How HomeScopeICT works.
Three tools that answer one question each. Built for Wichita homeowners who want to understand their home the way an investor, contractor, buyer, and real estate agent would — before making the next move.
Three steps. About ninety seconds.
- 01
Pick a tool
Start with the project you're actually thinking about. PrepScope for repairs, ValueScope for what your home's worth, SellerScope for selling paths.
- 02
Tell us the basics
Address, sqft, condition, scope. We don't store anything you don't submit, and we never sell what you do.
- 03
See an honest range
Three-tier output (low / typical / high), the comps or math behind it, and what to do next. Your call.
What each tool actually does.
Research repairs and remodeling.
PrepScope answers what a renovation actually costs in Wichita — not contractor quotes, honest budget ranges. Ten verticals: flooring, paint, kitchen, bathroom, roof, HVAC, windows, deck, siding, basement. Pick a project, tell us about it, see Budget / Typical / Premium plus what the work usually returns on resale.
What is my home worth?
ValueScope pulls real recent sales in your Wichita zone, finds the ones at your home's size, and shows you the median price-per-square-foot with a confidence band. Wider band when comps are sparse, tighter when they're plentiful. Enter your address — we auto-fill the zone. You get a Likely value plus the actual comps we used and the math behind it.
Thinking about selling?
SellerScope compares three paths — investor cash offer, fix-and-list, or traditional listing — with the actual numbers for each. Net proceeds, time on market, hassle factor. Best when you already have a ValueScope estimate to anchor the math.
Where our data comes from.
Real Wichita contractor pricing.
PrepScope budget ranges are built from actual quotes Jeff's collected from Wichita-area contractors across flooring, paint, kitchen, bath, roof, HVAC, windows, deck, siding, and basement work. As more quotes come in, the ranges sharpen. This is the most accurate side of the site today.
Illustrative comps today, MLS-fed soon.
ValueScope currently runs on a small set of illustrative Wichita-style sales while we finalize a real MLS data feed (target: South Central Kansas MLS via brokerage sponsorship, with nightly refresh). The math, methodology, comp display, and confidence bands are production-ready — only the underlying comps are placeholder.
Once MLS is live, every estimate will use real recent sales in your zone at your home's size, refreshed nightly, with a per-comp source label so you can see whether each one came from MLS, public record, or manual verification.
Phase 2 — under construction.
The three-path selling comparison (cash offer vs. fix-and-list vs. traditional listing) is in the Phase 2 build queue. When it ships, investor cash offers will come from real partnered Wichita buyers where possible, and the industry-standard 70% rule (ARV × 0.70 − repair costs) when not. Repair costs pull from PrepScope's existing formulas. Closing costs, commissions, holding costs, and concessions all get itemized.
What we're not claiming.
- We're not Zillow. Zillow has 100M+ data points; we're a Wichita-only tool that's purpose-built for one metro. Once MLS-fed, we have a real shot at out-performing them locally — but not on raw national data depth.
- We're not an appraisal. For a binding number, get a licensed appraiser. ValueScope's confidence bands exist precisely because no algorithm can replace a real human walking your property.
- We're not pretending single-number certainty. Every estimate is a range. The range widens when comps are thin and tightens when comps are plentiful. That's by design — single-number tools mislead.
- We don't sell your data. Lead-form submissions go to one vetted Wichita partner you opt into. We never sell, share, or resell information.
Honest answers.
+ Are these contractor quotes?
No. PrepScope is an honest budget range built from Wichita-area pricing data — a planning tool, not a binding bid. Real contractors will quote within or near the range. If they're way above or below it, you'll know to ask why before signing anything.
+ How accurate is the ValueScope estimate?
As accurate as our comp pool. We surface a confidence band that widens when we have less to go on, so you can see what to trust. For a binding number get a licensed appraiser; for a market opinion, talk to a local agent.
+ Do you sell my information?
No. We never sell or share homeowner data. Lead-form submissions go to one vetted local partner you opt into, and that's it.
+ Why three numbers instead of one?
Every project has a Budget bottom (investor-grade, basic finishes), a Typical mid (what most homeowners pay), and a Premium top (luxury materials, complications). One-number estimates pretend more certainty than the market actually has — and that's where people get burned.
+ Is this only for Wichita?
Yes. Every comp, contractor, and pricing dataset is Wichita-specific. National calculators get Wichita wrong — flooring + paint over-perform versus coastal markets here, roof / kitchen / windows return less.
+ What if my project isn't in the live verticals?
For PrepScope, every Phase 1 vertical is live. For anything else (solar, fence, pool, garage build-out), use the off-menu lead form on /prep — a vetted Wichita pro will reach out within 24 hours with a manual range.
A few articles to get started.
Should I Sell My House or Rent it Out
Most homeowners treat this as a financial question. It's really a question about what you want the next few years of your life to look like — and the numbers follow from that, not the other way around.
Possibly Selling To A Cash Buyer? These Simple Steps May Help Improve Your Offer
Many homeowners assume cash buyers only care about buying houses cheaply. In reality, experienced investors often focus on reducing uncertainty. Simple steps like improving access, reducing clutter, gathering documentation, and addressing obvious issues can help buyers evaluate a property more confidently and may influence the offers they make.
Installing LVP DIY? Some things to know first.
Luxury vinyl plank flooring is often marketed as a simple weekend project, but most of the difficulty has little to do with clicking boards together. From subfloor preparation and door jamb undercutting to trim removal and layout planning, understanding the hidden work can help homeowners decide whether DIY installation makes sense for their project.
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