6670 Osceola Polk Line Road , Davenport, FL 33896(Osceola County)

Dusty Calderon is a Senior Advisor at Saunders Real Estate.Dusty has been trailing cattle on a horse and working on ranches since he was old enough to sit in the saddle. He cut his teeth breaking Brahman show cattle for his great-grandfather, Henry O. Partin, and breaking colts coming back from the racetrack for his Grandaddy, Edward L. "Geech" Partin."I was working tens of thousands of acres of vast family ranches driving cattle off the lakefronts, out of swamps and marshes, cabbage palms, and oak hammocksracing through grass patches, pines, and palmetto flats on my horse with a rope and cow whip in hand to get ahead of less cooperative cattlewhile also working in our vast, once top-producing citrus groves. We would also help neighboring ranchers with their roundups, sometimes making cattle drives from our ranches in Holopaw and west of Lake Tohopekaliga way in Kissimmee, Florida. Most of it was before I was old enough to need or cash a check. Looking back, the closest thing I can equate my childhood and teen years to would probably be ranching prior to fencing: the days of open range.As a 6th-generation rancher from a pioneering Florida ranch & grove family in Osceola County, Dusty has a lifetime of solid networking throughout the Southeast US. He went to college at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on a bull riding scholarship and was 3rd in the southern region intercollegiate ranks for 2 years running.Dusty brings years of industry experience to his role in real estate. Before venturing into brokerage, his professional career evolved from sales and acquisitions to extensive involvement in the often-tedious land entitlement process. Dusty worked in land acquisitions for several years for a very large national waterfront developer. The company has reported well over $1 billion in sales, and the owner was once revered as the Rock Star of Real Estate back in the late 90's.During his real estate career, Dusty has been involved in over half of $1 billion in transactions. Some of his notable transactions include legacy properties such as a 12,098-acre ranch in Levy County, a 3,707-acre ranch & timberland tract, a 1,400-acre exotic game ranch, and a 3,400-acre sod farm in Central Florida that sold for $35 million at a staggering pace of 35 days to close. Dusty was also actively involved in the process of incorporating 6,000 acres into Osceola County's South Lake Toho Element, a large portion of the countys comprehensive plan. The $150 million sale of Green Island Ranch, in turn, helped to maximize the landowners investments.Additionally, Dusty brokered the 3,229-acre South Lake Toho Development propertyanother legacy tract that sold for $110 milliona 302-acre development parcel for $15.6 million in Palm Bay, as well as several other residential development tracts throughout Florida. He also sold many commercial properties including a $15 million legacy tract on US 192 in Kissimmee. Through conservation easements, however, Dusty has been instrumental in preserving over 6,000 acres of pristine Florida landwith thousands of additional acres in his conservation pipeline.Dusty remains well in tune with most diverse properties and land use types. While his main market is in the Southeast US, Dusty has brokered valuable properties as far west as Oklahoma & New Mexico and has helped ranchers as far away as South America to transact properties and cattle in Brazil and throughout the US.As Dusty continues to expand his client base beyond the Southeast US, he has helped ranchers, farmers, foresters, recreational enthusiasts, hedge funds, trusts, developers from residential to commercial tourism, conservationists, legacy investors, celebrities, family, and friends to purchase or sell land of all types.Dusty has been able to build many solid lasting relationships and friendships with highly successful clients. Several of these repeat buyers and sellers are heavy hitters in the national and international real estate markets."I am very blessed on all fronts. Having been born into a very large family of landowners has given me a lifetime of experience. I have a very detailed perspective of what it takes to bring large legacy family landowners together to meet their often diverse, but intertwined goals.""Experiencing and fulfilling up-front, handshake-type commitments are key factors to bridging the distance in any land transaction. Working together with buyers and sellers to become more familiar and educated in their prospective markets and needs helps me to drive their success rates up.""I've ridden fine horses through decades of real estate cycles. From the time I was just a young boy, I started learning by closely watching my family members buy and sell land, cattle, horses, and citrus in diverse, and sometimes very complicated and volatile, markets."Dusty is a member of the Florida Cattlemens Association, Silver Spurs Riding Club, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), and is a part owner with his cousins of a United Pro Rodeo PRCA stock contractor card. He is a National Audubon Society member, a lifetime member of American Bucking Bull, Inc. (ABBI), and a Professional Bull Riders (PBR) stock contractor. Additionally, Dusty is a founding board member of the Harmony Pop Warner Youth Football and Cheer League and a past member of the Osceola County Lakes Advisory Committee.Dusty enjoys spending time with his family like his cowboy ancestors. Its in his blood to be working cows, breaking colts, rodeoing, hunting, and fishing. He and his wife, Lucrecia, have been married since 1994 and have been blessed with three children and a granddaughter. They attend City of Life church in Kissimmee, Florida, as well as Rivertown Community Church in Marianna, Florida. Dusty enjoys exploring new lands on horseback and helping people realize their dreams in real estatemuch like he has been able to."I help my clients build The Wheel of the Deal so that we can roll out towards successfully achieving their goals."#ExperienceBridgesTheDistanceDusty specializes in:Legacy Ranch & FarmlandLegacy Southern PlantationsResidential Development PropertiesFamily Trust & Estate LandsAgricultural Land ManagementWaterfront LandGame Ranches & PreservesRecreational Hunting PropertiesLegacy Corporation Timber PropertiesCommercial & Industrial DevelopmentCommercial Tourism DevelopmentCitrus & Fruit Groves1031 Tax-Free ExchangesConservation EasementsMitigation BanksLand Entitlement ProcessesProfessional HistoryRLI APEX 2024 Top Twenty National Producer Award