Archive for May, 2008

When Is the Time Right for a Real Estate Virtual Assistant?

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

When you’re running a real estate business, you’ll find that there are some times when you are going to need a little bit of extra help. The challenge, though, that many real estate pros face is knowing when it is the right time to start looking for and working with a real estate virtual assistant.

If you’re not sure whether or not you need to have a real estate virtual assistant? Ask yourself the following questions:

  1. Is there room in my office for another person?
  2. Do I leave at the end of the day feeling like I forgot to do something important?
  3. Am I ever stuck in the office long after I planned on being home so that I could post to my blog, answer email and return phone calls?
  4. Do I need about 5 more hours in the day just to take care of the little things?

If you answered yes to any of those questions – and especially if you answered yes to many or all of them – the time is probably right for a real estate virtual assistant. After all, when you work with a real estate VA, you will find that you are able to avoid other costs: in other words, working with a real estate virtual assistant lets you save time and money.

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Finding a Great Real Estate Assistant Doesn’t Have to Be Challenging

Friday, May 30th, 2008

When you are working in real estate, it makes sense that there is a certain way that you want things to be done; as a result, there are going to be times when you wonder whether or not it’s really worth it to search for a real estate assistant. After all, traditionally it can be tough to find someone who is a great match, who you can count on to be reliable and who you won’t have to spend a tone of time training to do things “the right way.”

However, choosing a great real estate assistant does not have to be difficult. There are people out there who already know how to use the same software that you use and who already have a sense of pride in their ability to do the job well. And the best part is that they are not all that difficult to find either.

When you are looking for a great real estate assistant, one of the options that is available to you is to work with an independent real estate assistant who works virtually. After all, when you are working with a real estate assistant whose success is going to be determined by that of her clients, you can be sure that, once the commitment is made, everything will go smoothly. See for yourself how easy it can be to find the right real estate assistant.

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A Real Estate Assistant Can Help You to Create a Great Action Plan

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

When you’re working in real estate, there are always going to be a wide variety of things that you need to stay on top of. When you have a great real estate action plan, you’ll find that it’s easier to get things done; when you have a real estate assistant help you to write out an action plan that gets results time and time again, you’ll find that it’s even easier to get things done.

A real estate assistant – particularly a real estate assistant who is accustomed to working with top producers – can help you to create real estate action plans that will enable you to reach a variety of goals.

Your real estate assistant, for example, can help you to create a listing presentation that gets noticed as well as a great plan for sealing the deal. Similarly, your real estate assistant can help you to develop a real estate action plan that will help you to know every step of the way what’s going to be coming up for the buyers that you’re working with.

When you know the steps and have them all right there in front of you, you will find that you are able to get more done. After all, you won’t have to worry about what’s coming up – it’ll be there in your action plan. Likewise, you won’t have to worry that your clients won’t understand the process, they will be able to know the plan and what it entails as well.

In other words, when you have a real estate assistant help you to create a great action plan for your business, you’ll find that things run a bit more smoothly and that you’re able to get even more done.

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Real Estate Marketing: Getting More from Your Campaigns

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

When you work in real estate, it’s not a surprise that there are going to be times when the right real estate marketing message makes all the difference in the world. Simply put, without the right real estate marketing message, you’re going to struggle with attracting buyers and sellers and growing your business is going to be difficult.

Your real estate marketing campaign is something that can benefit from the help of your real estate assistant.

In order to help you get more out of your real estate marketing campaigns, your real estate assistant can work with desktop publishing software to create great brochures, business cards and flyers as well as Just Listed and Just Sold postcards. Similarly, she can work to help you market your business online with blogs, pay per click marketing campaigns and, in some cases, a complete overhaul of your web site.

Real estate marketing is essential when you’re in business; the right message getting out in the right way at the right time makes it possible for you to attract those clients who are ready to take advantage of what you have to offer.

Shouldn’t you be sure that your real estate marketing is going to help you to get the results that you’re looking for?

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Let a Real Estate Virtual Assistant Tackle Your Email

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

When you’re busy in your real estate business, you’ll find that there are times when email makes it a lot easier to get things done. On the other hand, there are also going to be those times when your email inbox seems to take over your day and make it impossible to get everything done.

When you are working with a real estate virtual assistant, you won’t have to worry about your email taking over your day, nor will you have to worry about not getting an essential message when the time is right.

Your real estate virtual assistant can:

  1. Keep an eye on your email inbox and reply to routine requests for information about the real estate services that you offer.
  2. Prioritize the messages that you receive so that those that you absolutely must pay close attention to quickly and can address other messages that can be answered quickly and easily.
  3. Set up your signature file and adjust your auto-reply settings if you’re going to be away for a few hours or a few days.
  4. Backup copies of older messages that are important and add them to client files when appropriate.
  5. Focus on creating a drip email campaign for your business and maintaining an organized database of subscribers.

While it may not seem as though having a real estate virtual assistant focus on managing your email for you, you’ll be surprised by just how much of an impact it can have on your real estate business.

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Choosing a Real Estate Assistant Who Can Help to Grow Your Business

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

When you are looking into bringing a real estate assistant into your real estate business – whether you work with buyers, sellers or are a real estate investor – you’ll find that there are a wide variety of options that are available to you. However, that doesn’t mean that every real estate assistant that you are looking into is really going to be able to help you to grow your business and get the results that you are looking for.

