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Moving Up to Your Next Home in Peoria Heights
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 Peoria Heights: what you get
Moving up to a new home in Peoria Heights usually means two moves at once: selling the home you have and buying the one that fits your life now. The key is lining up the timing without paying for two homes.
Your listing gets my full approach, and your purchase gets offers written to compete without giving up your protections, timed to fit your sale.
Why Peoria Heights buyers work with me
I'm Shannan Werckle, a Broker-REALTOR® with eXp Realty and the name behind Greater Peoria Living. Peoria Heights is one of the places I work most, right next to Peoria's north side.
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.
Grandview Drive, right off Prospect Road, has views over the Illinois River valley.
How it works in Peoria Heights
- 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 Peoria Heights overview or compare Moving Up in Peoria, Moving Up in Germantown Hills, Moving Up in Dunlap. 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 are homes like in Peoria Heights?
Most are older homes with character, many 80 to 120 years old: craftsman bungalows, brick colonials, Tudors and mid-century ranches.
Peoria Heights
What moving up looks like in Peoria Heights
A village on the bluffs, with Grandview Drive and the Prospect Road shops.
- The homes
- Craftsman bungalows, brick colonials, Tudors and mid-century ranches on tree-lined streets, many 80 to 120 years old, with original woodwork and real front porches.
- What stands out
- Older homes with character and some walkability, rather than a newer subdivision.
- Getting around
- Prospect Road is the main road through the village, lined with higher-end, boutique restaurants, coffee shops, galleries and local shops. Some parts are walkable; most errands still mean driving.
- Nearby
- Grandview Drive, right off Prospect Road, with its views over the Illinois River valley. Downtown Peoria Heights is the area's hot spot for nightlife, especially in summer. Tower Park's 200-foot water tower has three observation decks (village site: only one of its kind in the U.S.; built 1968, renovated 2003; seasonal).
The method
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Ready to make your move with Shannan?