2026 Fall + Halloween Events in Chicago’s Western Suburbs
Let’s Have Some Fun This October!
Alec and I LOVE Halloween. When we first started dating, he actually told me it was “his favorite holiday.”
And I don’t think I’d go quite that far because, well, Christmas (!!!), but I will say I do love pretty much everything about fall & October. It’s completely up my alley. The cooler weather (I hate the feeling of being overly hot)… the gorgeous trees and all of their changing leaves… driving through all the neighborhoods and seeing porches covered in pumpkins.. All the fall festivals, fun costumes, cider doughnuts (yes pls), sitting outside with a glass of your favorite beverage when it’s finally not 95 degrees... all of it! I’m obsessed.
Over the years, Alec and I have fully committed to dressing up for Halloween, too. Here are a few of my favorites!
Anywho… so I was looking through Downtown Glen Ellyn’s October calendar the other day, saving a few things I wanted us to do, and it made me realize how much is happening alllllllll over the western suburbs this month!
From Elmhurst and La Grange all the way out to Aurora and the Fox Valley, there are SOOOO many great local events and/or things to do (whether as a fam, for date night, by yourself)!
I went through local downtown organizations, municipalities, park districts, chambers and event organizers and pulled together some of the best October happenings I could find.
I did the digging and put everything I could find in one place for all of us to have below!
Everything’s been checked against an official source as of October 5th, 2026, but definitely click through before heading out since dates, availability and weather-dependent plans can always change!
Send this to whoever you’re trying to make fall plans with, bookmark it for later, and you very well may catch Alec and me at a few of these, too!
Elmhurst + Villa Park
Elmhurst City Centre Fall Scavenger Hunt | Through October 31
A month-long downtown scavenger hunt, which is such an easy one to tack onto lunch, shopping or a Saturday wandering around Elmhurst. City Centre is also hosting BOO-tiful Saturday on October 17. Explore ElmhurstVilla Park Autumn Jubilee | October 10, 11 AM–5 PM
Food trucks, treats, live entertainment, face painting, balloon art, arts + crafts, vendors and more around the Villa Park Historical Society/Prairie Path. Villa ParkVilla Park Scarecrow Decorating Contest | October 14–29
Pick up a $15 scarecrow starter kit from the Villa Park Recreation Center and turn it into something scary, silly or completely ridiculous. The finished scarecrows are displayed and judged later in the month. This one feels particularly cute because it’s more neighborhood tradition than giant fall festival. Villa Park, IL
Villa Park Parks + RecreationVilla Park Halloween Happenings | October 16, 5–7 PM
Outdoor trick-or-treating through Halloween scenes created by local organizations, followed by a reptile show. Outdoor trick-or-treating doesn’t require registration; the indoor show does. Villa Park
Amanda’s pick for date night?
Ofrenda in Light at Spark Scent Collective | October 27, 7–9 PM
Spark is an independent fragrance-blending + gathering space in downtown Elmhurst, and this workshop combines painting and embellishing a decorative sugar skull with creating 4 custom-scented votive candles!
They specifically designed it around the remembrance traditions of Día de los Muertos rather than treating it like generic Halloween décor, which I really like! Space is limited to 16! My 2 cents: This is the kind of date night I’d choose over another dinner reservation in a second. Make something, have a drink, wander downtown afterward. Done!
Something kiddos will love?
Family Storybook Walk at Eldridge Park | October 11, 9 AM
Families walk a 0.88-mile trail while reading Wind Watchers, do a nature scavenger hunt along the way and finish by making a wind chime. It’s free and put on in partnership with the Elmhurst Public Library. So wholesome!
Elmhurst Park District
Glen Ellyn + Lombard
Obviously I’m a little biased toward this section since I live in Glen Ellyn haha.
