William C. Cantey, Jr.

Real Estate Experience
1969 - 1977 Commercial and investment sales with McTeer Real Estate Company in Columbia, S. C.  Specialized in sales of income producing properties and undeveloped land.  Vice President 1975-77.
1977 - present President and owner of Cantey & Company, Inc., a real estate consulting and property management firm in Columbia, S.C.  Offers advice and counsel to real estate owners and purchasers on a fee-only basis.  Have advised and/or negotiated for clients in over seven hundred acquisitions, sales, leases, exchanges, restructurings or financings.  Creates computer models for analysis of real estate.  Now owns or have owned as an individual or as a partner office buildings, shopping centers, apartments, duplexes, single family houses, warehouses and land.  Company manages over 600 residential units.
1989 - present President and owner of Cantey Mortgage Company, Inc., NMLS number 253200.  This company specializes in investing in existing purchase money mortgages.
1995 - 2005 President of Riverland Development Corporation, Inc., owner of three office buildings totaling 160,000 square feet located on Stoneridge Boulevard, Columbia, S. C. All three buildings were sold in 2005.
Professional Designations
CCIM Awarded the CCIM designation (Certified Commercial Investment Member) by the Realtors National Marketing Institute in 1976.  Requirements:  five week-long courses, comprehensive exam, three demonstration reports and evidence of ability to make transactions.  Signifies achievement in analyzing and marketing commercial and investment properties.  One of approximately 15,000 in the U.S.
CRE Awarded the CRE designation (Counselor of Real Estate) by the American Society of Real Estate Counselors, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors in 1981.  This invitation-only designation recognizes professional expertise in real estate counseling.  One of approximately 1,500 in the U.S.
Education
1964 Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in Davidson, N.C., with a major in Economics
1966 Master in Business Administration from Harvard University with a concentration in Finance
1969 - present Numerous real estate sales, analysis, financing and negotiating courses
Teaching Experience
1983 - present Instructor for investment real estate finance and analysis for the S. C. Realtors Institute or affiliated local associations.  Teaches eight hours twice per year to experienced Realtors.
1986 - present National faculty member of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors).  Teaches CI 101, "Financial Analysis for Commercial Real Estate," and CI 104, "Investment Analysis for Commercial Real Estate".  These week-long courses are taught four to six times per year to experienced Realtors in major cities nationwide.  Voted by peers as “Senior Instructor of the Year” for CI 404 in 1992, for CI 104 in 1995 and in 2003 and for CI 101 in 1999.  Received the Robert L Ward Instructor of the Year Award in 2004 as the top instructor on the national faculty.
1995 - present Author and instructor of the following courses which qualify for mandatory continuing education for real estate licensees in South Carolina: “Tax Traps & Tips , an Update to Protect Your Clients,” “Creative Financing, Unlock the Power of Seller Financing,” “Wealth Building for Residential Realtors,” and “Real Estate Investment Analysis.”
Civic Activity
  Former Commissioner, City of Columbia Planning Commission.  Member, Greater Columbia Association of Realtors.  Past Director and President of the Realtors Education Foundation.  Past President of the South Carolina Association of Realtors, Past President, South Carolina CCIM Chapter.  Past President, Columbia Kiwanis Club.  Past Chairman, Columbia Advisory Board of the Salvation Army.  Past President, S. C. Real Estate Marketing & Exchange Council.  Past President, Executives Association of Greater Columbia.  President, South Carolina State Fair.  Columbia Advisory Board, TD-Carolina First Bank.
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