commercial real estate

I’ve been in touch with Your Man in India about getting a personal virtual assistant.

I’m going to experiment with having him/her handle tasks that keep me away from sales related activities, e.g.,

-personal calls to companies, vendors, etc.

-Following up with prospects that have visited my listings (following a simple script. I will handle the most important leads and any work that requires a real estate license)

-maintaining marketing reports

-maintaining my database….particularly bulk additions to the database

-market research

This is all to supplement my company-provided in-house team. I’ll keep you posted on how it goes.

I don’t know if overseas outsourcing is the panacea that Timothy Ferriss’s Four Hour Work Week makes it out to be…

I tried it with a project to build an owner database and was disappointed with the results.

I think a full or half-time commitment to a single overseas assistant could be the best bet as you could train the individual to meet your expectations and learn your business.

If you’re interested in trying this, a good place to start is Finn Johnson’s RE Back Office. Finn comes from a commercial real estate background so he understands our needs. He can offer the overseas assistant solution you might be seeking.