Daniel Bates

Broker / Owner
843-606-0622
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Daniel Bates is a McClellanville native whose family roots trace back to the original settlers along the Santee River. After graduating from Appalachian State University, he served as a police officer in Rock Hill for 4 years. He then returned home to McClellanville and began his career in real estate in 2006. Daniel’s love of technology and writing led him to start the first blog about McClellanville, which led him down a side-career as a social media and blogging consultant to other real estate agents across the country. During this brief time, he taught thousands of agents, spoke at
technology conferences, and had a number of nationally published articles. In 2010, he hung up those reins to found MCVL Realty.

Daniel was #1 agent by sales in the McClellanville / Awendaw area in 2012, 2016, and 2018 and remains one of the top 10 agents in all of Charleston Trident Association of Realtors for sold lots in the last decade. In addition to his Brokers license, he also completed the following training: Certified Negotiation Expert, Seller Representative Specialist, Accredited Buyer’s Representative, and Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist.

Daniel still loves working with buyers, sellers, landlords, and renters, but is most happy to put his love of marketing, technology, writing, and photography to work every day in his role as Broker-in-Charge of MCVL Realty. He has put his leadership skills to good use in the community by helping to found the Bulls Bay Chamber of Commerce and then serving as its chairman for three terms. He has also served as the Chairman of McClellanville’s Architectural Review Board, President of the Mouzons Bluff Homeowners Association, McClellanville’s Deputy Town Marshall, and an advisory board member for Land & Sea Market in McClellanville. Daniel is the proud father of three. He is a nature enthusiast, enjoying hiking, biking, camping, and fishing, and most recently dove into kayak fishing (OK, he actually “flipped”). He regularly watches the sunrise on his family dock on the ICW and just finished coaching his first season as a junior varsity basketball coach at CREECS.

I researched realtors in this small fishing village of McClellanville and quickly realized Daniel Bates would be a good option. I coldcalled him and he immediately responded. And within a couple days (or less) we traveled two hours to meet him and look at options in the area. Thankfully he showed us options I had not even considered and we made an offer THAT DAY because the option was perfect and had not shown up on any of my searches in the area. I sense that is because he is a local and tied in to what’s happening in the area. Daniel has been super responsive throughout the negotiating and closing process. He even came out to meet us at our purchase after hours to answer a couple additional questions. I never felt like he was trying to get rich off of us or tell us what we wanted to hear. He has been willing to do research to help us and continues to do so though our closing is complete. I would recommend Daniel to my friends and family.

If you are looking to sell a house in the McClellanville area, Daniel Bates is without question the best choice. He grew up here and knows the area better than any other Realtor. Not only that, he is energetic and hardworking. Daniel was always willing to answer a call with questions about the process, and to talk as long as necessary to answer our questions. This was particularly important to us since we live out of state (this was a vacation home), and have less familiarity with the sale process in South Carolina. You cannot go wrong with hiring Daniel to sell your house!

My wife and I had the pleasure of working with Daniel Bates on the purchase of our first home. His knowledge of the local market was paramount. Daniel found the time to work around our schedule. From the beginning and throughout the closing process, Daniel was always on top of it, and he was quickly available when I had questions. He patiently and knowledgeably walked us through any questions we had, He was very responsive. The level of personalization Daniel provides is very comforting. Daniel is a consummate professional in all regards. We highly recommend Daniel Bates.

Over the years my wife and I have dealt with several realtors, but Daniel Bates is by far the best. He is friendly, intelligent, and knowledgeable. He understands the area in which he works because he grew up there. And his integrity is beyond question. Specifically, Daniel was able to find local craftsmen who could execute important repairs on the house we were selling. He presented all offers to us, but he gave detailed advice on consequences of accepting or rejecting the same. He showed us comparable properties and discussed pricing strategies. He was willing to contact us at our convenience–by email or phone call or whatever we requested. He was present and punctual at every meeting we arranged. We could not have asked for better service!

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