Advanced WP_Query

I’ve gone through the Codex and Google trying to make this query work, but it doesn’t want to budge no matter how many examples I follow.

I’m trying to do a query on a custom field that allows me to select all data with post_type of “homes” that has a “square_footage” >= [number] AND <= [number]

Here is what my current query looks like

$args = array(
	  'post_type' => "homes",
	  'post_status' => 'publish',
	  'posts_per_page' => -1,
	  'meta_query' => array(
			'key' => 'square_feet',
			'value' => array( $nums[0], $nums[1] ),
			'compare' => 'BETWEEN'
		);
	);

When I do a print_r on the $args varialbe, I get the following:

Array
(
    [post_type] => homes
    [post_status] => publish
    [posts_per_page] => -1
    [meta_query] => Array
        (
            [relation] => AND
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [key] => square_feet
                    [value] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => 1000
                            [1] => 1250
                        )

                    [compare] => BETWEEN
                )

        )

)

I would greatly appreciate any help 🙂 Thanks!