§ About

Gary
Simmens.

Broker Associate / Office Manager, HomeSmart First Advantage Realty. Forty-two years and 1,737+ transactions along one shoreline.

Licensed in real estate since 18. Broker-licensed since 23. The day-to-day hasn't changed much in forty-two years: pricing right, marketing well, communicating honestly, and doing what I said I would do when I said I would do it.

The early years

My grandfather was a builder, so I grew up on job sites and inside the bones of South Jersey homes. By the time I got my salesperson's license at 18, I'd already learned more about construction than most of my peers learned in their careers. By 23 I had my broker's license. I've spent every year since serving the South Jersey shore, from Margate to Mays Landing, from Brigantine to Vineland.

The work

I have one rule: the client's interests come first. That sounds like a platitude but it's the source of every harder-than-it-needs-to-be conversation I've had in this career. Telling a seller their list price is too high. Telling a buyer the house they love has water damage in the crawl space. Walking away from a deal that doesn't make sense. Forty-two years of those conversations is why my clients still call me back, and why their kids call me when it's their turn to buy.

The team

HomeSmart is one of the fastest-growing national brokerages in the country, built on a technology-forward, agent-first model. As Broker Associate and Office Manager of the First Advantage Realty office at 1811 Shore Road in Northfield, I lead the office I work from every day. When you work with me, you get direct broker-level representation from day one, no hand-off, no middleman.

Designations & honors

  • CPRES, Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist
  • SFR, Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource certified
  • NJAR Lifetime Distinguished Sales Club & Centurian Sales Club Honors
  • NJ Realtors Circle of Excellence Sales Award, Bronze, 2021
  • 10 Best in NJ for Client Satisfaction (2018, 2019), American Institute of Real Estate Professionals
  • Top producer, HomeSmart First Advantage Realty
  • 1,737+ closed transactions across residential, commercial, land, and luxury
NJ Realtors Circle of Excellence Bronze Award 2021
NJ Realtors Circle of Excellence, Bronze, 2021

How to reach me

I answer my own phone. Call, text, or email. I respond personally. Office: 609.645.6000. Cell: 609.338.1339. Email: Gary4Results@aol.com.