Sydney Hrouda · SimpliCity Real Estate · Cass & Otoe Counties

Real estate in the small towns east of Lincoln.

Homes and acreage in the small towns of Cass and Otoe Counties, along the Highway 2 and Highway 50 corridors: Syracuse, Unadilla, Palmyra, Weeping Water, Louisville, Bennet. First-time buyers and Lincoln homeowners trading a starter home for more space. Sell-and-buy timing that actually works.
There's a plan, and I'm in it with you, especially when it gets messy.

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Sydney Hrouda, REALTOR at SimpliCity Real Estate serving the small towns east of Lincoln, Nebraska

Who I am.

Born and raised in Nebraska. I know Lincoln, but more importantly I know the small towns people are actually moving to along Highway 2 and Highway 50 east of Lincoln: Syracuse, Unadilla, Palmyra, Weeping Water, Louisville, Murdock, Elmwood, Bennet. I know what sells, what sits, and why.

I was a recruiter before this, helping people find jobs. A job is important, but your home is your life. It's where everything happens. This actually feels like what I'm doing matters.

I plan small-town deals with a real strategy for the sell and the buy at the same time, not just a listing and a hope. I'll tell you the truth, even when it's not what you want to hear. And I don't disappear once you're under contract. That's usually where I do the most work.

What I help with.

Small-town listings

Pricing and prep strategy so your home is the obvious option, not just another house sitting on the market.

First-time buyers

Guiding you through the chaos so you don't get burned or overwhelmed.

Sell + buy at the same time

Timing, contingencies, and game-planning both sides so it actually works.

Acreage & country properties

Wells, septic, outbuildings, gravel roads. I live this life, and I'll make sure you know exactly what you're buying into.

Acreage and open country east of Lincoln, Nebraska

Small Town Saturdays.

Once a month, Main Street in Unadilla fills back up. Fresh coffee, local small businesses, and a reason to spend a Saturday morning close to home instead of driving to a bigger city. I started Small Town Saturdays because a lot of the best small businesses around here are run out of a kitchen or a garage, and they deserve a place to be found.

The Main Street Crawl runs the last Saturday of the month, May through September, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., on Main Street in Unadilla. And Small Town Saturdays is growing beyond it: special editions around the traditions our towns already love, and Takeout Tuesdays starting summer 2027.

Helping someone buy or sell a home is one chapter. Helping them love where they live is the bigger picture. That is the whole reason this exists.

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