Your request goes to her phone, not a call center.
Comparable sales she pulls and explains, not a Zestimate
Your equity, and what it supports as a down payment
Free, no obligation, and nothing to sign
“She stepped in and took care of everything for us.”
silesfamily, on Zillow · Sold a Single Family home in 2025 in Apple Valley, CA
How it works
How the value gets worked out
01
Send the address
Give her the address, whether you plan to buy again and roughly when; it takes about two minutes. No walkthrough is needed for the first number, though one sharpens it.
02
A human comp review, not a Zestimate
Alysha pulls the homes that have actually closed near yours, adjusts for what public records cannot see, and sends the value with the comparables beside it, so you can follow the reasoning.
03
Your equity, and what it buys next
Value, less what you owe and the cost of selling, is your equity. She shows what that supports as a down payment on the next home and, if you want, introduces a local lender she works with for a pre-approval.
Who you'll be working with
Alysha Santa Cruz is a REALTOR® with Realty One Group Empire (DRE #02215540) working with sellers across Riverside and San Bernardino County. You get her directly, not a coordinator: the person who reads your request is the person who calls you back.
Alysha pulls the comparables herself, from your own part of town rather than a countywide average, and shows the reasoning: which sales she used, what she adjusted for and why. If the honest answer is a range she says so, and tells you what would move the number.
homes closed since 2023
41
on Zillow, 15 reviews
5.0★
Most recently closed in Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Norco, Perris and Hemet.
Alysha Santa Cruz, REALTOR®Realty One Group Empire
Put in your own numbers and see roughly what is left after the mortgage and the cost of selling, and what that supports as a down payment. Arithmetic, not an appraisal: the value Alysha sends replaces the first number.
Your best guess for now, in dollars.
Everything you owe on it, or 0 if paid off.
Closing costs, concessions and any commission you negotiate. Commissions are negotiable and not set by law.
Enter a value and a balance to see the estimate.
A rough starting point, not an appraisal or a pre-approval.
Why a comp review beats the estimate
An automated estimate is a model run over public records: square footage, bed and bath count, the last sale price, the tax roll. It cannot see that the kitchen was redone, that the third bedroom is an unpermitted conversion, that the lot backs onto the freeway, or that the comparable it leaned on sat for months and sold with a roof credit. Condition, upgrades, lot and days on market are where the money moves, and none of them is in its data.
A comp review starts from the same closed sales and does the part the model cannot. Alysha reads each comparable, not just its price: how it was finished, how long it took to sell, what it sold for against list and whether the buyer got a credit. Then she adjusts for the differences between those homes and yours and shows you the working.
The gap is widest where the housing is least uniform. In Corona and Riverside one street can run from postwar ranch houses to homes built last decade, and an estimate averages across all of them. In Temecula, and in the newer tracts of the San Bernardino County move-up cities, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Hills and Redlands, dozens of homes share a handful of floor plans, so condition and upgrades decide where yours lands among near-identical sales. A local review reads the street, not the ZIP code.
Your equity comes out of the same review: value, less the payoff and the cost of selling, is the down payment you would be working with, which the calculator above turns into a purchase price. Alysha runs the same sum with the real number; a local lender she works with turns it into a pre-approval.
Swap your guess for a real number
No obligation. Alysha pulls the comparables herself and sends the value, usually within a business day.
I can not thank her enough for all that she has done for us she kept me updated daily and assisted with few things that we the sellers needed to do. She stepped in and took care of everything for us treated us like family. Was sad once escrow closed as I will miss her If your looking to sell your home PLEASE contact her you will not be dissapointed
silesfamily · Sold a Single Family home in 2025 in Apple Valley, CA
★★★★★
Alysha was absolutely amazing to work with! She was incredibly patient throughout the entire process and always took her time explaining every step to me, never making me feel rushed or pressured. She listened to what I wanted, advocated for me, and made the whole experience so much less stressful. I truly felt supported and taken care of from beginning to end. I highly recommend Alysha to anyone looking for a realtor who is kind, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about her clients!
Brittney Giddens · Bought a Single Family home in 2024 in Helendale, CA
★★★★★
Alysha was awesome! She always answered her phone and I always felt she was going above and beyond for us. She answered all of our questions big or small. She was patient showing us the houses we looked at and any information on the neighborhoods. During the entire process she was extremely informative and on top of every check list item that needed to be handled. She was also able to contribute to help us close escrow early. I would definitely recommend Alysha to anyone I know. Whenever we are ready to buy another house she is the only one I would want to use.
Camber Czuczka · Bought a home in 2025
Questions about what your home is worth
How is this different from Zillow's number?
Zillow's estimate is a model run on public records. It has never been inside your house, so it cannot see a new roof, an unpermitted addition, a lot on a busy road, or that the comparable it leaned on sold under asking. Alysha's value starts from the same closed sales, adjusts for those things, and comes with the list of sales she used.
Does it cost anything?
No. The value, the comparables and the equity conversation are free, and there is nothing to sign to get them. Asking for a number does not commit you to listing, and she does not sell or share your details with other agents.
Do I have to list with you?
No. Plenty of owners ask for a value to plan, to refinance, or to decide whether moving is worth it, and then wait a year. You get the number either way. If the time comes to sell she would like the chance to earn the listing, but the value is not a hook.
How long does it take?
Usually within a business day of the address arriving, sometimes the same day. A short walkthrough sharpens it, because condition and upgrades are exactly what the comparables cannot show, and that gets scheduled around you.