OAKtoberfest at Lake Ellyn | October 10, 3–7 PM
Free + all ages, with live music, kids’ activities, art, games, face painting, oak-tree tours, crafts and a beer garden. Basically a very Glen Ellyn fall afternoon. Glen Ellyn Parks FoundationDowntown Glen Ellyn Witches Walk | October 15, 4–9 PM
An adult evening downtown with shopping, cocktails + mocktails, a witches’ hat contest, promotions and things like tarot, palm and astrology readers throughout participating businesses. This one is ticketed, so check availability before making plans. Downtown Glen EllynGlen Ellyn Haunted Library | October 16, 6–8 PM
The Glen Ellyn Public Library completely transforms after hours. The 1st floor has family-friendly frights, while the 2nd floor gets scarier and is recommended for ages 13+. Costumes encouraged. Glen Ellyn Public LibraryLombard Spooktacular | October 18, 12–5 PM
Downtown Lombard is doing trick-or-treating at local businesses, games, a costume contest, scavenger hunt, bounce houses and live entertainment along St. Charles Road. Village of LombardDowntown Glen Ellyn Halloween Parade + Trick-or-Treating | October 24, 9:30 AM–12 PM
Parade staging begins at 9:30, it steps off at 9:45, and downtown crafts, games and trick-or-treating run from 10–12. There are even costume contests for humans and dogs, which obviously feels important to mention. Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce
Amanda’s pick for date night?
Autumn in Wax at Maryknoll Park | October 8, 6–8 PM
Einnim Creative Studio is hosting a 21+ workshop using real branches and warm, pigmented wax to create dimensional fall botanical art. It’s $55, and all of the materials + instruction are included. Autumn in Wax workshop
My 2 cents: This feels very “have a glass of wine and make something pretty for your house” instead of forced Halloween date night. Love.
Something kiddos will love?
Trunk or Treat at Main Street | October 26, 4–5:30 PM
Decorated trunks, treats and a pumpkin-carving station, and the pumpkins become part of the annual Pumpkins on Main display. It’s also a donation drive for Share Our Spare benefiting local families, which makes me love it even more. Free. Glen Ellyn Park District
Glen Ellyn Park District
Wheaton + Winfield
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest | All October, 9 AM–5 PM
Thousands of pumpkins around the zoo plus gourds, apples, cider, cornstalks and other fall things for sale. An easy weekday option if you’d rather avoid a huge festival crowd. Cosley ZooWheaton Halloween Happening | October 9, 5:30–7:30 PM
An all-ages Halloween evening at the Ray Morrill Community Center with games, prizes, touch-a-truck, a bounce house, Candyland Trail and more. Costumes encouraged. Wheaton Park DistrictWheaton French Market | October 10 + 17, 8 AM–2 PM
This one is less “Halloween event” and more how I actually want to spend an October Saturday morning (always, haha): flowers, produce, baked goods, specialty foods, handcrafted items, jewelry and rotating vendors in downtown Wheaton. Wheaton
Wheaton French MarketCosley Zoo Boo Bash | October 15
I especially wanted to include this one: it’s a lower-sensory Halloween event created specifically with neurodiverse children and their families in mind. Cosley ZooCosley Zoo Spooktacular Halloween Stroll | October 16, 5:15–8:30 PM
An evening zoo walk with family-friendly Halloween decorations and activities, ending with a pumpkin to decorate there or bring home. Cosley ZooMemorial Park After Dark | October 17, 5–8:30 PM
A more grown-up Wheaton fall option: Memorial Park gets lantern-lit for the evening with entertainment, food vendors, interactive experiences and a Spirit Trail/Bourbon tasting component. It’s 21+. Wheaton Park DistrictWinfield Halloween Boo Bash | October 17, 11 AM–2 PM
Costume contests, trick-or-treating, a bounce house, pumpkin decorating and games at Charles R. Beggs Activity Center. Winfield Park District
Amanda’s pick for date night?
Winfield Historical Society Lantern-Lit Cemetery Walk | October 10, starting at 4 PM
This is SOOOOOO my kind of October event! Lanterns and luminaries light St. John the Baptist Cemetery while local interpreters tell the stories of Winfield residents from the past. Tours depart every 10 minutes, and you can stop through Hedges Station Museum before or after. Free, with donations accepted. Daily Herald
Spooky without being a haunted house + actual local history. Do this and then find somewhere cozy for dinner afterward!
Something kiddos will love?
