08/23/2026
YEAR ONE, BECAUSE OF YOU.
August 22, 2025 marked my very first closing as a real estate agent.
I remember thinking back then that if I could somehow sell $1 million in real estate in my first year, I’d consider that a great success.
Yesterday marked August 22, 2026, exactly one year since that first closing.
And somehow, this is where we landed.
$8,235,000 in Closed Sales Volume
38 Closed Sides
Numbers I never would have imagined putting on this page a year ago.
But the part I’m proudest of isn’t really the numbers. It’s how we got here.
This wasn’t production that came from joining an already established team. There weren’t leads being cultivated, then handed to me, or co-listings designed to bring me along. This is one agent’s production, built from the ground up, one conversation and one transaction at a time.
Every bit of it came from people who knew me, met me, trusted me, hired me, referred me, or simply told someone else, “You should call Eric.”
That means more to me than any sales statistic ever could.
I’m also really proud of the way I chose to approach this business from the beginning, particularly when it comes to marketing homes. I believed our local sellers deserved thoughtful presentation, professional photography and video, creative storytelling, and marketing that actually made people stop and pay attention.
And one of the most rewarding parts of this entire year has been realizing that people actually noticed.
So many of you have stopped me somewhere just to tell me you love the marketing, mentioned a video you saw, or told me you swing by my page just to see what we're doing next. I can't tell you how much that means to me.
But I certainly can't take all the credit for what that marketing has become. There is a very special creative partner behind so much of what you've seen from me this year. Sometimes I bring the idea. Sometimes she does. And a lot of the time, what we create comes from bouncing ideas back and forth until we land somewhere neither of us would have gotten on our own. She deserves a tremendous amount of credit, and working together has genuinely become one of my favorite parts of this business.
And lately, those conversations with people have started including something else:
"I saw so-and-so doing something like that now, too."
And you know what? I'm human, it took me a second lol, but at the end of the day- That. Is. Awesome.
Because if anything we've done has played even a small part in encouraging other agents to think differently about how they market homes, I'm proud of that, too. And I'm especially happy to see the creative talent I've been so fortunate to work with now helping other agents bring their own ideas to life.
Maybe this was never about being the only person doing something, maybe it was about raising the bar.
If more agents are investing in better photography, better video, better storytelling and more thoughtful marketing, our local sellers get better representation, buyers get a better experience, and the standard of real estate marketing in our area gets a little higher.
That's a win for the consumer. And that's a win for all of us.
Thank you, Sarah. How incredibly lucky we are to have you.
Along the way, I’ve also been fortunate to find some incredible local lenders, attorneys, inspectors, and - so very crucially - FELLOW AGENTS who believe in working together to get people across the finish line.
Real estate might have one name on the sign, but getting people to the closing table is very rarely a one-person job. I’m thankful for every person who has answered a phone call, solved a problem, worked cooperatively, shared some advice, or gone the extra mile for one of my clients.
Most importantly, thank you to every buyer and seller who trusted me with something this important.
You gave a new agent an opportunity. And then so many of you turned around and gave me another opportunity by recommending me to someone you cared about.
I don’t take that lightly.
I’m incredibly proud of Year One. But more than anything, I’m grateful.
Grateful for every person who trusted me, recommended me, worked alongside me, answered a call, shared a post, or simply rooted for me along the way.
A year ago, I really had no idea where this would go.
I still don’t.
But after seeing where one year has taken us, I can’t wait to see what Year Two holds — and all the years beyond it.
Thank you for making Year One something I’ll never forget. ❤️
Eric Wheeler
Agent | Appraiser
REMAX Premier, Realtors
Cell: 814-233-4951
Office: 814-445-4748
