What Unlicensed Real Estate Virtual Assistants Can Do in New York

The State of New York is like a Jungle, where only the smartest and the strongest survive, and this applies to real estate as well. Brokers and agents have a lot on their plate, and office tasks are the most tedious and less profitable, although vital for their business.

Luckily, they can delegate these tasks to a virtual administrative assistant. Of course, this can only be accomplished following the law, and there are strict regulations in force regarding the specific of the virtual assistant services allowed in the state of New York:

• Answering the phone;
• Making appointments and scheduling showing tours;
• Keeping track of the post-contract loan commitments;
• Gathering the necessary paperwork for sales;
• Creating advertising materials for the licensee’s approval and placing classified ads;
• Typing contract and forms;
• Updating and making any necessary changes to the MLS:
• Verifying the commissions of the transaction;
• Scheduling eventual repairs, under your supervision and approval;
• Obtaining information from public institutions;
• Researching the market and approximating costs for staging or eventual repairs.

All these tasks usually take a lot of time that could be invested into showings, open houses and negotiations. They should be left to an unlicensed assistant, especially since there are certain activities that the latter are prohibited to perform, such as:

• Be the host for open houses;
• Showing properties to potential clients on your behalf;
• Making personal evaluations and providing information that could influence sales;
• Negotiating commissions;
• Performing telemarketing activities.

Throughout the last couple of years, more and more real estate professionals decided to hire a virtual assistant and were very happy with their decision. This could be the solution for you as well, but it is up to you to try it and see.