My name is Dallin Peterson. I’m 24, from Cedar City, Utah, and before door-to-door I was a first-year rep (solo rep). Before I ever knocked my first door, I was a college student at SUU, and at one point I was also working a 9–5 retail job for my dad’s small shop making about $14/hour. I’d also just gotten my real estate license and thought I might go that route.

Life before / internal struggle

Before I joined, I honestly didn’t have much direction. I was in school mostly because I felt like that’s what you’re “supposed” to do, and I kept changing my major. Financially, I was basically broke—I felt rich if I had $800 in my bank account. I also cared too much about what people thought and wasn’t as strong of a communicator as I wanted to be.

Skepticism & why I almost didn’t join

The hesitation wasn’t that I didn’t believe door-to-door could work—I was more worried about letting myself down. Everything in sales comes back on you: your results, your paycheck, your performance. I had big goals, and I didn’t want to set high expectations and miss.

The “safe” option would’ve been to stay home, finish college, get a job, and keep pursuing real estate while being around family and friends every day. Door-to-door meant leaving comfort behind and stepping into something I knew would be hard.

What made me say yes anyway

What made it a no-brainer was the upside and the fact that you’re in charge of your own paycheck. I’ve always been driven and confident, and I liked that if I worked harder and got better, I’d get paid more. I also had real examples: my best friend David Covington had been successful (over six figures in his second summer), and another friend Carson Blassard had sold over a million in revenue and would’ve made around $700–$800k. That made the opportunity feel real—and I just decided to bet on myself.

Experience (what actually helped)

The biggest difference for me was the training and leadership. I didn’t reinvent the wheel—I trusted people who had already done it and followed what they told me. Before the summer even started, I trained aggressively for 4–5 months. Because I wasn’t living near the office, it was all over FaceTime, but I was training with 3–4 leaders every day, about 3–6 hours per day, six days a week. When you add recordings, learning the job, and going through the program materials, it was closer to 5–8 hours a day—for months—without getting paid yet, because I knew the investment would pay off.

That’s what felt different compared to other jobs: the environment is full of people who can say “do this, don’t do that,” and you can plug and play with proven systems. The team and relationships were a huge part of it too—money is great, but the people, skills, and connections are what really changed things for me.

Concrete results

By the end of my first summer, I hit a Golden Door—$750,000 in revenue and 750 accounts. From personal sales commissions, I earned $330,000, plus $125,000 in step bonuses (paid out in year three). From an earnings standpoint, I ranked 37th in the company, as a first-year solo rep.

And the changes were immediate—my first paycheck was around $4,000–$5,000, and that was the moment when it really became real.

How it changed me (internal victory) + who I’d recommend it to

This summer took my confidence to a completely different level. Two skills stand out the most:

1. Communication — you talk to strangers all day, learn how to read people, and get better fast.

2. Not caring what people think — you get rejected constantly, and you learn how to de-escalate, stay solid, and keep going. A year ago I wouldn’t have been able to comfortably do something like this interview. Now it’s easy.

The best win isn’t just the number—it’s that I walked away with relationships and mentorship that will help me for years.

Financially, it completely changed my life. A year ago I was excited about $800. Now I’m investing—my plan is to put money into the Harris Fund/Harris Group investment, buy a home, live in the basement apartment, rent out rooms to get close to breaking even, and build long-term wealth through real estate (with the tax advantages too). I was also able to do things like get my brother a car, which meant a lot to me and my family.

I’d recommend this to anyone who’s driven, wants to grow, and is willing to work. If you’re skeptical, my advice is simple: take a meeting. If you have belief in yourself, the risk is really just a few months—but the upside, the skills, and the relationships can change your entire trajectory.