What Unlicensed Real Estate Virtual Assistants Can Do in Connecticut?

The real estate market is quite a challenge for anyone. While some can’t seem to get the hand of it, others make a lot of money but are simply overwhelmed with work and have too little time left for their personal life. If you fit in the latter category, instead of giving up and consider starting over in a different field, or struggling to make ends meet and let your problems escalate, you should consider hiring an assistant.

There are hundreds of professionals out there wondering “which real estate company is the best to work for?” and trying to find someone like you to allow them to make a living while making your life easier at the same time. If this was not a viable solution, the Connecticut Real Estate Commission policy would not have invested time in regulating the unlicensed assistants’ activity, don’t you think?

What do personal assistants do in Connecticut?

• Answering the phone and forwarding calls;
• Sending listings and changes to an MLS;
• Monitoring loan commitments after the negotiation of a contract;
• Gathering the documents needed for a closing;
• Collecting public information from sources such as the city hall, the courthouse, the sewer and water districts, the tax assessor;
• Having keys duplicated;
• Designing advertisements, leaflets and other promotional materials, under the supervision of a licensee;
• Placing ads.

The Connecticut Real Estate Commission policy also mentions the activities that are not to be performed by a real estate professional assistant, such as:

• Hold open houses, kiosks, host home fairs or show booths; distribute materials on such occasions;
• Show properties;
• Answer the clients’ questions on listing, closing, financing, title;
• Get in contact with cooperative brokers to discuss open transactions or negotiations;
• Engage in conversations with people outside the company on topics such as: contracts, listings, offers to purchase, or agreements.