Sellers
Listing a house is a different job than finding one.
Buyer work is inspection and explanation. Listing work is marketing and negotiation, which is what Nick went to school for. Same broker, two different skill sets.
How Nick sells a house
Price it from evidence. Then earn every showing.
24 listings sold in the last five years, $7.4M of them. homes.com agent profile, September 10, 2026.
Nick has a marketing degree from DePaul with a concentration in sales leadership, which is not a line on a bio here. That is the skill a listing actually needs. Position the property, then negotiate with the agent on the other side.
Overpricing costs more than underpricing. The first two weeks on the market are when buyers pay attention, and a house that sits gets a reputation. Nick prices from what actually closed on your street.
Preparation, photography, and the marketing schedule are planned and explained before the sign goes in the yard, including the parts you might not want to hear. Small fixes that return three to one get done. Renovations that do not get skipped.
If you are weighing selling against staying and renovating, that is a conversation Nick will have honestly, even when the answer is stay.
A recent listing
16729 Normandy Dr, Tinley Park.
Listed and sold by Rife Realty, closed May 22, 2026.
- Open house visitors
- 20+
- Showings
- 25+
- Offers in under 3 days
- 10
- Over asking
- $17,500
The sellers were buying their next home contingent on selling this one, with a tight deadline to meet that contingency. With that much at stake, Nick built an aggressive marketing plan for the listing.
That plan brought more than 20 people through the open house, more than 25 showings, and 10 offers in less than three days. The accepted offer was $17,500 over asking, and the contract carried terms that favored the seller beyond the price.
For most people this would have been an extremely stressful time. The goal was for the clients to pocket as much as possible while the process stayed calm, and the result went past what they expected. That was not a surprise. That was the plan.
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Closed sales. A broker's read. No algorithm.
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What Nick looks at
What has closed near you recently, how your house compares on lot, layout and condition, and what that means for price and timing. He gives you the number and the houses behind it, so you can see how he got there.
How it works
Send the address. Nick will come back to you himself, and walk you through it at your table or over the phone, whichever you prefer. There is no cost and no obligation to list.
Common questions
Before you list.
How do you decide what to list my house for?
From what has actually closed near you in the last six months, adjusted line by line for lot size, square footage, condition and layout. Not from an online estimate, which cannot see that your kitchen was redone or that the house backs to a road.
What should I fix before listing?
Almost always paint, light fixtures, landscaping and anything that will show up on an inspection. Almost never a full kitchen or bath remodel, which rarely returns what it costs on this corridor. Nick walks the house with you and tells you which is which before you spend anything.
How long will it take to sell?
Days on market in this area is typically a few weeks for a house priced correctly, though it varies by town and season. The first two weeks matter most, because that is when buyers with alerts set see it. A house priced too high burns that window and then gets treated as a problem listing.
What is the commission?
It is negotiable and always has been. Nick quotes his listing fee up front and explains what portion, if any, you are offering to a buyer’s agent, which is now a separate decision. There are no marketing charges or admin fees on top of it.
Should I sell first or buy first?
It depends on whether you need your equity for the down payment and how much disruption you can absorb. Selling first is safer financially and harder logistically. Buying first is the reverse. This is a conversation to have before either one starts, not in the middle.
Sell or stay