About the Firm
Real estate markets are changing faster than most assets can adapt.
Across many communities, properties are no longer underperforming because of location or physical condition, but because they are misaligned with current market realities. Uses have shifted. Demand has changed. Capital structures no longer fit.
Capital Investor Services (CIS) was established to address this gap.
Led by David M. Dornbos, MA, MBA, CIS brings more than four decades of experience across development, construction management, public-private redevelopment, and asset repositioning through multiple market cycles. The firm focuses on helping owners, investors, and communities reposition underperforming real estate assets and align them with current market conditions, restoring performance, usability, and long-term value.
Capital Investor Services also works in coordination with nonprofit and public-sector initiatives where appropriate, including mission-driven redevelopment efforts focused on long-term community stability.
This includes collaboration with nonprofit partners engaged in affordable housing, adaptive reuse, and community infrastructure development, where alignment between public objectives and private execution is essential.
We Solve Real Estate Problems Others Can’t
Most real estate challenges are not transactional, they are structural.
Vacancy, underperformance, stalled projects, and declining asset value are often symptoms of deeper issues:
- Misaligned use
- Outdated positioning
- Capital constraints
- Regulatory or redevelopment barriers
Without realignment, these conditions compound over time, limiting both asset performance and long-term viability.
CIS works with property owners, investors, and municipalities to diagnose these underlying conditions and implement strategies that reposition assets for viable, sustainable use.
Our role is not limited to advising.
We operate as:
- Independent strategic advisor
- Development partner
- Lead developer
From early-stage analysis through entitlement, financing, construction, and delivery, we bring disciplined execution to complex redevelopment efforts.
Our Focus
We operate at the intersection of three core disciplines:
Market Repositioning & Value Recovery
Identifying why assets are underperforming and aligning them with current demand, economic conditions, and realistic use cases.
Public-Private Development Strategy
Structuring projects that leverage public programs, nonprofit alignment, and private capital to unlock redevelopment opportunities that traditional models cannot support.
Development & Execution Leadership
Taking projects from concept to completion, site control, entitlements, financing, construction, and delivery through Certificate of Occupancy.
Our Approach
Capital Investor Services is not a brokerage platform.
We do not list properties or pursue commission-based transactions.
Our work is centered on:
- Solving complex real estate challenges
- Structuring viable redevelopment strategies
- Executing projects where alignment can be achieved
Each engagement is tailored to the specific conditions of the asset and the objectives of the client, with clear accountability and measurable outcomes.
Compensation is based on defined scope and execution—not commissions.
Start the Conversation
We welcome a confidential discussion to evaluate whether a repositioning strategy may be appropriate.
Initial conversations are exploratory, practical, and focused on understanding the asset, market conditions, and potential pathways forward.
There is no cost or obligation associated with an initial discussion.
