Our story

About us

Selling SI Realty delivers bold, honest real estate guidance, serving Illinois buyers, sellers, and agents with integrity and expertise.

Our mission

People over transactions

At Selling SI Realty, our mission is to serve buyers, sellers, and agents with honesty, hustle, and genuine care. Real estate is one of the biggest financial and emotional decisions most people ever make — it deserves an advisor who treats it that way.

We were founded on a simple belief: bold moves deserve bold guidance. That means real market data, straight answers, and an agent who will tell you when walking away is the smartest thing you can do.

Integrity

We do the right thing even when no one is watching and even when it costs us the deal.

Expertise

Award-winning, top-producing experience with hundreds of Southern Illinois transactions behind it.

People first

Clients aren't commission checks. They're neighbors we'll run into at the ballpark for the next twenty years.

Boldness

We built this brokerage on bold moves, and we help our clients and agents make theirs.

Founder

Meet Rhi Sandefur

Owner | Designated Managing Broker

I'm a wife, mom, business owner, and proud Southern Illinoisan. My husband, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and I are raising our son on our 300-acre family compound in Pope County, surrounded by dogs, horses, one spoiled cat, and a whole lot of family. My sister and her family live on the property as well, and my parents own Little Lusk Campground, which connects to it. When I'm not working, you'll usually find us riding trails, sitting around a campfire, or spending time with our extended camp family.

Faith is the foundation of my life and the way I do business. I'm a Christian, and I believe with my whole heart that every opportunity, every open door, and every challenge I've overcome is because of Jesus. That belief has shaped one of the most important principles behind everything I build: people come before compensation.

I began my real estate career in 2019 and quickly fell in love with the industry, but I also saw where I believed it could be better. Since then, between my own production and Selling SI Realty, we've closed more than $47 million in real estate throughout Southern Illinois. While I'm incredibly proud of what we've built, I've never wanted success to be measured by sales volume alone. For me, it's about the people we've served, the reputation we've built, and doing business the right way.

I founded Selling SI Realty with both the client and the agent in mind. For our clients, I wanted a brokerage where doing what's right for the person sitting across the table will always matter more than a commission check. For our agents, I wanted to build the brokerage I wish I'd had when I started — hands-on training, accessible leadership, modern systems, competitive compensation, and a culture where we never stop learning.

I'm also co-owner of 618 Short Stays, a Southern Illinois short-term rental management company my husband and I built to help property owners successfully operate vacation and investment properties. Between the two companies, I've experienced real estate from nearly every side — buying, selling, investing, property management, short-term rentals, and brokerage leadership.

I started Selling SI Realty to build the brokerage I wish I'd had when I started — one where agents are trained with intention and clients are treated like family.

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Whether you're buying, selling, or building your real estate career, we're here to guide you every step of the way. At Selling SI Realty, bold moves aren't just encouraged — they're built into everything we do. Let's make yours happen.

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