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Nikki Rishel has been a Jackson County resident since 1992, where she and her husband of 30 years raised their two boys. Now she has the joy of watching her son Hunter — himself a broker at Southern Illinois Realty Experts — raise his daughter in the same community she has called home for over three decades. This is not just where Nikki works. It is where she lives, where she invests, and where she has been showing up every single day for over 20 years.
As the Official Realtor for Saluki Athletics for seven years, Nikki holds a distinction that no other broker in Southern Illinois can claim. Saluki Nation runs deep in Carbondale, and Nikki has been the face of real estate for that community throughout her career — whether it is SIU faculty relocating from out of state, families moving to be near the university, or Saluki alumni coming home. When the Saluki Athletics program needed a real estate partner they could trust, they chose Nikki.
The numbers speak for themselves. With an average of $15 million a year in sales, Nikki has earned the agency's top producer designation for 15 consecutive years. That is not luck — it is the result of two decades of consistency, market knowledge, and a client-first approach that has generated referral after referral after referral. Homes.com lists her with 237 total sales including 72 in Carbondale alone — more Carbondale transactions than any other broker at SIRE.
On top of her brokerage work, Nikki is also an Airbnb host and a landlord of multiple properties. She doesn't just sell real estate — she owns it, manages it, and lives the investor lifestyle herself. That experience translates directly to her clients: when you ask Nikki about rental income potential, Airbnb feasibility, or tenant management, she is speaking from personal experience, not theory.
The Rishel Group at Southern Illinois Realty Experts is a family business in the truest sense. Nikki leads the group, and her son Hunter Rishel works alongside her — bringing fresh energy and digital fluency while carrying the Rishel name into the next generation of Southern Illinois real estate. Whether you work with Nikki directly or with the full Rishel Group, you get the same commitment: deep local knowledge, proven results, and a broker who genuinely cares about where you end up.
From first homes to forever homes across Carbondale, Jackson County, and greater Southern Illinois — 20 years of transactions and the market knowledge to back it up.
As the Official Realtor of Saluki Athletics, Nikki has deep roots with the SIU community. Faculty relocations, student housing, investment properties near campus — this is her home court.
An active Airbnb host and landlord herself, Nikki understands the investment side of real estate from the owner's perspective — not just the broker's.
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Powered by live MLS data, updated every 15 minutes. Contact Nikki directly at (618) 353-1193 for off-market and pre-market opportunities.
20 years. 237+ sales. The Official Saluki Realtor. No middleman — you get Nikki and her team.
20 years. $15 million in average annual sales. 15 consecutive years as SIRE's top producer. The Official Realtor of Saluki Athletics. Nikki Rishel is ready to go to work for you.