In this episode, Catherine is busting the myth that Virtual Assistants can’t be used in the property business. She takes us through 18 ways that a VA can help you build and manage your property business.

If you have tasks you are struggling to keep up with or tasks you would prefer not to do then listen in to find out how a Virtual Assistant can help.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

What is a VA?

A VA is a virtual assistant who could be anywhere in the world. They are based online working for you and your business. A Virtual Assistant can work in your property business completing tasks such as;

1. Finding property deals

Set up alerts and the VA can go through to see if they work for your strategy. If you have a way you are looking for deals video yourself so you can provide an example of ‘how it works’.

1. Analysing deals

If they can enter numbers into a deal analyser then they are able to do the numbers for your business.

1. Booking appointments

A VA can book appointments for viewings which can be done online, or you can have a script for them to follow when on the phone.

1. Generating leads for your strategy,

This can be done through the internet using your criteria.

1. Social media manager

If given a strategy for engagement, posting, they are able to manage your social media pages e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn.

1. Email management

Many people now have multiple accounts, and this ensures that responses are prompt.

1. Creating your operations manual

As your VA is reviewing your video instructions they can type it up as a checklist to be part of the operations manual for your business.

1. Managing your contractors,

Ensuring that repairs and maintenance schedules are in place. Planning and arranging maintenance such as PAT testing.

1. Diary management

Finding and booking networking events, arranging appointments and scheduling viewings.

1. Bookkeeping and accounts

Making sure bills are paid and the daily aspects of accounting for business are maintained.

1. Customer Relations Manager,

Keeping your database current with correct contact details, information about the last time you spoke with the customer.

1. Customer service

There are virtual assistants who specialise in customer relations it’s about making sure you’re getting feedback the enquires are being answered.

1. Marketing your deals,

A VA can help with the implementation of a marketing strategy.

1. Sales

A VA can work for you closing SA bookings or selling on source deals.

1. Finding land,

This is a specialist activity linked to property, a VA can use software to identify land and commercial sites for possible development

1. Direct mail campaigns

Ensure you are GDPR compliant in this country.  A VA can undertake online direct marketing.

1. Research

Finding a comparable when you are looking for property, making sure your strategy is right for your area, looking at businesses that could be using your service.

1. Documentation production

A VA can prepare tenant contracts, investment packs and sales packs. You might create the content and then the VA will put it into your selected format.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Great way to engage with customers and clients’

‘Work can be happening when you are asleep’

‘They will bring massive value to you’

‘These tasks are not just one VA you would completely overwhelm them’

‘Speaking from experience it is better to hire to the task and then bundle them together’

‘Can be saving you money as well’

‘Just get really specific about what you want to get from that task’

‘Our VA is our GDPR officer so if you don’t like all of that stuff a VA can help you’

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ABOUT THE HOST

Catherine Turner, your host of Leveraged Lifestyle

Catherine has been investing in Property since 2012, with her main strategy now Serviced Accommodation which she, and now her team, have grown from 1 to 18 properties in less than 24 months.

Catherine is probably best known for her public speaking successfully training thousands of people how to create businesses that can be run from anywhere in the world on their own terms and becoming a world record holder in the process.

Catherine is the host of the podcast, Leveraged Lifestyle, which reached No. 1 in all Business in the iTunes podcast chart in less than 3 hours on launch. Leveraged Lifestyle is all about creating a lifestyle of freedom, through leverage, outsourcing and systematising.

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