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Characteristics of Personal Assistants

• 13% of REALTORS® use at least one personal assistant
• 2% of REALTORS® use two or more assistants
• 47% of personal assistants are licensed
• 46% of personal assistants are employed part-time
• 86% of personal assistants work exclusively for one REALTOR®

Source: 2017 National Association of REALTORS® Member Profile, (National Association of REALTORS®, 2017)

What Can a Personal Assistant Do for You?

What Unlicensed Assistants Can Do in Your State, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, n.d.)

Personal Assistants Tool Kit, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, n.d.)

Personal Assistant skills list and examples, (The Balance Blog, Jan. 8, 2018)

State Statues and Regulations for Unlicensed Assistants, (National Association of REALTORS®, Sept. 12, 2017)

Why Real Estate Agents Need Assistants Before Teams, (Updater Blog, Aug. 21, 2017)

Permitted Duties - un-licensed real estate assistant, (The Balance Blog, July 5, 2017)

Why, when and how to hire an assistant and build a real estate team, (Inman, May 26, 2017)

5 reasons why you need a personal assistant, (Inc. Magazine, Feb. 28, 2017)

Real estate assistant to begin agent career, (The Balance Blog, Feb. 15, 2017)

Why a personal assistant should be every entrepreneur's first hire, (Forbes Magazine, June 20, 2016)

Tips for Recruiting Assistants, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, Apr. 1, 2017)

Quiz: Are You Ready for an Assistant?, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, Mar. 31, 2017)

Top 8 Additional Duties for a Licensed Real Estate Assistant, (About.com, May 2008).

Job Description for a Real Estate Assistant, (Active Rain, May 2008)

10 Ways to Get More from Your Personal Assistant, (REALTOR® Magazine, Mar. 2007)

HELP WANTED: Personal Assistant Needed, (Wisconsin Real Estate Online, Jan. 11, 2007)

Personnel Issues

Types of Personal Assistants, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, n.d.)

Compensation Structures, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, n.d.)

Employee vs. Independent Contractor, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, n.d.)

Tips for Being an Effective Manager, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, n.d.)

eBooks & Other Resources

eBooks.realtor.org

The following eBooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:

Be a Kickass Assistant (Kindle, eBook)

Books, Videos, Research Reports & More

The resources below are available for loan through Information Services. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Services at 800-874-6500 for assistance.

Become a mega-producer real estate agent: profit from a licensed assistant, (Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western, 2005) HF 5438 H42b

Real estate assistants: a guide for risk management, (Chicago, IL: National Association of REALTORS®, 2001) HF 5438 N16rm

The professional assistant: a guide to success for real estate assistants, (Chicago, IL: Real Estate Education Co., 1996) HF 5438 R33

Multiply your success with real estate assistants, (Chicago, IL: Real Estate Education Company, 1994) HD 1375 R22ms

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