Jim DeRentis is Residential Properties' Top Producing Sales Agent and has ranked #1 in Providence sales volume for nine consecutive years.
In 2024, Jim marked his 11th consecutive appearance on the RealTrends Verified list of the country’s best real estate professionals. For his work in 2024, he again ranked as the #1 individual agent in Rhode Island for both sales volume and transaction sides, with $106,390,000 and 87 sides. Jim was featured on the 2023 America's Best list for exemplary sales production in 2022, achieving over $109 million in transaction volume, and was named the #1 agent in the state of Rhode Island for both volume and transaction sides for three consecutive years. That same year, he was named to "The 1000" Club by RealTrends, who ranks the top 1.5% of agents in the country.
Since 2011, when Jim was named Rookie of the Year, he has been the recipient each year of the Circle of Sales Excellence Platinum Plus Award, recognizing his outstanding sales performance.
Jim is a consummate professional and lovely human! He is incredibly knowledgeable about the local market and was a perfect match for a first-time buyer. He was supportive and comprehensive, meeting after every visit for a full debrief of each property's pros and cons. He carefully listened to likes and dislikes while also giving his own opinion and take on each property. I appreciated how he treated us like we were incredibly important and valued, even though we were far from being a big sale! I couldn't recommend Jim more!
— Alyssa N.
If I could, I would give Jim more than five stars. His experience was invaluable in helping us see past the pretty pictures and visualize ourselves in each home we looked at. Without Jim, we would not be in our beautiful new home. He showed incredible patience during our home search and sourced out the perfect home for us. During the negotiation process, he had our full faith and trust to get the deal done at the price we wanted, and he did. He is a trusted partner in your home search. Jim is interested in getting you into your perfect home and not just closing a deal. I couldn't recommend him and his entire team more.
— Baptista P.
Jim was knowledgeable about the area we wanted to live in. He was honest with us about the reality of our budget and what we were looking for in a home. He was patient with us as we were looking and continued to provide us with hope and energy when we started feeling discouraged. When we finally did find the home that was just right for us, he gave us great advice about our offer and helped us move through the process quickly. Jim provided us with contacts for each step of the process. We never felt pressured into buying a home that was not a mortgage, and the closing process did not pressure us to use these contacts if we found other options. Overa...