Winfield Community Night Out | October 9, 7–10 PM
A free hot dog dinner at 7 followed by an outdoor showing of Ghostbusters. That is exactly the sort of little community night I wanted this guide to uncover. Winfield Public Library
Naperville + Lisle + Downers Grove
The Morton Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch | October 9–11
One of the prettiest on this entire list! More than 8,000 one-of-a-kind blown-glass pumpkins are displayed near the Visitor Center, with live glass-working demonstrations throughout the weekend. It’s included with Arboretum admission. The Morton ArboretumLisle Monster Madness | October 17, 3–6 PM
For ages 2–10 at Lisle Community Park, with inflatables, a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, a trick-or-treat walk, pumpkin patch, hayrides and games. Lisle Park DistrictDowners Grove Halloween Weekend | October 24–25
Downtown window painting happens Saturday morning, the Downers Grove Historical Society hosts its Living Cemetery from 10–12, and then Sunday brings the Lions Club Halloween Fest + costume contest followed by downtown trick-or-treating from 1–3 PM. Downtown Downers GroveNaper Settlement Howlin’ at the Moon | October 23 + 24, 5–10 PM
The 21+ option: live music, Halloween attractions, costume festivities and an outdoor nighttime atmosphere across Naper Settlement. I did this last year, or the year before! Can’t remember. But it was a good time! Naper SettlementNaper Settlement Family Spooktacular | October 24 + 25
The daytime counterpart for families, with trick-or-treating through the historic buildings, themed activities, inflatables and live music. Saturday runs 10–2 and Sunday 12–4. Naper SettlementNaperville Halloween Happening | October 25, 1–4 PM
A free event at the Riverwalk Grand Pavilion geared toward kids 10 and younger, with games, activities, goodies and costumes. Naperville Park District
Amanda’s pick for date night?
The Official Naperville Ghost Tour | Multiple October dates
A nighttime walking tour through historic downtown Naperville built around local history, documented paranormal stories and some seriously creepy tales tied to actual places you’re standing in. The recommended minimum age is 16. Naperville Ghosts
Official Naperville Ghost Tour
If I’m choosing between a manufactured haunted house & walking around old Naperville at night listening to stories about the actual buildings around me... easy decision.
Something kiddos will love?
Downtown Downers Grove Fall Scavenger Hunt | Through October 23
Kids search downtown business windows for pumpkins, ghosts and bats. Once they find at least 20, they can bring the completed sheet to the Downers Grove Public Library for a prize. I love that it gets families wandering around and noticing the small businesses downtown instead of keeping everyone inside 1 giant event. Downtown Downers Grove Management Corp.
Downtown Downers Grove October calendar
West Chicago + Warrenville
Sonny Acres Fall Festival | Through October 30
Pumpkins, hayrides, amusement rides, farm animals, fall food, cider doughnuts and live entertainment during the day, plus haunted experiences on select nights. It works for either the wholesome-pumpkin-patch version of fall or the please scare me in a haunted barn version. Sonny Acres FarmTales Tombstones Tell | October 10, 6:30–7:30 PM
The West Chicago City Museum hosts a cemetery walk through Oakwood Cemetery, using the people buried there to tell pieces of West Chicago’s local history. Exactly the wonderfully specific little community event I wanted more of. West Chicago
City of West ChicagoDowntown West Chicago Halloween Festivities | October 24, 1–3 PM
Downtown trick-or-treating plus family-friendly fall activities, hosted by the City and West Chicago Public Library District. West ChicagoWarrenville Fall Fest | October 30, 6–9 PM
A $5 activity wristband covers inflatables, crafts, games, candy prizes, a petting zoo, face painting, balloon twisting and more. There’s also a sensory room, plus food, beer/wine and live music available separately. Warrenville
Amanda’s pick for date night?
Ignite the Spark with Collage at Gallery 200 | October 16, 6–8 PM
A $30, all-skill-levels-welcome collage workshop at West Chicago’s artist-run Gallery 200. The gallery is part of the arts nonprofit People Made Visible and is supported in part by the City, so this one is a particularly good little support local art pick. Gallery200
Gallery 200 workshop
Go make weird little collages together and then get dinner. Adorable. So fun.
Something kiddos will love?
Warrenville Public Library Haunted House | October 9–12
The library creates an all-ages haunted house with regular hours as well as separate sensory hours for a gentler experience. Children under 8 need an adult for the regular version, and all library events are free. Warrenville Public Library
Geneva + St. Charles + Batavia (The Fox Valley Tri-Cities)
This entire stretch is SO good in October (honestly, it always is).