When you are looking for a real estate assistant, you want to be sure that you’re finding the person who will be best for the job – whether or not he or she is someone who will be coming into your office. Your real estate assistant should:

  1. Have familiarity with the programs that you use in your business
  2. Have a strong understanding of the real estate business
  3. Know what it takes to market your business
  4. Be able to help you to reach out to buyers and sellers alike.

When you are able to work with the right real estate assistant, you’ll find that you are able to connect right away, that you are able to work together and that you are able to grow your business. Ultimately, it’s the combination of those things that will help you to know that you’ve chosen the best real estate assistant for your business.

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A Real Estate Assistant Can Help You With Prospecting

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

In any real estate market, prospecting is something that’s important for agents – whether they typically work with buyers are sellers, there’s a need to reach out and make some phone calls to bring in additional clients. A real estate assistant can do a great deal to help with your prospecting.

For example, many agents will look for prospecting advice and come across a message like this one:

(source)For example, if you have listings in a certain neighborhood, you can call that neighborhood:

- You can call to get buyers, by asking “Who would you like to move into your neighborhood?”
- You can call to get sellers by asking, “Who in your neighborhood has been talking about, or even whispering about moving?”

If you’re calling your sphere of influence, and after chatting with them and making a connection, you can say,” I have been meeting some very good independent contractors lately, such as plumbers, electricians and so forth. If you’re looking for someone, please consider me your referral source. I’ll be happy to help.”

Now that you’ve given this resource to them it will be easy to say to them as you are completing the conversation, “When you hear of anyone who’s thinking of buying or selling, please call me with their name and number. I will be happy to follow up and make sure that their real estate needs are taken care of.”

What’s this have to do with working with a real estate assistant?

When you’re uncomfortable with prospecting, you’ll find that it’s important to work with a real estate assistant who understands why it is such an invaluable tool. When you do, you’ll find that you can have your real estate assistant create great scripts for every scenario that you’ll face when it comes to prospecting. If you need to be sure that you’re reaching sellers in a given neighborhood, you can have the right message created; same if you’re looking for investors or any other group of prospective clients.

Your real estate assistant may not make the calls for you, but she sure can help to make the process simpler. See for yourself the benefits that the right real estate assistant can provide.

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A Real Estate Assistant Can Make Your Marketing Materials Top Notch

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

One of the most important things that anyone with a career in real estate can do is to make sure that their marketing materials – brochures, flyers, print ads, websites, blogs and internet marketing campaigns – stand out and draw in their best prospects. When you’re working with a real restate assistant who understands the importance of top notch marketing materials and who can help to make your message stand out.

When you’re working with the right real estate assistant you’ll find that you are able have a web site that is customized and provides the information that your target market is looking for and that you’re able to have a top notch presentation if you’re going after a listing or teaching a homebuyers or investors seminar. Likewise, when you’re working with the right real estate assistant, you’ll find that you’re able to have a strong online marketing campaign without neglecting the brand that you’ve been trying to establish with your print marketing campaigns.

In other words, not only can a real estate assistant go through your marketing materials and ensure that there’s consistency throughout, but also she can help to take those materials to the next level. When that happens, you’ll find that you’re able to attract the people who are most likely to already be looking for the services that you offer. Think about it: how much easier could that make your job?

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Choosing a Real Estate Assistant Who Can Help First Time Buyers

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

When you’re working as a real estate agent, one of the things that is important is working with first time buyers; in order to do that as effectively as possible is to choose a real estate assistant who will be able to be there and to help you with first time buyers.

When you’re working with the right real estate assistant, you’ll find that she is able to create presentations that help those first time buyers to understand the process. You’ll also find that she is able to create great marketing materials and guidelines that will help them to understand the process, identify just what it is that they are looking for in a home and to help them choose the right home – a home where they will be comfortable for years to come while raising a family.

When you’re working with the right real estate assistant, in other words, you will find that you are able to count on having someone there who can help them to understand what they are experiencing so that you will be able to have more time to look to the other areas of your business. When your real estate assistant is able to be there working with your first time buyers, you will have more time on your hands for other parts of your business – those other areas where you are able to bring in a greater profit along the way.

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Having a Real Estate VA Create Drip Email Campaigns

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

When you’re working in real estate, you’ll find that things tend to go a lot more smoothly when you are able to follow up with people immediately – while they are looking for information. When you have a drip email campaign, you can be sure that as soon as they request information, they will be able to receive it. And here’s the better news: you don’t need to know how to set up a drip email campaign; when you are working with the right real estate virtual assistant, she can create that campaign for you.

When your real estate VA creates your email campaign, she can:

  1. Make sure that the initial welcome message provides some key details and is tailored to the information that your prospects are requesting
  2. Make sure that you are not overwhelming your prospects with information but that the are still hearing from you enough to remember who you are
  3. Ensure that the messages within each campaign fit with your goals for the campaign
  4. Set up an autoresponder for you so that you can take advantage of a drip marketing campaign even if it’s something that’s new to you.

By working with the right real estate virtual assistant, you can be sure that your email marketing campaigns are going to let you reach out to your clients and that they will help you to reach your business goals.

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