Realtor David Eddins of Roy Wheeler Realty Company of Charlottesville, Virginia, is a lifelong Charlottesville area resident. He has distinguished himself as one of Central Virginia’s leading real estate professionals and one of the area’s most experienced and knowledgeable sources for real estate services.

“I’m thrilled to be associated with Roy Wheeler,” said David Eddins. “With the firm’s strong foothold in both residential and farm and estate markets, I couldn’t find a better match for my experience and interests. I believe that Roy Wheeler will continue to set the standard for area realtors. I’m proud to be a part of the team.”

An owner and former associate broker for Century 21 Real Estate Resources, with offices in Charlottesville, Ruckersville, Orange, Louisa and Montpelier, Virginia, David Eddins has been ranked as an annual top-ten residential sales agent in the Charlottesville area many times since 1997. Moreover, according to the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, numerous times he has been ranked in the top five, including number one, in overall number of residential transactions handled.

David Eddins was a Century 21 Real Estate Resources top-agent since the company’s founding in 1997, and was a multiple-time Century 21 Centurion and Grand Centurion award honoree for top sales within Century 21 nationally.

He began his real estate career in 1995 in Ruckersville, Virginia, with Barbara Potter and Associates, and, later, worked briefly with Montague Miller and Company Realtors.

David Eddins has earned a reputation for honorable, competent, and trusted service in all aspects of the residential market – from starter and retirement homes, to executive properties, to large farms, estates, and subdivisions.  Moreover, he has been a mentor and “go-to” guy for many area realtors.

Roy Wheeler Realty Company CEO Michael Guthrie says, “David Eddins’ association with Roy Wheeler is a win for both of us.  David’s wonderful reputation in the marketplace helps the company maintain our more than 80-year tradition of providing quality service in a professional way.  We couldn’t be more excited about his contribution to our Greene Country office.”

In addition to his real estate accomplishments, David Eddins’ unique knowledge and interests bring remarkable insight and perspective to both the property and business sides of the real estate table.

Foremost, is his passion for land and farms. David Eddins has spent the better part of his life managing the family crop and cattle business, which includes overseeing more than 800 acres of farmlands all over Central Virginia. Add to that, he was honored as Virginia Young Farmer of the Year, served as President of The Young Farmer’s Association and President of the Greene Country Farm Bureau, and was a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Greene County Fair. Also, he taught vocational agriculture at Greene County’s William Monroe High School.

As a former salesman for Pioneer Seed Company, David Eddins traveled regularly to farms and estates all over Virginia, securing a wealth of hands-on knowledge regarding Virginia land and properties. Simply put, he knows and has been to, most of the region’s farms, and he has met, and knows, most of Central Virginia’s farming families, giving him an unusual and broad perspective and understanding of Virginia crop and livestock realties, as well as equestrian properties.

Also, David Eddins has significant expertise helping clients develop properties from conception to sales, and he has developed several large and small properties in the Charlottesville area for clients and business partners. Moreover, he is experienced in leading clients through county and government requirements – including zoning, planning and transportation requirements – and is well versed with issues of land preservation and conservation easements, their resources and policies. He has extensive experience and knowledge regarding the Virginia Department of Agriculture programs that are available to both new and old farm and estate owners.

Experience as owner/partner in charge of sales and operations for Eddins and French Construction, a firm specializing in building and renovation of local residential homes, has afforded David Eddins unparalleled knowledge regarding residential design and construction, especially in the Charlottesville area.

David Eddins served as Chairman and Member of the Greene County School Board, Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of the Warrenton Farm Credit Bank, and in 2007 was a Member of the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors Strategic Planning Committee.

As part of his extensive community involvement and leadership, David Eddins supported county youth as a basketball and baseball coach, and still continues to help fund community youth sports programs.

He is graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, and holds a GRI from the Realtor Institute.

David Eddins enjoys playing golf, relaxing at the beach, and he is an avid “collector” of John Deere tractors and heavy equipment. He and his wife, Claire, a writer and “collector” of horses, and 10-year-old son, Wyatt, live on their farm in Stanardsville. David’s daughter, Sarah, as well as his son Waverly, and Waverly’s young family, live in Greene County, Virginia.