DAVID TEN CATE – Co-Owner, Founder and Associate Broker

David Ten Cate is a graduate of Calvin College and the University of Minnesota Law School, and has been a practicing attorney since 1991. Ten Cate’s legal career focused primarily on real estate, small business, and transactional matters. Ten Cate obtained his Michigan real estate broker’s license in 2002 while working for a commercial real estate brokerage and development client. In that capacity, Ten Cate oversaw all real estate transactions for that client, and reviewed listing and marketing materials, purchase agreements, due-diligence reports, and closing documents. In April of 2004, Ten Cate founded Capstone Real Estate, LLC.

Ten Cate is a member of the Grand Rapids-based Commercial Alliance of Realtors, the West Michigan Lakeshore Association of Realtors, the Michigan Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. He has served on the Board of Directors for a number of corporations, including the Ottawa County Bar Association and the West Michigan Lakeshore Association of Realtors. Ten Cate holds the coveted Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, which is the most widely-recognized commercial and investment real estate designation in the country. Ten Cate is one of fewer than 200 Michigan brokers who have obtained the CCIM designation.