St. Charles Scarecrow Weekend | October 9–11
More than 100 handmade scarecrows throughout downtown, plus live entertainment, family activity zones, an inflatable corn maze, pumpkin painting, food and the Autumn on the Fox Craft Show. Free. City of St. CharlesGeneva Thriller on 38 | October 10, 7 PM
A downtown zombie-themed flash mob with a DJ, food trucks and performances at 7:30 + 8 PM near Hamilton and 2nd Streets. Honestly, this sounds hilariously fun. GenevaWitches Night Out at the Batavia Boardwalk Shops | October 17, 5–8:30 PM
THIS is more of what I was looking for. A night centered around the small businesses at Batavia’s Boardwalk Shops, with tarot + palm readings, pop-up vendors, a costume contest, seasonal specials, a witchy drink collaboration and a ticketed candle-magic workshop beforehand. Batavia MainStreet
Batavia MainStreet event detailsHalloween Charcuterie 101 at Riverlands Brewing | October 20, 6–8 PM
A hands-on Halloween charcuterie workshop at a local St. Charles brewery, including your board-building instruction + a beverage. Very cute girls’ night/date-night/friend-night territory. Riverlands Brewing Company
Riverlands Brewing CompanyGeneva Halloween Hayday | October 24, 10 AM–1 PM
Costume contest, Halloween egg “Haunt,” bounce houses, hayrides, Mad Scientist activities and more at Stephen Persinger Recreation Center. Geneva Park DistrictBatavia BatFest | October 24, starting at 10 AM
A huge free downtown Halloween event with trick-or-treating at 60+ businesses, a community parade, farmers market, music + dance performances, activities and costume contests for both humans and pets. Batavia MainStreetSpooky Boo Bingo at Sturdy Shelter Brewing | October 25, 1–3 PM
Hosted by the Dancing Witches of the Batavia Woman’s Club, with bingo, prizes and raffles inside a local riverfront brewery. Even better: proceeds support the local Dolly Parton Imagination Library and help provide books to kids in the community. Batavia Chamber of Commerce
Batavia Woman’s ClubDowntown Geneva Trick-or-Treating | October 29, 2–5 PM
Kids can costume up and collect candy from participating shops and restaurants throughout downtown Geneva. Geneva
Amanda’s pick for date night?
Historic Batavia Cemetery Ghost Walk | October 17 + 24, starting at 7 PM
Candlelit paths, a guided walk through historic Batavia Cemetery and actors/interpreters bringing to life some of the “famous and infamous” people who shaped Batavia. It’s also a fundraiser for the Historic Batavia Cemetery. Tours leave every 15 minutes and reservations are required. Batavia Cemetery
Historic Batavia Cemetery Ghost Walk
This might be one of my favorites in the whole guide. Old cemetery + actual local history + candlelight + supporting preservation?
Yes, please.
Something kiddos will love?
KID-PROV! at The Comedy Vault | October 25, 12 PM
Chicago improv performers build scenes + songs around the kids’ suggestions, so the children essentially help run the show. It’s especially recommended for ages 4–12, but it’s all-ages. Comedy Vault
The Comedy Vault
Aurora + North Aurora
Abbey Farms Pumpkin Daze | Through November 1
A 40-acre pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides, activity park, petting zoo on weekends, fall food and cider doughnuts. On October Saturdays, they also keep the corn maze open after dark for a flashlight maze. Abbey FarmsBlackberry Farm Pumpkin Weekends | Weekends through October 25
Pumpkin Weekends run Saturdays + Sundays from 11–4, with rides and attractions including the train, hay wagons, carousel and ponies included with admission. Blackberry FarmPrairie Children Preschool PTA Fall Fest | October 10, 2–4 PM
A smaller, little-kid-centered community event with trunk-or-treating, fall games and activities plus local food + cookies. PCP PTA
Prairie Children Preschool PTAAurora Fall Family Bash | October 17, 11 AM–1 PM
Halloween crafts, activities, games, prizes and costumes at Prisco Community Center. Fox Valley Park DistrictThe Rustic Fox Holiday Open House | October 23–25, 10 AM–6 PM
Okay, technically we’re creeping into Christmas here, but you already know I’m not mad about it. The North Aurora collective is kicking off the holidays with 130+ small businesses under 1 roof, including vintage finds, home décor, handmade goods, gifts, fashion + jewelry. If the point of this guide is genuinely supporting local businesses, I think this belongs. Glancer® Magazine
The Rustic Fox eventsNorth Aurora Boo Bash | October 24
The Village’s family Halloween event includes candy, costumes, pumpkin contests and more. Village of North AuroraAurora Pumpkin Patch Pool Party | October 24, 5:30–7:30 PM
This is a funny one: an actual floating pumpkin patch at Vaughan Athletic Center, followed by pumpkin decorating, refreshments, water slides, an inflatable obstacle course and music. IL Fox Valley Web
Amanda’s pick for date night?
