About Smeltzer Auctions

Smeltzer Auction and Real Estate LLC 

We are a team of professionals that strive to make each and every auction and real estate transaction successful and as stress free as possible.  From the start to the finish Smeltzer Auctions and Real Estate LLC will be there every step of the way to ensure the success of your auction, real estate listing or sale.  We will take care of you and your family’s needs while inventorying, cataloging, marketing and selling your personal property and real estate.  You choose the date you want your property sold, sign an auction contract or real estate listing and/or purchase agreement and our professional team will then go to work for you.

Our vision is to help our clients achieve the highest value for their property once they decide to sell.

Our mission is to be the foremost auction and real estate company by providing first class service, modern sales and marketing techniques, and an excellent overall experience with outstanding results.

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Eric Smeltzer

  • Owner

Eric was born and raised in Glendive, Montana.  In 1994, he graduated from Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, Montana.   Upon graduating, Eric opened

Smeltzer Auctions. As a veteran auctioneer and licensed real estate agent, Eric decided to open Smeltzer Auctions and Real Estate LLC in 2018. In 2023 he received his CAI (Certified Auctioneers Institute) Designation from the National Auctioneers Association. These credentials are head by less than 700 auctioneers worldwide and distinguishes Smeltzer Auctions & Real Estate as a leader in the industry. With nearly 25 years of auctioneering under his belt, Eric has perfected marketing and selling your personal property and real estate.

Eric is a member of the Montana Auctioneer Association and National Auctioneer Association and joins the one per cent of Auctioneer professionals who hold the Auction Marketing Management (AMM) Designation.  He is also a Real Estate Broker, licensed in the state of Montana, marketing and showing all types of real estate including commercial, residential and agriculture properties.


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Joe Fabian

  • Real Estate Broker

I’m Joe Fabian and I am a Real Estate Broker for Smeltzer Auctions and Real Estate, LLC. I have 30 years of experience in Real Estate Marketing and Servicing.    

  • Certified in GRI Designation in Real Estate Sales and Counseling
  • Associate Degree from Dawson Community College
  • Served in the Navy from 1968 through 1971
  • Past President of Glendive Noon Lions
  • Past President of Glendive Chamber of Commerce