Tray Bates is a Founding Broker of BW Commercial, a commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm based in Corpus Christi, Texas. Tray focuses on providing a high level of professionalism and expertise for his clients by being thorough in his market analysis and providing quantitative analysis for effective decision making. Tray is active in his profession and community serving as Chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors® Political Affairs Committee, Regional Vice President of the Texas Association of Realtors®, Past Treasurer of the San Patricio County Economic Development Corporation, Vice Chairman of the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District and Vice Chairman of the St. James Episcopal School Board of Trustees, and is a graduate of the 2012 National Association of Realtors® Leadership Academy. Tray is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas and is a third generation commercial real estate broker with experience throughout Texas from Dallas-Fort Worth to South Texas.

EXPERIENCE
BW Commercial LLC - Corpus Christi, TX
Bates Commercial LLC – Corpus Christi, TX
Bates & Branscomb LLC – Corpus Christi, TX
W.L. Bates Company, Inc. – Corpus Christi, TX
CMD Realty Investors LLC – Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Texas Health Resources – Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Huff Brous McDowell & Montesi, Inc. – Fort Worth, TX

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
2002 Dallas Business Journal – Commercial Real Estate Heavy Hitter
2009 Corpus Christi Association of Realtors® – Realtor® of the Year
2015 Father of the Year – Corpus Christi Father’s Day Council benefiting American Diabetes Association

CLIENT RECOMMENDATIONS
“Our family has greatly benefited by your dedication, experience and knowledge that you demonstrated in helping with the sale of our family property in Corpus Christi. Tray, your professionalism was very evident through out the whole process. We appreciated your patience with us, especially with all the times we called you with our questions. You helped us gain perspective in a process that needed much insight, and it was evident you really know your business. Your practical suggestions also saved us from much expense also. Since our family is all living in the Denver Area, we needed someone we could trust, and you filled the role beautifully. We still appreciate that we can call on your expertise even today after the closing of our property. Speaking for my brother, sister and myself, thank you so very much. We would recommend you with 100% enthusiasm.” – Vincent C. Mangone and Family

“I would hire you again, and that by far you were the most dedicated and hard working agent that I have worked with. You lived up to your agreements and obtained the maximum profit available.” – John D. Plumlee