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I believe in never doing penny work with pound time. (sorry, UK expression)
If you hate it, hire it out to someone that is capable but make sure you're out there hustling to make up their salary!
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Wayne Zuhl
Cranford, NJ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Very hard to answer your question. But if there are things you hate doing, sooner or later you'll stop. So you may be better off hiring someone for those jobs and focusing on what you like to do. The payback will come.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
3,383,334
I hired out my mailings to someone and have never regretted it. That was what I hated doing.
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There are those who will tell you if you don't have an assistant, you are an assistant. It's a personal decision.
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If it isn't crucial, now is the time to do it - it is much easier to train someone when you're not under pressure
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Jessie Cochran
Panama City, FL
4,272,548
Do you have enough business to warrant or to have an assistant
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
4,319,419
It's been said that once you have more than 20 transactions a year, it's time to hire your first assistant - an admin.
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
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I find that having an assistant frees me up for more important work.
But if the new president gets her way and jacks up the min wage from $8 to $15 next year I may have to let mine go.
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If you're hiring an assistant to eliminate jobs you don't like, your return on investment isn't financial, it's emotional, and you'll see a return immediately.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
2,182,552
Read "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent "by Keller to get you answer and exact MODEL to follow in building a Cash Flowing business
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
5,049,133
Far better to do it now rather than wait for the time that it's crucial when you might make a hasty decision. It depends on your particular situation. The ROI will likely be more time to focus on other activities that will grow your business
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,090,637
If you can afford it and will actually use that time to lead generate and are positive that you will bring in enough business to cover the cost, go for it. But writing those letters should not be a Herculean task if you generate a basic form letter for those occasions then customize for the personal touch.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,683,912
it depends on whether you can afford it at this time. t's your call.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
2,781,173
Crucial is a stage that one should have been prepared for in advance. When you do, an interesting dynamic comes forth. Nothing ever becomes crucial
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
679,404
I've thought about this as well and believe if you are spending time doing things that are not producing money but are taking away from your productivity (making money) then you should hire an assistant.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,502,998
Client letters: Have you thought about a form letter? Would make life simpler than coming up with something new each time.
If you'd rather lead generate, but not handle the clients... maybe consider working in lead gen for a local realtor team?
That reminds me, I need to stop putting off writing the personal interest portion of my newsletter...
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This is too difficult to answer as so much depends on who you hire and how well they will do the work.
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I would hire an assistant to do the things you do not want to focus on sales.
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I agree with Susan Emo, the last thing you want to worry about is how to pay your assistant A
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I like things done "my way" So I hired an assistant while I wasn't slammed and got them trained to do things "my way". When business picked up to the slammed point I had to increase her hours and she was already trained to do what I needed her to do.
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I think it is a good return if you can keep your assistant busy and actaully expand on those things you are not getting to do now.
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Hard to say. If you have stuff you hate that has to be done, go for it.
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I have a very part time assistant that I share with another agent. 3 hours a week sometimes more(for me, the other agent has him like 10 hours a week), he does blogging, expired/cancelled letters, assists with several other things and will be going for his liscense so he can handle showings to help me handle more clients. $10/hour and extremely worth it.
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I feel like you have to be in the trenches for a while until you can be super picky about what you do. Earn your stripes, kid.
It might serve you more to hire someone to teach you proper grammar.
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Our office has an assistant that will do that if I want her to. It's difficult to say what your return on investment will be.
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Only you will know the ROI depending how productive your lead generation.
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If you have enough letter that need to be written on an ongoing business AND you have exess money to spend by all means. Top Producer has made the letter writting task very easy. All you do is print the letters and write the names and address on an envelope.
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With several systems in place along with a transaction coordinator (paid per file)...it has made my life simpler without hiring an assistant directly, though I not against the idea of hiring one if there is a need.
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Yes your time would be better spent lead generating. You have to decide & actually think of things for her/him to do. Are you ready to plan someone else's day?
You make things worse by saying 'I hate'.
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no... if you are organized, you'll not need that expense.... I never had one and was always a top producer...
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In CA it is hard to get assistant who will touch anything with the wage offered. Go to Apple get an internship and get paid $75,000 with free lunch.
Don't like Apple, go to Linkedin, Google? How much is sign on bonus?