What Unlicensed Real Estate Virtual Assistants Can Do in Florida
The best real estate brokers to work for are, of course, those who follow all state regulations regarding the tasks that can be performed by unlicensed assistants. Florida Real Estate Commission has issued precise ground rules in order to guide licensed agents in establishing the tasks for unlicensed personnel.
According to these rules, in the state of Florida, a person that has no license and holds the position of assistant real estate agent can:
- Answer the phone and forward calls to the licensee;
- Set up meetings for the licensee;
- Distribute published information on rentals and listings;
- Answer verbal questions about rentals or listings, but always citing pre-printed information;
- Insert and submit MLS listings and changes;
- Collect public and Comparative Market Analysis information regarding properties;
- Have keys duplicated and give them to possible buyers;
- Transport clients to a rental or listing;
- Accompany an agent to an open house to: ensure security, distribute brochures and answer questions from pre-printed information;
- Place and remove signs on a property;
- Request repair works or item replacement following the instructions of the licensee;
- Gather the closing documents;
- Lay out advertisements, promotional materials and flyers for the licensee to approve;
- Check out loan commitments after the contracts have been negotiated;
- Collect, report and deposit advance rents, security deposits and earnest money;
- Calculate commission checks;
- Pick up and deliver documents, acting as a courier;
- Take care of phone calls on late rent payments.
The manner in which a professional personal assistant working in a real estate company is paid differs from the way a licensed agent is compensated. Usually, the assistant is paid according to a straight salary plan or on an hourly basis, but other arrangements are possible as well.
