As a lifelong native of North Carolina, my mountain experience took off at a young age. I grew up in Stanly County in the piedmont, and even the Uwharries seemed huge to me as a child. My parents bought a piece of land on a trout stream in Ashe County when I was 5, and the rest is history. After spending summers as a child at our little cabin on the creek, I was hooked, as were many trout during that timeframe. After graduation from UNC-Charlotte in 2000 with a business degree, I moved to the High Country full time to take a job with a national food service company as a regional account manager.

Not long after moving, I met my wife, Crystal Taylor Brooks. We were married in May of 2003, and had our child, David Brooks in 2006. I've been a real estate broker since 2005, and am also active in the appraisal industry. I currently live in Eastern Watauga County, and am active in real estate throughout the 3 county High Country of Ashe, Avery, and Watauga Counties. I work with buyers as well as assist sellers in listing and marketing their properties for sale. I love working with vacant land, as it gives me time to be outside and not stuck in front of a computer screen.  

When not working, I still enjoy hunting and fishing, as well as anything involving snow. My family and I are active in our home church, and I spend lots of my "free time" coaching my son and his friends in football and basketball seasons in our church's recreation ministry. I look forward to helping you with your real estate service needs in the High Country!  

Eric Brooks
Broker