Old Fort Worth and its housing

Fairmount, on the Near Southside, is one of the largest historic districts in the Southwest, with houses from the 1890s through the 1920s and design review on exterior work. Northside and Diamond Hill have older frame housing with a long family-ownership history. Polytechnic Heights, Stop Six, Riverside, and Como are post-war neighborhoods of small brick and frame houses, many now rented.

The repair lists follow the eras. Pre-war houses bring pier-and-beam foundations, knob-and-tube remnants, and cast iron plumbing. Post-war houses bring slab movement, galvanized supply, aluminum wiring in the later ones, and roofs replaced once and due again.

Barnett Shale minerals in the title

Urban gas drilling leased large parts of Fort Worth in the 2000s, and the mineral estate has been severed from the surface on a great many properties. Title commitments here routinely list oil and gas leases, pooling agreements, and mineral reservations as exceptions, and some properties have a well pad or pipeline easement nearby.

None of this normally stops a sale, and a seller does not need to resolve a severed mineral estate before closing. It does confuse buyers who have not seen it, and knowing about it in advance avoids a late surprise.

Growth at the edges

Far north Fort Worth, the Alliance corridor, and the far west side have grown rapidly, with subdivisions from the 2000s onward, HOAs, and in some areas public improvement districts that add to the tax rate. Those newer houses come to us less often, and usually because of hail damage or a financed contract that failed on inspection.

Fort Worth property we buy

  • Pre-war houses on the Near Southside, including in the Fairmount district
  • Post-war houses in Polytechnic Heights, Stop Six, Riverside, and Como
  • Older frame housing on the Northside and in Diamond Hill
  • Single-family rentals, occupied or vacant, paying or in arrears
  • Hail-damaged and uninsurable roofs
  • Properties with severed minerals, gas leases, or pipeline easements
  • Vacant houses with open code cases or accumulated city charges
  • Inherited homes where nothing was ever filed

Frequently asked questions

Do severed mineral rights stop a Fort Worth sale?

Generally no. A severed mineral estate or existing gas lease shows up as a title exception and the surface sale proceeds.

Will you buy a house in the Fairmount historic district?

Yes. Design review on exterior work is part of our assessment.

Do you buy east-side rentals with tenants?

Yes. The lease and deposit transfer at closing.

Can you buy a house with a hail-damaged roof?

Yes, including denied claims and unfinished repairs.

The city has a code case on my vacant house. Can I sell?

Yes. Send the case number so any recorded lien is handled at closing.