What Unlicensed Real Estate Virtual Assistants Can Do In Montana

Montana Department of Labor & IndustryHiring an unlicensed assistant in the state of Montana can be a very helpful time-saving practice for real estate professionals. Unlicensed assistants are legally allowed to perform only certain functions for licensees, but they can save a great deal of time and effort for them, especially in a state like Montana, with a very large area and very low population density. This often places listings very far away from one another.

Of particular interest are virtual jobs in the field of real estate assistance. As a result of state regulations, virtual assistant services have been on the rise in recent years. These services perform all of the same duties as a physical office assistant, with the added benefit of being an online service that is available anytime, anywhere, and provides agents with the ability to maintain clean, paperwork-free offices.

Regulations Applying To Unlicensed Assistants In Montana

Unlicensed assistants can, either in person or remotely (via the Internet) perform any of the following:

  • Send listings to a multiple listing service;
  • Have keys made for listed properties;
  • Hire routine maintenance for the care of listed properties;
  • Answer a licensee’s telephone and make appointments on his or her behalf;
  • Post “For Sale” signs on properties that have been listed;
  • Host an open house with licensed supervision, and under the stipulation that the unlicensed assistant answer no questions about the property itself;
  • Secure public documents relating to properties, either by contacting the local courthouse or water & power industries.These are all very useful tasks that would normally take a great deal of time out of the schedule of a busy real estate professional’s time. With a virtual personal assistant, however, these tasks can be delegated to the individual in question, saving the agent a lot of time.Assistants, however, are expressly forbidden from the following actions:

Assistants may not:

  • Answer questions about a property;
  • Interpret contractual language for anyone inside or outside the firm;
  • Negotiate with clients on the licensee’s behalf.