Sarah Bates from SmoothTC Receives Hidden Gem Recognition from Nashville Voyager Magazine
- Sarah Bates
- 6 days ago
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Sarah Bates from SmoothTC Receives Hidden Gem Recognition from Nashville Voyager Magazine
NashvilleVoyager is a community-driven magazine that celebrates local “hidden gems” — the business owners and creatives who make Nashville shine. Recently, they featured my interview as the “Sarah Bates’s Story,” which dives into how I became a Transaction Coordinator at SmoothTC and how I connect with our mission to serve agents from contract to close with excellence, care, and consistency.
Here's the Interview
Today we’d like to introduce you to Sarah Bates.
Hi Sarah, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Sarah: Becoming a transaction coordinator who helps real estate agents save time and money from contract to close wasn’t always part of my plan. In fact, when I was ten, I was certain I’d be a lawyer. Getting paid to argue for justice? What other occupation could even compare?
So I started my quest—earning my degree in English/Pre-Law from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (magna cum laude)—and then heading to Nashville School of Law. But halfway through my first year, life took an unexpected turn....
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Meet the Author
Sarah Bates is a Transaction Coordinator with a strong foundation in real property and transaction management. She holds a B.A. in English/Pre-Law from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and earned her Juris Doctorate from the Nashville School of Law, earning her the nickname of “a TC with a JD”.
She began her real estate journey as an Office Manager for a boutique brokerage, where she quickly applied her legal education and attention to detail to real estate transactions. In 2023, Sarah completed advanced professional training from the Transaction Coordinator Academy, solidifying her expertise in real estate transaction management.
Today, she serves as a Transaction Coordinator at SmoothTC with five years experience in the industry, specializing in managing transaction details, deadlines, and brokerage compliance for real estate agents. Her legal education, combined with hands-on experience, makes her a trusted resource for agents seeking smooth, accurate, and efficient closings.
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