Dusty Calderon is a Senior Advisor at SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate in Lakeland, Florida. Dusty has been trailing cattle on a horse and working on ranches since he was old enough to sit in the saddle. He has worked in ranch and grove management, development project management, land sales and acquisitions, and entitlement processes. Dusty brings years of industry experience to his role in real estate.

As a 6th-generation Floridian from a pioneering family in Osceola County, Dusty has a lifetime of solid networking throughout Florida. He went to college at McNeese State University on a bull riding scholarship and was 3rd in the southern region intercollegiate ranks in Bull riding for 2 years running.

In 2021, he closed almost $200 million in properties. Some of his current listings include a 12,006-acre ranch and recreational property in Taylor County, a 4,647-acre ranch and timberland tract in Chiefland as well as several development properties in Osceola County. He is also brokering a $1 million property in New Mexico, a 293-acre ranch in Oklahoma, and most recently closed on Green Island Ranch, a 5,977-acre family legacy property in Osceola County that sold for $150,000,000.

He also brokers properties from the Southwest to the Deep South, the Midwest, and South America, and continues to expand his client base beyond Florida. He has helped ranchers, farmers, timber companies, domestic and foreign investors, hedge funds, residential and commercial developers, tourism developers, hunters, conservationists, famous celebrities, family and friends sell or acquire every land of all types.

Dusty worked for a large waterfront developer with over $1 billion in sales. He has helped Brazilian ranchers, farmers, and developers sell their land in Brazil and buy and sell real estate here in America.

He is a member of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Silver Spurs Riding Club, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), and National Audubon Society. He is a lifetime member of American Bucking Bull, Inc. (ABBI) and a Professional Bull Riders (PBR) stock contractor. Additionally, Dusty is a founding board member for 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. It’s in his blood to be working cows & breaking colts, rodeoing, hunting, and fishing. Dusty and his wife, Lucrecia, have been married since 1994 and have three children and a granddaughter. They attend City of Life church in Kissimmee, Florida. He enjoys seeing new lands on horseback and helping people realize their dreams in real estate like he has been able to.