About Dino
After 30 years with Sprint corporation Dino entered the Real Estate Industry with his mom's brokerage in Livingston, TN in 2003. Not long after, his wife Catherine joined the team and success was fast on their heels! Mom passed on to Dino & Catherine her honesty, hard work ethic and christian values that had guided her every step as a real estate professional. "Loving God & Loving neighbor" and "Treat others as you would have them treat you" have been the cornerstone principles that the Cates Cross Roads team have lived and worked by. This has proven to be very successful as they have consistently year after year been ranked in the top 5 in the local MLS and state of Tennessee for sales and service!
Dino & Catherine married in 1989 and live on a 123 acre horse farm with 5 horses, 1 dog & 3 cats. They have 2 grown married children and 5 grandchildren living in the Nashville area. They all love the horses, Dale Hollow lake, duck hunting & the great outdoors. Also they are very active in their churches, missions and various civic organizations such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hope Center for Addiction recovery, Cedar Lake Camp, Young Life, Cookeville Rescue Mission, Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic, Rick Bonfim ministries, Rotary, Clay Co. Economic Development Agency. They love helping folks find the perfect place especially the horse and lake lover. Dino & Catherine are experts in all aspects of buying and selling real estate and go above and beyond from start to finish to completely manage the transaction for the best experience possible for their clients. Happy, satisfied clients before, during and after the closing are their top concern! They know the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee backwards and forwards and all in between. They go above and beyond and treat all clients equally no matter the budget or features needed.
Dino, Catherine and their team are residential and commercial real estate experts since 2003, specializing in lake properties as well as land and horse farms in Livingston, Rickman, Allons, Byrdstown, Celina, Cookeville, Sparta, Jamestown, Crossville, Smithville, Gainesboro, Monterey and surrounding. The Cates have spent the last 35 years on a 123 acres farm near beautiful Dale Hollow Lake. They know the fields, hills and hollows, lakes and rivers, and available acreage of the Upper Cumberland Region of Tennessee. When you are searching for a lake/river property or land/horse form, the Cross Roads Team of agents and staff are the best at guiding their clients to their dream property. Get the LAKE and LAND experts to find your perfect place.
