Broker/Realtor Pete Papadelis brings a unique combination of real estate experience, leadership, coaching, negotiation, and marketing expertise to buyers and sellers throughout Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Now with Zeitlin Sotheby’s International Realty, Pete works alongside fellow Broker Michelle Jenkins as the Jenkins & Papadelis Group, providing clients with experienced representation backed by one of the most recognized names in luxury real estate.
Pete has been helping clients with real estate since 2014 and has called the Nashville area home since 2009. Before joining Zeitlin Sotheby’s International Realty, he served as a managing broker, recruiter, coach, and accountability leader for a real estate company with eight offices and hundreds of agents. Michelle brings an equally strong background, having served as a managing broker and trainer for agents across multiple offices. Together, they combine years of brokerage leadership and agent training with hands-on experience helping buyers and sellers navigate real-world transactions.
Pete works with a wide range of clients, from first-time homebuyers and relocating families to investors, longtime homeowners, downsizers, and luxury buyers and sellers. His approach is straightforward: educate clients, communicate clearly, anticipate problems before they happen, and develop a strategy based on each client’s individual goals rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
His professional designations include Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®), Seller Representative Specialist (SRS), and Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist™ (CLHMS™). His background as a former personal trainer and real estate coach also shaped the discipline, persistence, accountability, and problem-solving skills he brings to every transaction.
For buyers, Pete and Michelle help clients understand not only the homes available but also the communities and lifestyles surrounding them. Their knowledge extends throughout Nashville and Middle Tennessee, including Brentwood, Franklin, Nolensville, Arrington, Mt. Juliet, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Spring Hill, and surrounding communities. Whether a client is moving across town or relocating to Tennessee from another state, their goal is to make the process easier to understand and easier to manage.
For sellers, Pete believes simply putting a home in the MLS is not a marketing strategy. Pete and Michelle develop a customized plan that can include strategic pricing, professional photography and video, digital and social media marketing, targeted outreach, direct marketing, agent-to-agent networking, and the global reach and resources of Sotheby’s International Realty. For clients who need additional assistance preparing a property for market, they also offer concierge-level coordination with trusted vendors and service providers.
Pete is particularly passionate about helping clients understand the changing Nashville market and giving them the information they need to make confident decisions. His extensive relationships with real estate professionals locally and across the country also create additional opportunities for buyers, sellers, and clients relocating to or from Middle Tennessee.
Whether you are buying your first home, selling a longtime family property, relocating, investing, downsizing, or navigating the luxury market, Pete Papadelis and Michelle Jenkins are committed to providing knowledgeable advice, strong negotiation, proactive communication, and exceptional service from the first conversation through closi
