Stasia Creek, Broker/Owner of 406 East Realty in Sidney, Montana

I help homeowners in Sidney and across Richland County sell their current home and buy their next one at the same time, without carrying two mortgages or moving twice. I’ve spent 20 years in real estate: 12 in commercial and residential lending at a bank, and 8 selling homes. In 2025, I closed 38 transactions, and about two-thirds of them were listings.

Who do I help?

I work best with sellers who are also buyers. You own a home in Sidney or elsewhere in Richland County, you’re staying in the area, and the house no longer fits how you live. Maybe you need more space, or you’re ready for less upkeep. Either way, you need the equity in your current home to buy the next one, and you need both sides of the move to line up.

Why does a former lender handle this differently?

Because I watched what happens when it goes wrong. At the bank, I saw homeowners borrow against their first house to make the down payment on the second, then get stuck when the first house didn’t sell. Two payments, no exit. That’s the situation my whole process is built to prevent.

My lending years also included financing a large development on Flathead Lake and the largest shopping center in Eastern Montana, here in Sidney. I read a deal the way a lender does: what it costs, what it’s worth, and what happens if the timing slips.

How do I sell your home and buy the next one without getting stuck?

We find the next home first, then make the sale happen fast. Here’s the sequence:

  1. Find the right house. We shop first so you know where you’re going.

  2. Write a strong offer with a sale contingency. The offer is close to asking price. What makes a seller take a contingent offer seriously is that other agents in Sidney know my listings are priced to sell.

  3. Get your current home ready before the offer is accepted. Photos, video, and marketing are done ahead of time.

  4. List within 24 hours. Once your offer is accepted, your home goes on the market the next day.

  5. Price it to sell. I’ll tell you plainly what I tell every client: the only thing we control is the price you pay for the new house, not the price you get for the old one.

That last point matters more right now than usual. This year in Sidney, buyer activity has been strongest under $300,000, while homes over $400,000 have been taking price reductions. Most of my move-up clients are selling around $250,000 and buying around $400,000. You’re selling in the fastest-moving part of the market and buying in the slowest, which is where your negotiating leverage is.

What does that look like in a real transaction?

A buyer found one of my listings and wanted it, but needed to sell their own home first. We wrote an offer close to asking with a sale contingency. Their home was on the market within 24 hours, priced to sell, and under contract in 5 days. Both closings happened on the same day, 45 days later.

On the commercial side, I listed a property on County Road 123 in Sidney that needed targeted marketing to reach the right buyers. It had 10 showings in its first 5 days, received 3 offers, and closed in 30 days.

What is working with me like?

You deal with me directly, and you hear from me every week. Sellers get real-time showing notices and feedback, plus a weekly report with local and national market data and the numbers on how their listing is performing across social media and listing sites. Clients tell me two things that surprise them: how fast their home goes on the market, and how much attention it gets online.

I do what I say I’ll do, and I’ll give you the direct answer even when it isn’t the one you were hoping for, especially on price.

What can you verify?

Why Sidney?

I grew up in Western Montana, went to college in central Montana, and have lived in Sidney for 15 years. I stay because this is a place where people expect you to do what you say you’ll do, and I hold my business to that standard. Outside of real estate, I serve on the board of Mountain Health CO-OP and as a resident member of the City of Sidney Safety Committee.

Am I the right agent for you?

If you need to sell and buy in Richland County and want a clear plan from someone who has seen this from both the lending desk and the listing side, yes. If you’re looking for the agent who will suggest the highest list price or agree with every number you have in mind, I’m probably not the right fit.

Talk to me about your move

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Stasia’s Cell (406) 478-8020