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Moving Up to Your Next Home in Morton
Moving to a larger or higher-end home, with the timing of both sides worked out from your numbers.
Moving up to a new home in Morton: what you get
If you're moving up to a new home in Morton, we'll start by putting both sides next to each other: what you'll walk away with from your sale, and what the next home will really cost to own.
Sell first, buy first, or line them up. The right answer depends on your equity, your financing and your comfort with risk, and I'll help you decide with real numbers.
Why Morton buyers work with me
I'm Shannan Werckle, a Broker-REALTOR® with eXp Realty and the name behind Greater Peoria Living. I've sold multiple homes in Morton, and I know how resale homes there compete with newer ones nearby.
Property taxes can differ a lot between neighboring towns, so we'll look at the likely bill on any home you're serious about before you commit.
Morton Community Unit School District 709 includes four elementary schools, Morton Junior High School and Morton High School.
How it works in Morton
- Your estimated net from the sale, next to the cost of the next home
- A timing decision: sell first, buy first, or line them up
- Your home prepared and launched
- Offers on your next home, timed to fit
- One person coordinating both closings
For the full picture, see how I help buyers, or read more about moving up in Greater Peoria. You can also see the Morton overview or compare Moving Up in Washington, Moving Up in East Peoria, Moving Up in Pekin. When you're ready, tell me about your plans or call (309) 740-0990.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you handle both my sale and my purchase?
Yes. I coordinate both transactions, including the lenders and title company, with an update at every milestone on each.
What school district serves Morton?
Morton is served by Morton Community Unit School District 709, which has four elementary schools, Morton Junior High School and Morton High School.
Morton
What moving up looks like in Morton
Southeast of Peoria, with its own school district.
- The homes
- A mix of ranches and two-story homes, with a lot of relatively newer construction from the last 20 years. Morton has seen more new building in the last ten years than most of the area.
- Schools people ask about
- Morton Community Unit School District 709: Jefferson, Lincoln, Lettie Brown and Grundy elementary schools (K-6), Morton Junior High School and Morton High School.
- Getting around
- About ten miles east of Peoria along Route 150. I-74 splits the town nearly in half. There's a large Caterpillar plant, and land on the west side of the interstate that Caterpillar once planned to expand onto became retail, hotels and shopping instead.
- Nearby
- No traditional downtown, but a central stretch with restaurants, coffee shops and boutique shopping, plus several parks. Morton calls itself the Pumpkin Capital of the World, and the four-day Morton Pumpkin Festival, held every September since 1967, is the big event of the year.
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Ready to make your move with Shannan?