Shelly Crane

Almost Home Reatly

Looking to sell your property, buy a new home, or just need some expert real estate advice?

About
Welcome, and thank you for stopping by! As your dedicated real estate guide, I'm excited to simplify your journey, whether you're buying or selling your home. With a passion for education, I'm here to lead you with care and expertise every step of the way. Commitment, diligence, and seamless transactions have been the trademarks of my service since I started as a real estate professional in 2006 and founded Almost Home Realty in 2016.

Leveraging my local roots and the tenacity I harnessed as an All-American fast pitch softball player and Kansas Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, I'm relentless in pursuing your goals. My ongoing training with GRI, ABR, HRF, CRS, SRES, SRS, MRP, and C2EX positions me among the elite REALTORS® nationally, ensuring you receive top-tier service.

Proud to work with a fantastic team who share the same vision of impacting our community, we're more than ready to get you across the home plate.

Serving a wide area, including Abilene, Chapman, Salina, and many more, I'm just a call away. Let's team up now. Remember, it's only a house until we make it your home!

Interested in making your homeownership dreams come true or selling your property? Connect with us today! Remember, every great journey begins with the right teammate.
Highlights *
68
Recent sales
20
Years experience

Ratings & Reviews
5.0 (22)

Sierra Tester
Abilene, KS - Oct 9, 2026

Shelly was absolutely amazing to work with, answered every question we had as first time home buyers. Walked us through the entire process with kindness.

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Adrienne Bassett
Abilene, KS - Oct 9, 2026

When I first moved to KS, Shelly worked what seemed like overtime to help me find a house. After a long search, she found just the right place & guided me through the buying process so that it seemed easy. Anytime I had a problem with anything house related all I had to do was call & she was there for me. After living here in Abilene for a year, I decided that, though I love Abilene, I just couldn't make peace with the weather. So, I called Shelly, she listed the house & had an offer within the week. She's been awesome through that process as well. I can't recommend her highly enough.

Verified by RealSatisfied

Kim and Denny Collier
Abilene, KS - Oct 8, 2026

Shelly is so wonderful to work with she was able to answer all of our questions and her knowledge and professionalism through the entire process made buying our commercial building less stressful

We highly recommend Shelly to anyone whether buying residential or commercial she is extremely professional and very kind.

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Linda Bauer and Deb Taylor
Abilene, KS - Oct 6, 2026

Shelly truly is the best. She helped us sell both our residential and commercial properties within days of listing. Shelly helped us get our properties ready for sale by offering professional advice and was available with a solution for every little issue that cropped up. We are so grateful to her for her professional help, her great advice and her quick responses to resolve issues.

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Steve Brelsford
Salina, KS - Oct 2, 2026

Shelley was a pleasure to work with. I never felt pressured and she was willing to point out any concerns she saw while checking a property out. With Shelley you have an agent working for you, not for the commission.

Verified by RealSatisfied

Professional Info

Brokerage

Almost Home Reatly
109 South Buckeye Avenue
Abilene, KS 67410

Licensed

Licensed REALTOR®
KS BR00226793

Awards

  • Top Producer 2006-2025
  • 2025 Dickinson County Business of the Year

Specialties

  • First-time buyers
  • Foreclosures & Short sales
  • Military
  • Relocation

Designations

  • ABR®
  • CRS
  • GRI
  • HFR
  • MRP
  • SRES®
  • SRS

Hobbies

  • Community Activities
  • Family
  • Fitness & Exercise
  • Outdoor Activities
  • Shopping
  • Sports

Education

Kansas Wesleyan Univeristy
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Management
1988 - 1992

Top Cities *

Abilene

33 sales past 3 years

Enterprise

6 sales past 3 years

Salina

5 sales past 3 years

Service Areas (72 cities)

Abilene, KS
Ada, KS
Alta Vista, KS
Assaria, KS
Bala, KS
Bavaria, KS
Bennington, KS
Bridgeport, KS
Brookville, KS
Burdick, KS
Canton, KS
Carlton, KS
Chapman, KS
Clay Center, KS
Council Grove, KS
Culver, KS
Detroit, KS
Dunlap, KS
Durham, KS
Dwight, KS
Eastshore, KS
Elyria, KS
Enterprise, KS
Falun, KS
Fort Riley, KS
Galva, KS
Grandview Plaza, KS
Gypsum, KS
Herington, KS
Hillsboro, KS
Hope, KS
Idana, KS
Junction City, KS
Kanopolis, KS
Keats, KS
Kipp, KS
Latimer, KS
Leonardville, KS
Lincoln, KS
Lincolnville, KS
Lindsborg, KS
Longford, KS
Manchester, KS Manhattan, KS
Marion, KS
Marquette, KS
McPherson, KS
Mentor, KS
Milford, KS
Minneapolis, KS
Navarre, KS
New Cambria, KS
Niles, KS
Oak Hill, KS
Ogden, KS Parkerville, KS
Pilsen, KS
Ramona, KS
Riley, KS
Roxbury, KS
Salina, KS
Smolan, KS
Solomon, KS Talmage, KS
Tampa, KS
Tescott, KS
Wakefield, KS
Wells, KS
White City, KS
Wilsey, KS
Woodbine, KS Zeandale, KS

* Sales data is calculated based on transaction information available to Agent Pronto at the time of publishing and may not accurately reflect all transactions for a given agent.