An Evening with Amy Chappellet at The Turf Room | October 8, 7:30 PM
A 5-course dinner + wine pairing featuring Chappellet Winery, with Amy Chappellet attending as the keynote guest. Advance reservations are required. The Turf Room
The Turf Room events
Definitely the splurgier pick, but if you want a grown-up fall date where nobody is asking you to paint a pumpkin, here you go!
Something kiddos will love?
Prairie Children Preschool Fall Fest would honestly be my littles pick here because it’s smaller + less overstimulating than some of the giant events. Since I already included it above, though, my alternate vote is Blackberry Farm on October 17, when Pumpkin Weekends includes trick-or-treating from 11–3 in addition to the regular farm attractions. Blackberry Farm
Hinsdale + Clarendon Hills + Western Springs + La Grange
Western Springs Halloween Hoopla | October 16, 4:30–6:30 PM
Pumpkin picking + painting, Halloween crafts, trick-or-treating through Safety Village, carnival games, face painting and a Halloween photo setup at the Recreation Center. Western SpringsHinsdale Fall Sidewalk Sale | October 17, 9 AM–4 PM
Fall shopping throughout downtown Hinsdale. A good one if your preferred fall activity is less haunted house, more wandering around cute stores with coffee. Hinsdale Chamber of CommerceLa Grange Park Trunk or Treat + Monster Mash | October 17, 5–7 PM
Costumes, treats, music and a family-friendly Monster Mash dance party at Memorial Park. No registration required. It drew around 600 people last year, and local businesses + organizations decorate trunks and participate. La Grange Park Chamber of Commerce
La Grange Park ChamberClarendon Hills Halloween Walk | October 24
Downtown trick-or-treating from 3–5 PM, followed by a DJ, shopping, dining and more downtown fun from 5–6 PM. Clarendon Hills Chamber of CommerceWestern Springs Harvest Fest | October 24, 12–10 PM
A full-day community fall celebration at Spring Rock Park with live music, carnival rides + games, local vendors, a family 3K, face painting, entertainers and fireworks to finish the night. Kidlist
Western Springs Park DistrictHalloween Night | October 31
La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs have all published 2–8 PM trick-or-treating hours this year.
Amanda’s pick for date night?
Camerata Chicago: A Midsummer Night’s Dream | October 18, 3 PM at Union Church of Hinsdale
Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Shakespeare narration, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante and a world premiere by composer-in-residence Tony Payne. There’s also a pre-concert talk at 2:15. Camerata Chicago
Camerata Chicago
Beautiful setting, live orchestra, Shakespeare, then walk into downtown Hinsdale afterward. I love having at least 1 date option on here that isn’t pumpkin beer.
Something kiddos will love?
La Grange Park Haunted Trolley | October 30, 4–6:30 PM
The Chamber has it on the calendar for October 30th, although the full event details are still coming. SO TBD on this one, but it sounds so cute, so I had to include! La Grange Park Chamber of Commerce
La Grange Park Chamber community calendar
Okay, now one real-estate note while I’ve got ya…
I have to tell you the thing I find myself saying every single fall, without fail:
Late Q3 - Q4 creates some of the MOST OPPORTUNE buying opportunities of the entire year. Across the board.
And yes, I know what you’re hearing about interest rates right now. That’s real.
As I write this, Freddie Mac’s national weekly average for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 7.28% (as of October 1), up from 7.03% the week before. That absolutely affects monthly payments and purchasing power, and a price point that worked comfortably for someone a few months ago may not pencil the same way today!
BUT! There’s another side of that equation, and it’s the part I don’t think buyers hear enough about (!!!!)
Higher rates change who you’re competing against.
Like I really cannot stress this to you enough.
By this point in the year, no matter the year we’re in, a portion of the buyers who were aggressively searching all spring & summer are simply gone.
Some inevitably finally got their offer accepted and bought a house.
Some gave up and renewed a lease.
Some got tired of losing multiple offers and decided to pause altogether.
Others are looking at today’s rates and choosing to wait.
That does not mean every great home in the city or suburbs that you’re exploring are suddenly sitting around waiting for an offer. Really good properties can absolutely still move quickly.
But, importantly, I do often see the competitive landscape loosen. And that can be incredibly valuable to YOU!
A house that would have had a line out the door in March or April may have a much quieter showing schedule in October or November. Instead of trying to beat 10, 15, 20 other buyers, you may be negotiating against 1 or 2. Sometimes there isn’t another offer at all!
