Worth the Wait in River Forest

SELL-TO-BUY SUCCESS STORY

For Busby Group broker Susan, this move was especially personal. Her clients are also longtime friends who were ready to trade condo living for a single-family home as their family grew. They focused their search on Oak Park and River Forest, where they already had family nearby.

They also knew they were entering a competitive market. Susan worked with them through a longer search, including a few homes that didn't work out along the way. Rather than forcing the wrong home simply to make the timing easier, they stayed focused on what mattered most and waited for the right fit.

At the same time, Susan and the Busby Group team needed to solve the other half of the equation: selling their condo at 1224 W Van Buren #212 without leaving them caught between two homes.

Before bringing the condo to the broader market, we found a buyer pre-market and negotiated a leaseback, allowing our clients to remain in their condo after closing while continuing their search. That flexibility took away some of the pressure that can come with selling and buying simultaneously.

Then the right home came along at 347 Keystone Avenue in River Forest.

It was worth the wait.

Not only did the home provide the single-family lifestyle and additional space they wanted, it was on the same street as her sister, brother-in-law, and their four children.

The Takeaway

A successful sell-to-buy move isn't always about making everything happen as quickly as possible. Sometimes the best strategy is creating enough flexibility to wait for the right home.

By finding a buyer pre-market and negotiating a leaseback, Susan helped give her clients something incredibly valuable in a competitive market: time. They didn't have to settle simply because their condo had sold.

In the end, patience led them to the right house, more space for their growing family, and the chance to live on the same street as people they love.

Thinking about selling your current home while searching for the next one? Connect with Busby Group early so we can build a strategy around both sides of your move.