Business Development
REI Outsourcing: Virtual Assistants vs. Interns vs. Employees
If you caught my last two lessons – Why I Use Interns and Hiring Your First Intern – then you know by now that interns can really help you crank-up your real estate investing business. Not only will you be able to get more done, and have more time to grow your business, but interns are also going to breathe new life into your real estate investment pursuits.
However, interns aren’t always the best solution for your human resources needs.
In today’s lesson, we will differentiate between the various needs for hiring interns, virtual assistants (VAs), and plain ol' employees. Understanding the types of projects best suited to each human resource will equip you decide whether you should be hiring an assistant, an employee or an intern, depending on the nature of what you need to accomplish.
First, you must ask yourself three questions…
Justin Lee
has been a full time real estate investor since 2003 when he flipped his first property. Since then he's gone on to do over $25 Million worth of real estate deals in his own personal portfolio. Although he invests primarily in the United States, he's closed the majority of his investing while living outside of the USA in his hometown of Vancouver, BC, or while traveling in Europe or Central America. Unlike strategies that don't work in today's market, Justin's been able to figure out what works in real estate, and has a keen understanding for what it takes to invest in more expensive markets like San Diego, CA and Washington, DC. In 2008 Justin hired his first interns to help him with his real estate and online marketing companies. Since then, he's helped thousands of entrepreneurs work less, make more, and provide mentorship to the next generation of entrepreneurs through the power of an internship. Justin currently lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife Dreama and children Stella & Sebastian and enjoys being a husband, father, snowboarder, sports fan and real estate investor. He also enjoys providing mentorship to future entreprenuers through his unique internship programs which allow him to get more done and work less than ever before.
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