Tina Pastran

Written by Elizabeth McCabe | Photos by Shawna McDuffie, Peak RES

“I eat, sleep, and breathe my job,” Tina Pastran says with a laugh. 

“I was made for real estate.” And honestly, after spending just a few minutes talking with her, it’s hard to imagine her doing anything else. 

Tina doesn’t talk about real estate like it’s sales. She talks about people. Families. Relationships. Milestones. She remembers birthdays, keeps up with clients on Facebook, checks in long after closing day, and somehow makes people feel like they matter beyond the transaction.

“I don’t let them let me go,” she jokes. “I ask them what time Thanksgiving is.” 

And she means it.

Tina genuinely loves people. It pours out of her in conversation. She gets excited talking about her clients, her kids, her team, even the builders she works with. “Families are my favorite part that I work with,” she says. “It allows me to be a part of someone’s journey, even if it’s changing someone’s life just a little bit.” 

That heart for people is a huge part of why her business has exploded. Licensed in 2020, Tina entered real estate in 2021 during one of the craziest housing markets imaginable. Before that, she was a stay-at-home mom navigating a difficult divorce and trying to figure out what came next.

“I was panicked and didn’t know what to do,” she recalls. Her boyfriend Edgar encouraged her to try real estate. “I literally thought, ‘What’s one more poke at the bear?’ I might as well.” 

So she jumped in. As she says, “I just dove right onto it.” It was full steam ahead. 

Today, Tina is on track to close 160 homes this year after closing 130 last year. But she’s quick to tell you there’s no magic formula behind it.

“I work a lot,” she says honestly. “That’s the secret to the sauce. Put your head down and keep working.” 

Still, it’s more than hustle. Tina has built a referral-heavy business because people trust her. She listens. She adapts. She pivots when needed. And she stays connected long after the transaction ends.

“If I see something that makes me think of them, I text them,” she says. Frequently, her memories of homes sold pop up on Facebook. That’s when she tells her clients, “Happy home anniversary.” 

Her children remain at the center of everything she does. Forest, her oldest, is almost 18 and “very studious and pensive.” Noah, 16, is incredibly motivated. “I think he’s going to run a company someday,” she says proudly. And Gracely, 13, is “a gentle and precious sweet soul.” 

“Every single thing I do, I do for them,” Tina says. “There’s not a day that I go to work and they are not forefront in my mind.” 

That same love extends to the team she started last July. What began as an idea has grown into a close-knit group of six agents Tina considers family.

“We are small, but we are pretty mighty,” she says. “You don’t have to have 50 agents to make waves in real estate.” 

More than production numbers, Tina wants to see her team members grow in confidence, knowledge, and the ability to provide for their own families someday. “We are better together than individually,” she says. 

Life hasn’t always been easy behind the scenes. Tina openly shares that working around MS can be challenging, especially when it affects memory recall or energy levels. But she refuses to let it define her. Recently changing brokerages became another turning point in both her business and personal growth.

“It was life-changing,” she says. “It was a blessing.” 

Outside of work, Tina loves spending time with her family at their lake house, traveling, hanging out with her team, and working out with her trainer four days a week. “It’s a new journey for me,” she smiles. She and Edgar are building a beautiful life together, rooted in hard work, faith, and staying connected to the people they love most. 

And despite the long hours and nonstop pace, Tina’s passion hasn’t faded one bit.

“I still wake up every day excited about my job,” she says. “Everything that I’ve been through in my life—all the good things and the bad things—prepared me to serve my clients better.” 

Relationships are essential to real estate. “That’s first and foremost,” she says. Connecting with others and helping them is what Tina does best. In the process, she is changing lives, bringing happiness, and living a life of purpose.