About Steve
Steve Gillikin is a Rhode Island and Massachusetts Broker and Realtor with over 40 years experience in the real estate industry.
About Myself
I was born and raised in Providence RI. I attended St Mary’s Academy elementary then La Salle Academy high school. I worked for a few years out of high school in construction building houses until I went back to school at University of RI for 2 years. I transferred to Catholic University in Washington DC in 1977 and attended classes in business and architecture. I remained involved in the building trades throughout college on a part time basis and during summers. While in DC I got involved with a major builder constructing luxury homes and restoring older historic homes. I loved the custom work I was doing there and gained a ton of experience in all building trades and in design and restoration of properties.
I got married in 1980 while in Washington DC but decided to move back to RI where I worked for a few years in the building trades here. My interest in real estate naturally let me to want to obtain my license and get involved in the sales end as well as building. I obtained my real estate license in early 1982.
I’ve been in real estate sales for over 40 years. I am a licensed Broker in both RI and MA. I have over 1,200 closed transactions over my career. I hold the 5 following National Association of Realtors professional designations. CRS, Certified Residential Specialist. There are only 115 Agents out of over 5,600 in the state of RI who have earned this designation. ABR, Accredited Buyer Representative. 153 in the state. GRI, Graduate Realtor Institute. 359 in RI. EPro, Master Advanced digital real estate marketing Professional. Only 53 in RI. SRES, Senior Real Estate Specialist. Advanced knowledge for working with seniors. 113 in the state. I am a Certified Relocation Professional. I am also a Equator 5 Star Certified Bank Owned property sales and management Broker as well as a Loss Mitigation Network Short Sale certified agent. Finally, I have been awarded the coveted RE/MAX Hall of Fame membership for lifetime achievement in real estate sales.
There are over 5,600 real estate agents and brokers in RI. I am one of ONLY 2 who currently hold 5 professional designations in real estate sales. I am the ONLY one who is also a Broker, not just an agent.
Also I bring a unique skill set to assist with helping my clients being that I have an extensive background in the building trades along with design and architectural and engineering knowledge, so I can help my clients with being able to see what can be done with homes to make changes and offer up ideas and ball park estimates of cost.
Buyers benefit by being able to picture a home in need of work fixed up with the improvements they would like as well as to be able to ball park estimate potential repair cost.
For sellers with homes in need of some updating or repairs and improvements, I can assist with letting them know what work would bring the highest return on investment and help get the property sold faster and for more money.
When it comes time to choose a professional to help you with your real estate needs, remember I have….
The Experience You Need!