Carlee Howard

Carlee Howard | Broker-Owner, Rafter H Realty LLC | Mansfield, TX

Carlee Howard is the Broker-Owner of Rafter H Realty LLC, a boutique real estate brokerage proudly rooted in Mansfield, Texas, serving buyers and sellers throughout the entire DFW Metroplex. With over 10 years of experience in real estate, Carlee has established herself as one of the most trusted and decorated agents in the region - ranked #103 among the top producing agents in Fort Worth, placing her firmly in the top 1% of more than 6,000 agents in Fort Worth and over 60,000 licensed real estate professionals across DFW. She consistently sells between 35 and 50 homes per year, generating over $12 million in annual sales volume - results built not on luck, but on daily discipline, deep market knowledge, and an unwavering commitment to every client she serves.

Carlee's journey into real estate began in 2016 when her youngest son started kindergarten. After nearly eight years as a dedicated stay-at-home mom, she got her real estate license believing it might offer a flexible, part-time income. What she found instead was her true calling. After five years of hard-earned experience and completing the additional coursework required by the state of Texas, Carlee founded Rafter H Realty LLC - a name born from the rafters of a home and her family name, Howard. Raised in Canyon, Texas in the Panhandle, Carlee brought small-town values of honesty, genuine relationships, and community involvement into the heart of one of the most competitive real estate markets in the country.

What truly separates Rafter H Realty from the competition is simple: when you hire Carlee Howard, you work directly with Carlee Howard - every showing, every negotiation, every phone call, every contract. She never passes clients off to assistants or junior agents. Every client receives weekly communication updates sent each Monday or Tuesday covering showing feedback, market analysis, pricing strategy, and next steps, because Carlee believes that buying or selling a home is the biggest financial decision most people will ever make, and no one should be left wondering what is happening with their transaction. She is also a member of a select daily morning call with top Mega Agents across DFW, meeting Monday through Friday to study interest rates, inventory, and market trends - intelligence she passes directly to her clients so they always have the clearest, most current picture of the market available.

Carlee serves buyers and sellers at every stage of the real estate journey, including first-time homebuyers, new construction purchases, upsizing, downsizing, relocation to DFW, and full listing and seller representation. For sellers, she provides a comprehensive home preparation strategy backed by a trusted vendor network of painters, handymen, electricians, and plumbers to ensure every listing hits the market as a showstopper, priced precisely to attract serious buyers. For buyers, she meets clients in person, walks through every step of the process, explains all costs and timelines from the very first meeting, and stays on top of every critical deadline from the option period through the final walk-through. Her geographic expertise spans Mansfield, Arlington, Burleson, Fort Worth, Kennedale, Venus, Midlothian, Waxahachie, and all surrounding DFW communities, with deep knowledge of new construction corridors in Crowley, Grand Prairie, Arlington, and beyond.

Carlee is known for giving clients honest, market-driven advice rather than simply telling them what they want to hear. In today's balanced DFW market, she counsels sellers to price strategically and prepare their homes to meet the high expectations of today's discerning buyers, while guiding buyers toward intelligent, comp-backed offers and realistic negotiation strategies that create genuine value without killing a deal. Her expertise in new construction is especially valuable - she educates buyers on Texas's property tax reassessment process so they are never blindsided by a large tax bill in year one, a critical detail most buyers never learn when walking into a builder's sales office without representation. Over her decade-long career, Carlee has navigated nearly every scenario the market can produce, and in that entire time has had only one listing that did not sell - a tenant-occupied property that went under contract within six weeks of the tenant vacating.

Carlee's clients don't just close - they come back, and they send their friends and family. Her high repeat and referral rate is a direct reflection of the long-term relationships she builds long after the keys are handed over. Her signature closing gift, a custom baseball hat in a color chosen just for the client, reflects the personal touch she brings to every transaction. Because for Carlee Howard, a closed deal is never an ending. It is the beginning of a relationship she intends to keep for life.

To connect with Carlee or learn more about buying and selling in the DFW area, visit www.rafterhrealty.com. Call Carlee at 214-444-9427