About Us

In addition to offering consulting and marketing services nationwide, Cole Inc. is a licensed Tennessee Real Estate Firm and Auction Firm selling real and personal property, including commercial real estate and FF&E.

The licenses are managed by Principal Broker and Auctioneer, David L. Cole, who also sells real estate, personal property, and FF&E in the states of NC, SC, and VA as a licensed sole proprietor / individual Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer.

Other services

We offer specialized services for financial and legal professionals:

Lender & Trustee provides financial and legal professionals insight into our unique and highly effective system for selling bank-owned and foreclosure properties.

Certified Estates provides those professionals or individuals who are liquidating an estate the benefit of working with a professional estate sales specialist.

Our online bidding affiliate:

BidOnlineNow provides online auctions of real estate and personal property, including online only, pre-live auction, and online + live auction bidding.

About David L. Cole

David L. Cole has been a professional real estate broker since 1978, a professional auctioneer since 1987, and has earned the most highly respected designations in the auction and real estate industries. Less than 3% of Auctioneers in America are Certified Auctioneers and less than 1% are Accredited Auctioneers of Real Estate.

Designations & Certifications

Graduate, Certified Auctioneers Institute, Indiana University (CAI)
Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate, Auction Marketing Institute (AARE)
Certified Estate Specialist, Auction Marketing Institute (CES)
Certified Residential Specialist, National Association of REALTORS (CRS)
Graduate REALTORS Institute, TN Association of REALTORS (GRI)

Memberships

Member, National Auctioneers Association
Member, Tennessee Auctioneers Association (TAA)
Member, Auctioneers Association of North Carolina (AANC)
Member, Certified Auctioneers Institute

Positions

2009-Present: Member, Tennessee Auctioneers Commission
2007-2008: President, Tennessee Auctioneers Association
2005-2006: East Vice President, Tennessee Auctioneers Association
Past State Director, Tennessee Auctioneers Association
Past State Director, Tennessee Association of REALTORS
Past Regional Director, Northeast Tennessee Association of REALTORS
Past Director, Kingsport Association of REALTORS
Past Director, Kingsport Center of Opportunity
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International

David L. Cole Licenses

TN Principal Auctioneer 2421
TN Principal Real Estate Broker 229499
SC Auctioneer 2450
SC Real Estate Broker In Charge 6476
VA Auctioneer 1890
VA Real Estate Broker 87536
NC Auctioneer 5976
NC Real Estate Broker 60570

Cole Inc. Licenses

TN Auction Firm 2108
TN Real Estate Firm 256977

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