11-month builder warranty inspections are available across the service area, and each of the twenty city pages has a companion new-construction page. The northern Collin and Denton County cities, including Celina, Prosper, Frisco and McKinney, have the most new construction, but growth areas such as Mansfield, Midlothian, Waxahachie and Burleson are covered the same way.

Will the same inspector cover both Fort Worth and Dallas?

Any of the five Professional Inspectors can be scheduled anywhere in the Metroplex, and you can request one by name or take the first available. Assignments depend on the calendar rather than on geography. The process, report format, thermal imaging and walkthrough are identical regardless of which inspector or which city, so the choice comes down to availability and personal preference.

Ready to schedule? Every inspection includes complimentary thermal imaging, a same-day report and an in-person walkthrough.

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