Archive for June, 2007

Find an Assistant for Real Estate with a Proven Track Record

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

When you’re looking for the right assistant for real estate, it’s important to know that you’re choosing someone with the experience to get you to where you want to be. One thing to look at is her track record.

You can look at testimonials from those who have used her services. Or you can take the option and look at her clients.

For example, if you want to become one of the top real estate agents in the country, one thing to consider is which VA other top agents use. In the case of Ralph R. Roberts, the choice is Assistant for Real Estate.

Why should his choice matter to you?

  • Ralph R. Roberts is more than just a real estate agent – he’s also an author and speaker;
  • He has been identified by Time magazine as “…the best selling REALTOR® in America,”;
  • He’s worked hard to get where he is; would he really choose just any assistant for real estate?

Of course not. Maybe your goals don’t include speaking or authoring books, but that’s okay; we can still help you to reach your full potential as a real estate agent.

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
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An Assistant for Real Estate Can Take Your Business to the Next Level

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

When you are in business for yourself, it’s hard to be content – even when things are going smoothly. This is especially true in real estate.

There’s always a chance that you miss a great listing – maybe because one of your competitors has a better listing presentation than you do. There’s always a chance that the paperwork will pile up or you won’t have a chance to update your company’s web site as often as you should. Or maybe it’s just that you know that you need to get your real estate business online so that you can compete but there’s a problem: you don’t know much about internet marketing and article submission or the value of keeping a blog.

Don’t worry: you can still take your business to the next level. And an assistant for real estate is someone who can help you to get it there.

An assistant for real estate specializes in helping professionals like you to reach business goals. He or she specializes in working with real estate professionals and know the ins and outs of the business – but also can take on some of the tasks that you could use some help with along the way.

Get help marketing – in print and online. Get help coordinating listings, updating your website or even with keeping in touch by email. Working with an assistant for real estate can help you to grow your business – and take everything about it to the next level.

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
An assistant for real estate offers services to help grow your business.
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Help for Virtual Assistants Who Are Just Starting Out

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

If you’ve recently committed to becoming a virtual assistant, or if you’ve recently decided to become a real estate virtual assistant – we’re here to help!

Not only can virtual assistants receive coaching services, but also, we offer a number of tools that will assist you in becoming the best you can be.

Among them are our plans for internet marketing with press releases in which we give you access to the tools you need to get your message out. Likewise, we offer a plan for internet marketing with article submission – sites where you can submit the articles that you write for your clients, articles that allow your clients to build a reputation in their field.

But, even more than that, we’re offering our FSBO action plan as well as an expired listing action plan and a closing action plan – tools that will help you to help your real estate clients move through the process of selling a home from start to finish.

These are the same plans that we use – the same plans that have built our reputation; use them to help get your virtual assistant business off on the right foot!

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
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Thinking About Flipping Houses as a Home Based Business?

Monday, June 18th, 2007

There’s a lot of hype about flipping houses: buying a home at a discount, making renovations and then selling for a profit. You can find information on a number of television programs as well as in books and magazines.

However, until now, there has not been a comprehensive book that will help those of you looking to flip houses. Now, though, Ralph R. Roberts and Joe Kraynak have released Flipping Houses for Dummies.

Their guide will help newcomers – as well as those who have flipped homes in the past – determine which properties are great investments, get the right assistance from real estate agents, estimate the profit to be made on a flip and even provide great suggestions for making renovations and staging the home so that it looks its very best.

You may never flip a house. In fact, you may even be a real estate professional who just wants to learn more about which homes to show to those who do want to flip homes. You may have a passing interest, or you may have already committed to to a new home business.

Whatever your experience, whatever your interest in flipping houses, Flipping Houses for Dummies can give you the insight and information that you need to get the most out of the experience!

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
Get the help you need flipping houses from a real estate virtual assistant.
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A Real Estate Virtual Assistant Can Help With Home Staging

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

When a real estate agent or broker searches for a a real estate virtual assistant, there are different things that he or she looks for. Maybe the goal is to find a VA who has experience marketing their services online. Maybe the goal is to find a virtual assistant who can help them organize and back up all of their files.

But not everyone seeks out a real estate virtual assistant who can help with home staging. Why? It might be that they are not aware that there are people out there who are able to help them out.

An agent or broker who works with a real estate virtual assistant for home staging needs will have one more thing to offer sellers: great tips for making their home inviting, tips that will help prospective buyers to feel more at home as soon as they walk through the front door.

A real estate virtual assistant can help you help your clients with home staging tips. With simple suggestions like taking down family photos and bringing in fresh cut flowers and creating a neutral canvas for prospective buyers, homes will sell more quickly – and agents and brokers will find themselves with new client referrals.

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
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A Virtual Assistant for Real Estate Offers Listing Coordination Services

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Many real estate agents and brokers could benefit from working with a virtual assistant for real estate. Some could benefit from help creating marketing materials. Others could benefit from hiring a VA to write their blog or to market their services with online articles and press releases.

