Work With Elmstead Homes
Full Service Real Estate in St. Louis, MO
The best thing you can do for your family's next move is hand it to someone you can trust completely. We'll fiercely protect your equity, fight for the highest return on your investment, think of the “what ifs” so you don’t have to, and take care of every detail in between.
Your family’s transition is more than a transaction here.
As the leading St. Louis real estate agency for families navigating big changes, we know how easy it is to feel overwhelmed by the logistics of buying, selling, moving up, or downsizing — so we created a real estate experience that makes it easy for you to feel chilled out, not stressed out.
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This is the HGTV part (or at least, as close as we can get!) — we’ll find and tour options that will truly work for your family, needs, and finances.
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Getting your offer accepted requires strategy, which is exactly what we’re here for. We’ll handle the structure and terms of the offer we present, so you have the best possible chances of being selected without having to stress about it.
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After your offer goes through (YAY!), we’ll handle everything from contingencies to closing day. The hardest things you’ll have to do are sign on the dotted line, wire the funds, and uncork the champagne.
Full Service Real EstateIn St. Louis, MO For
Buying A Home
Whether this is your first home purchase, your third, or the one you want to finally be your last, we’ll guide you through the entire process and help you consider both form and function — so you feel completely at home in your new house, now and years later.
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We’ll come to you for an initial consultation in your home, and talk through your goals for the selling process. Then, we’ll create a custom roadmap for your listing, with milestones like: having photos taken, launching your listing, hosting an open house, and digital marketing.
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Our digital-first marketing strategy puts your home in front of the right buyers at the right time. We'll handle everything from professional photography to listing launch — so your home can capitalize on the fact that 97% of buyers find their homes online.
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Once you're under contract, put your feet up. We'll manage every detail between acceptance and closing day — keeping you informed without burying you in logistics.
Full Service Real EstateIn St. Louis, MO For
Selling Your Home
Selling your home can be cause for celebration — but we also recognize that it often comes with grief, too. We’re here to ensure you feel completely cared for along the way.
97%
Of buyers find their home online — and our digital-first marketing strategy makes sure yours is the one they can't scroll past.
6 days
Average time our clients’ listings spend on the market, thanks to our obsessive attention to pricing strategy, presentation, and marketing.
3.6% over listing
The average selling price our clients receive — because the right preparation and the right agent make a measurable difference.
“With Gretchen as your real estate agent, the exasperation dissipates and you soon find yourself having a search that’s truly fun and enjoyable.”
"Hunting for a new home or piece of land can be extremely stressful, especially during and after a global pandemic, but with Gretchen as your real estate agent, the exasperation dissipates and you soon find yourself having a search that is truly fun and enjoyable. Gretchen is not only brilliant in her knowledge of St. Louis and the surrounding areas, but she is fantastic in advocating for the best interests of her clients and will do whatever she can to assist in their ideal home find."
—Rachael K.
We believe in going beyond full-service real estate, so your family feels completely cared for.
Our concierge-level real estate services mean we won’t just help you plan moves — we’ll help you manage and make them, too.
Trustworthy Referrals
Need a contractor, a stager, or a specialist you can actually trust? We've spent years building relationships with the best people in the business — if you need someone, we know someone.
Downsizing Support
Downsizing is never just about the house. We'll help coordinate the logistics — from decluttering to donations to move day — so the process feels manageable instead of mountainous.
Free Staging For Seniors
A beautifully staged home sells faster and for more — full stop. We offer complimentary staging for senior sellers because you deserve every dollar your home has earned.
Our Students Serving Seniors Program
Through our partnerships with OT programs at local universities, we connect supervised students with senior clients who need an extra set of hands for sorting, packing, and preparing for a move.
Senior Living Guidance
Not every move ends in a new home purchase — we understand that. We'll help you navigate senior living options with the same care and expertise we bring to every transaction.
Move Coordination
We're not handing you a list of movers and wishing you luck. We'll project manage the details that fall outside a typical transaction — because getting you to closing day is only part of the job.
"We worked with Gretchen in a pretty wild market and from out of state. She was very helpful in answering all our questions about the St. Louis area and responsive to our long house search.
She helped us take videos for the many houses we asked her to see since we were not physically in the state and helped weed out some troublesome ones. She is very knowledgeable about the different risks and contract pieces and helped walk us through the different contingencies."
—Roy S.
We’ve invested in becoming well-resourced and well-connected so you can always be well cared-for.
Ms. B came to us for help moving closer to her family — but understandably didn’t want to fix up her house before selling.
We brought in multiple investors to get her the best price for an as-is sale, leading to an all-cash offer that let Ms. B rent and get to know the St. Louis community as we helped her find her true forever home.
Mrs. S needed help selling the house she’s been in for 35+ years, and buying a home without stairs that would allow her to bring her husband home from memory care for visits.
We reached out to our network and held an investors-only open house that generated 5 great offers (the winner provided free moving and even a steak dinner!), then moved into a project management role to help coordinate paint and repairs at our client’s new villa.
For the record
It’s not about “the market” — it’s about what you make of it.
Life doesn't wait for perfect conditions — the right agent will create the best possible outcome with the cards you’ve been dealt. With our full service real estate services in St. Louis, that's what we show up to do, every single time.
Looking for a forward-thinking real estate agent, but live outside of St. Louis?
We’ve carefully cultivated a list of trusted referrals and will help you vet the right real estate agent for your family.
Real estate agents: let us refer to you!
Are you a real estate agent who specializes in seniors, downsizing, or multigenerational families? We're building a nationwide network of like-minded agents — and we'd love to have you in it.