Best License-Verified Home Inspectors in Fort Worth, Texas (October 2026)

The short answer: As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has read the license record of every home inspector ranked below at Texas Real Estate Commission and found each license Active. 23 home inspectors on the Fort Worth service roster hold licenses we checked in October 2026; 7 are ranked here. One fact stated up front: no Fort Worth home inspector has claimed a Registry profile yet, so every name below sits in the License-Checked tier — licenses verified at the authority, profiles not yet maintained by the pros. The first Fort Worth home inspector to claim and verify a profile takes the top tier in the next edition, under the same published rules. Until then, this page is the only Fort Worth home inspector ranking that prints the license number and check date behind every name.

The ranking — October 2026 edition

1. Anthony Coke Youngblood

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Fort Worth service roster (Fort Worth); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #25638-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Fort Worth (Fort Worth service roster).
Registry profile

2. Hugo F Valenzuela

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Fort Worth service roster (Fort Worth); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #26287-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Fort Worth (Fort Worth service roster).
Registry profile

3. James Barton Bradberry

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Fort Worth service roster (Fort Worth); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #9015-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Fort Worth (Fort Worth service roster).
Registry profile

4. Jantson Dale Mcaffrey

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Fort Worth service roster (Fort Worth); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #26094-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Fort Worth (Fort Worth service roster).
Registry profile

5. Prem Sagar Baskota

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Fort Worth service roster (Fort Worth); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #25594-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Fort Worth (Fort Worth service roster).
Registry profile

6. Santosh Pandit

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Fort Worth service roster (Fort Worth); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #26569-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Fort Worth (Fort Worth service roster).
Registry profile

7. Sheldon Loyd Jones

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Fort Worth service roster (Fort Worth); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #26868-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Fort Worth (Fort Worth service roster).
Registry profile

Also license-checked in Fort Worth, not ranked in this edition: 16 more home inspectors on the Fort Worth service roster hold licenses we read and found Active in October 2026 — Christopher Lorin Bowlden, Gregory Wayne Pearce, Kyle S Hamilton, Matthew Wells Lanier, Alexis Bernardo Angulo, Bryan Charles Hughes, Charles Wayne Bennett, Clayton L Bailey, Dale F Sherman, Gary Dean West, Gordon Kevin Mcclure, Joe Carol Loyd, plus 4 more.

How this ranking works

Most “best home inspectors in Fort Worth” lists are assembled from advertising placements and review counts copied from other websites. This ranking is assembled from exactly one thing: the license record at the issuing authority, read directly by Neighborhood Registry.

Eligibility. A home inspector is eligible only if we have read their record in the authority’s own system and found the license Active. No one can pay to be listed, apply for a rank, or be added by request.
Tier A — Verified & Claimed. The license is verified at the authority and the pro has claimed their Registry profile, confirmed their details, and maintains it. Tier A always ranks above Tier B.
Tier B — License-Checked. We have read the license at the authority and found it Active, but the pro has not yet claimed their profile.
Order inside a tier is mechanical and published: (1) neighborhood seats held in Fort Worth; (2) most recent authority check; (3) time on the Registry (first-verified date); (4) alphabetical. Every input to every score is printed in the entries above.
Freshness. Licenses are re-checked weekly and formally re-verified every 12 months. A license that lapses or is suspended removes the pro from this ranking at the next re-check — not at the next edition. This page is re-issued monthly; this is the October 2026 edition, built from checks dated October 2026.

Full method: How We Verify — Every check is written to the public verification ledger.

How to verify a Texas home inspector’s license

Use the Texas Real Estate Commission’s free License Holder Search at trec.texas.gov: search by name or license number and confirm the status reads Active, and note the license class: Professional Inspector (suffix -PI) is the senior class, above Real Estate Inspector (-RI) and Apprentice. The license number must also appear on the inspection report itself — a report with no TREC number on it is a first finding.

Fort Worth, in numbers

Population: 1,028,117 on July 1, 2025 — Fort Worth has passed one million residents, up 11.9% from 918,915 at the April 1, 2020 Census (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025). Median value of owner-occupied homes: $303,000 (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2020-2024).
Schools: no single district serves Fort Worth. Fort Worth ISD, the largest, earned a C (73) in TEA’s 2025 accountability ratings; Keller ISD earned a B and Birdville ISD a C, and Arlington, Crowley, and White Settlement ISDs (all C) also serve city addresses. Verify the district for a specific address with the district or on TEA’s TXschools.gov.
Taxes (Tax Year 2026): a city-limits parcel in Tarrant County in Fort Worth ISD stacks Tarrant County $0.186000 + Tarrant County Hospital District (JPS) $0.159000 + Tarrant County College $0.120000 + City of Fort Worth $0.705650 + Fort Worth ISD $1.029099 = $2.199749 per $100 of taxable value, before any special district (Tarrant County Tax Office Truth-in-Taxation summary, TY2026; the JPS rate is from the hospital district’s own TY2026 notice, which the county table omits). The Tarrant Regional Water District’s $0.027300 applies only inside its taxing boundary and is not in that total; the same stack in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD totals $2.456350 per $100. Confirm the entities and rates for a specific parcel with the Tarrant Appraisal District.
On this Registry: 23 home inspectors serving Fort Worth hold licenses read at the authority in October 2026; the home inspector seat is unclaimed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the best license-verified home inspector in Fort Worth, Texas?

As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has license-checked 23 home inspectors serving Fort Worth at Texas Real Estate Commission, all Active. The top-ranked are Anthony Coke Youngblood (TREC #25638-PI), Hugo F Valenzuela (TREC #26287-PI), James Barton Bradberry (TREC #9015-PI). No Fort Worth home inspector has claimed a Registry profile yet, so all are ranked in the License-Checked tier under a published methodology.

How do I verify a Texas home inspector’s license?

What does a TREC home inspection cover?

A limited, non-invasive visual inspection under TREC’s Standards of Practice: structure and foundation, roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, built-in appliances, doors and windows, reported on the TREC form. It is not a code-compliance inspection, an environmental test, or a warranty.

What should a Fort Worth homebuyer know about local taxes and schools?

Fort Worth has no single school district or tax rate. Fort Worth ISD, the largest district, earned a C (73) in TEA’s 2025 ratings, while Keller ISD earned a B and Birdville ISD a C — verify the district for a specific address on TEA’s TXschools.gov. For Tax Year 2026, a city-limits parcel in Tarrant County in Fort Worth ISD stacks to $2.199749 per $100 of taxable value, before any special district, and the school component alone can change that total — an Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD parcel stacks to $2.456350 per $100 — so confirm a specific parcel with the Tarrant Appraisal District.

Sources

Texas Real Estate Commission license records for every ranked home inspector (license numbers and check dates printed above), read October 2026; Neighborhood Registry verification ledger.
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Fort Worth city, Texas (V2025; population estimate July 1, 2025 and 2020-2024 housing values).
Texas Education Agency 2025 accountability ratings and 2024-25 TAPR district reports (Fort Worth ISD, Keller ISD, Birdville ISD).
Tarrant County Tax Office Truth-in-Taxation Summary (Tax Code 26.16 adopted-rate table, Tax Year 2026); Tarrant County Hospital District (JPS Health Network) Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate, TY2026.
Neighborhood Registry Fort Worth fact build, October 2026.