That can mean: more breathing room on price, inspection, closing terms and the dozens of little things that become almost impossible to ask for when a seller has a stack of offers sitting in front of them.
Then there are the listings everyone else stopped looking at.
This is one of my favorite fall strategies with buyers!
A home may have launched earlier in the year at a price that made sense to the seller when spring competition was at its peak.
Maybe they pushed the number a little too far from the get-go.
Maybe buyers didn’t respond to the condition, layout, location or whatever quirky feature of the house.
Maybe they’ve already reduced it once. Now it has 50, 70 or 90 days on market and everyone searching at that price point has mentally moved on. (no bueno to be a seller in this position).
But when I’m working on the BUY-SIDE with you, this is exactly when I start paying even closer attention to any ‘pricier’ inventory that’s been sitting for awhile.
In these cases, this is when I often increase the upper end of my buyers’ search criteria on purpose so we see the homes currently listed above what they told me they want to spend (honestly, I do this year-round, anyway haha).
Why is this a good search tactic to implement as an agent?
Because the list price and the price a seller is ultimately willing to accept are not always the same thing.
A house listed at $800,000 isn’t automatically an $800,000 opportunity. After enough time on market, the seller may be having a very different conversation with their agent than they were 2 months earlier.
I’ve had buyers write offers meaningfully below list price and have them seriously entertained because we understood the listing history, the comps, the activity and the seller’s position.
The strategy is NOT “lowball everything.”
The strategy is:
knowing which listing has become vulnerable,
why it hasn’t sold,
and when the circumstances give us leverage.
And that is a very different thing. Yes, if you secured a deal on a property tomorrow, you may be buying at a higher interest rate. But you may also be buying the house differently.
I would never tell someone to stretch into a monthly payment they aren’t comfortable with because “rates will come down.” Nobody knows exactly what rates will do, and refinancing later is never guaranteed.
What I would say is this: if today’s payment IS at least doable & comfortable for you, a future refinance may be an option if rates improve and the numbers make sense. What you can’t do later is refinance the purchase price you paid for the house. You can’t go back after closing and remove the 12 buyers you had to compete against. You can’t retroactively ask the seller for the credit they refused because there were 4 backup offers.
So for the right buyer, there CAN be a very real advantage to purchasing while a big chunk of the market is choosing to sit on the sidelines.
And if you’re renting, I’m still talking to you! If you re-signed your lease even just a few months ago, I still wouldn’t automatically wait until your lease is over (!!)
Depending on the lease language & landlord situation you signed, a sublease or lease assignment is totally possible, and I’m always happy to help my clients work through that piece of the puzzle!
If we find an unusually good buying opportunity in November, for example, I don’t love the idea of passing on it automatically because your lease ends in March, only to re-enter the market with everyone else next spring.
Sometimes waiting is absolutely the right decision.
Sometimes it isn’t.
The point is that I’d rather we look at the actual numbers and actual opportunities in front of you than make that decision based solely on the calendar.
And for my possible 2027 sellers…
This is your little nudge from me!
If there is even a 1% possibility that you’ll want to move and sell your home in 2027, it’s in your absolute benefit for us to chat NOW versus me hearing from you in February!
Maybe your house has become waaaayyyyy bigger than you actually need and you’ve started thinking about downsizing.
Maybe it’s the opposite and your family has officially used every last square inch and you’re desperate for more space.
Maybe there’s a relocation, school change, marriage, new baby, retirement or just a general “I think we’re ready for something different” floating around in the back of your mind.
You totally do not need to have a firm timeline yet.
But right now, we still have a very small window while lawns are green, landscaping has life to it and the trees haven’t completely emptied out.
So, if there’s a reasonable chance we’re bringing YOUR HOUSE to market during this winter or early spring 2027, I would love to get, at the very least, professional exterior photography in our back pocket now.
We can photograph or refresh interiors later. We can make improvements and/or talk through paint, repairs, staging and what is actually worth spending money on versus what absolutely isn’t.
The HUGE advantage is having months to make those decisions thoughtfully instead of trying to do all of it 3 weeks before you want a ‘For Sale’ sign in the yard.
So whether you’re wondering what quietly negotiable homes I’m watching for buyers this fall, or whether a 2027 sale is even remotely on your radar, reach out! We can start the conversation way before you have every answer figured out!