Still other could greatly benefit from working with a virtual assistant for real estate who offers listing coordination services. Some of these services include:

  • the creation of just listed postcards that include great photos and information about the listing, as well as making sure that those postcards get out to the printer and to prospective buyers;
  • creating customized feature sheets that will highlight all of the benefits of a property;
  • web site updates: the properties that you represent should be shown on your website as well as other real estate sites like Realtor.com that the listing will appear on;
  • creating tip sheets and checklists for the sellers so that you can be sure that they understand the process – tips on cleaning up the clutter, fixing up the property and even staging the home so that buyers can see it in the best possible light; and
  • creating and sending out reports to the sellers so that you can be sure that they’re in the loop throughout the process of selling a home.

Are these all of the listing coordination services that a virtual assistant for real estate can offer? Of course not! Different VAs offer a variety of services – often packaged based on the agent or broker’s needs.

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
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A Virtual Real Estate Assistant Knows That Appearance Matters

Friday, June 15th, 2007

When you work in real estate, appearance is important.

Now this isn’t to say that, when you hire a virtual real estate assistant you should look at the way he or she looks and find out whether he or she works in pajamas. Quite the contrary: it is to say that, when you hire a virtual real estate assistant you should be sure that you’re hiring someone who can put their best into a project or projects, and boost the overall appearance of your company.

For example, if you’re looking for a virtual real estate assistant to help with listing presentations, you want to make sure that he or she knows how to create the presentations that will help you to win the listing. You want to be sure that listing presentation demonstrates your home staging abilities, selling tips that you have to offer and the best of your services. Most of all, you want to know that you have a listing presentation that sets you apart from your competitors.

The right virtual real estate assistant knows the important of a great listing presentation for marketing your services to prospective sellers. The right VA can create a great presentation that looks great and helps you to get the listings that you are competing for.

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
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A Virtual Assistant for Real Estate Brokers Just Makes Sense

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

If you’re a real estate broker, it only makes sense that there’s more to do than you can fit into your day. Sure, you could hire someone to come into the office and help you out, but that isn’t always a practical solution. Similarly, you could hire a temporary employee through a staffing agency, but it’s hard to know how committed he or she would be.

Therefore, hiring a virtual assistant for real estate brokers just makes sense. There are a number of reasons for this:

  1. A virtual assistant for real estate brokers specializes in providing the services that you need;
  2. A virtual assistant for real estate brokers is someone who knows that his or her success depends on the success of the business that hired them;
  3. A VA for real estate brokers has the right experience – and the right tools – to help you to grow your business.

Consider it for a minute: would you rather hire someone who you will have to train who is not invested in real estate and who will not be working with you for the long term, or someone who already has the necessary skills and experience who can work with you for a one time project or over and extended period of time? Would you rather need to explain the industry to someone, or work with a virtual assistant for real estate who knows about listing coordination, home staging and much more?

When you already have a lot to do, why make even more work for yourself? Work with someone who can help you to get the job done – the right way.

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
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A Virtual Assistant for a Real Estate Agent Can Make It Easy to Keep in Touch with Prospective Buyers

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

As a real estate agent, you know that following up with prospective buyers is important. But let’s be honest: when you host an open house, do you have the time to send thank you notes to everyone who stopped in – even those who didn’t seem altogether interested in the property?

It’s not always easy to find the time to follow up with everyone. Fortunately, a virtual assistant for a real estate agent can make communication easier.

When you are working with a virtual assistant for a real estate agent, you can fax over a copy of your guest log from an open house. Your VA can then send a personalized thank you note to everyone who visited and left an address – including those who came to see the property because they wanted to explore available properties.

Not everyone who attends will be interested in a property. Not everyone who attends is even ready to make the investments in a home of their own. However, by sending a personalized note, you can be sure that every attendee thinks more highly of you.

As a result, you’re likely to see increased business. Prospective buyers will call to ask about similar properties or to follow up with questions. Others will think of you when the time comes for them to invest in a home.

And the best part is this: with a virtual assistant on your side, you won’t have to take the time to write and send the notes yourself. It’s win-win!

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
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A Real Estate Virtual Assistant Can Give Your Marketing Materials a New Look

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

When you work in real estate, you know that appearance is important – not so much your own appearance, but that of your marketing materials. A real estate virtual assistant can work with you to create a look that stands out.

A real estate virtual assistant can work with you to update the current template that you use for creating your business cards, for just listed or just sold postcards and even for marketing flyers – both for the services that you offer and for the properties that you represent.

Wouldn’t it be great if all of your marketing materials were both eye-catching and informative? Wouldn’t it be great if people really noticed your advertising and, even more importantly, responded to it?

The goal of your marketing campaigns is to generate interest in your services as well as the properties that you represent. Without the right marketing materials – without using the right colors and fonts, without providing the right layout and information – it’s difficult to draw attention.

That’s where a real estate virtual assistant comes in. A real estate virtual assistant who has experience with design programs can make sure that every photo is just right. He or she can create a layout that “pops” without distracting the person who is viewing it.

In other words, hiring a real estate virtual assistant can give you an edge, an ability to draw in clients – buyers and sellers alike – and save you the hassle of learning design and desktop publishing software.

Kandra Hamric – Real Estate Virtual Assistant
Let a real estate virtual assistant help you create marketing that pops.
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