About Michael Bates, DC
Michael Bates, from Washington, DC, is an experienced professional in the real estate industry. Throughout his career, Michael has worked in various roles that have provided him a diverse skillset that has allowed him to begin his own business. Michael is skilled in property management, client communication, and public relations.
Before venturing into the world of real estate, Michael Bates attended The American University, located in Washington, DC. There, Michael studied International Studies and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2010. He quickly began working in the world of business, where he has gained some essential skills that have helped him excel and succeed throughout his career.
His first role was as a Human Resources & Accounting Assistant for NGP VAN, Inc., in Washington, DC. He was able to gain experience in HR and a bit of accounting with his daily responsibilities. Michael Bates processed and billed all new orders, provided the client with invoices for the services of the company. Michael also helped with end of month financial reconciliation. These accounting duties gave Michael insight into business operations along with his duties working in human resources.
Michael Bates then went on to become a Client Services Specialist at the same company. Here, Michael began to perfect his client communication skills throughout his two years in this role. He provided training and support to clients utilizing the company’s software. Michael was knowledgable in the various software offered at the company, including for fundraising, donor management, compliance reporting, and communications software. Michael was able to take some complex topics and explain them to clients in an effective manner. Aside from mastering his client communication, Michael Bates also was responsible for communicating closely with the product, engineering, new media, and sales departments. He was responsible for sharing the needs of clients that helped to improve the software.
Soon, Michael Bates became a Senior Account Executive, State & Local Sales at the same company in Washington, DC. His past role helped him to understand the product and the types of customers that it would help, which gave him the ability to succeed in sales. Michael managed and developed a territory of over 15 states, while consistently exceeding sales goals. He was responsible for the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales projections and also tracked daily activities through salesforce.
Michael Bates then went on to work as a Dedicated Advisor, National Journal Group for Atlantic Media. He fostered relationships with high-level executives and heads of office at DC’s premier public policy organizations. After one year in this role, Michael decided to make a career change and became a real estate agent in 2016.
Michael Bates has been able to utilize his previous skills in business to succeed in real estate. Since his start, Michael has worked his way up in the industry, and one year after his start, he became a Team Lead in his second year as an agent. In 2018, Michael Bates decided to utilize his expertise and start his own business. He has extensive knowledge of real estate and rentals, so he opened Rising Tide Rentals, LLC. This company is a real estate rental management company that assists people with the management of their rental properties. Michael Bates also works as a Real Estate Agent with Real Living | At Home in Washington, DC.
