What Unlicensed Real Estate Virtual Assistants Can Do In Texas!

It is not easy to hire and get used to working with a professional assistant. It means having an office and training that person, not to mention that it involves paying a salary that is, most of the time, quite high.

Luckily for you, there is also the possibility of hiring a virtual assistant, someone who will work online, for a lower salary, and take care of most of the things that eat up your time and your nerves, without being too complicated. The Texas Real Estate Commission has clear regulations in force that stipulate what an unlicensed assistant is allowed to do in the state of Texas:

• Call the owners who have properties up for sale or wish to buy and schedule meetings for the licensee.
• If the broker cannot attend a meeting, Texas law allows the unlicensed assistant to guide potential clients to the property and arrange for them to be able to see the property, without interfering in any way or discussing sensitive information.
• Gather and prepare the necessary closing documents.
• Take over office specific activities, like handling the licensee’s agenda, phone calls and correspondence, preparing advertising materials and submitting them, on the condition to follow the instructions of the licensee and get the latter’s approval when they are ready.

An unlicensed real estate assistant cannot:

• Host an open house or discuss any terms of an impeding real estate transaction;
• Be paid a commission or percentage coming from the real estate transactions closed by the licensee. Their salary is, most of the times, pre-set, but they can receive bonuses.
• Discussing with potential clients about closings, financing, title issues, market values or market conditions.

The licensee is responsible to make sure that these rules are followed by his assistant.