What can Real Estate Assistants do?

This is a response from  the DBPR regarding what assistants can do.  I thought it would be helpful to all Real Estate Professionals.  I hope you all have a great week!

Joe Pistone

Keller Williams Elite Properties

Direct: (954) 243-5188

Fax: (954) 272-7095

Thank you for contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

The following should be helpful to you.
Unlicensed Activity

At the December 4, 1991 and January 22, 1992, meetings, the FREC determined that the following activities may be performed by an unlicensed employee or assistant in a real estate office.

1.      Answer the phone and forward calls.

2.      Fill out and submit listings and changes to any multiple listing service.

3.      Follow up on loan commitments after a contract has been negotiated and generally secure status reports on the loan progress.

4.      Assemble documents for closing.

5.      Secure documents (public information) from courthouse, utility district, etc.

6.      Have keys made for company listings.

7.      Write ads for approval of licensee and supervising broker, and place advertising (newspaper ads, etc.)

8.      Receive, record, and deposit earnest money, security deposits and advance rents.

9.      Type contract forms for approval by licensee and supervising broker.

10.     Monitor licenses and personnel files.

11.     Compute commission checks.

12.     Place signs on property.

13.     Order items of repair as directed by the licensee.

14.     Prepare flyers and promotional information for approval by licensee and supervising broker.

15.     Act as a courier service to deliver documents, pick up keys.

16.     Place routine telephone calls on late rent payments.

17.     Schedule appointments for licensee to show listed property.

18.     Be at open house for:  (a) security purposes; (b) hand out materials [brochures]; (c) respond to questions which may be answered with objective information and is from pre-printed information.

19.     Answer verbal questions concerning a listing from which the answer may be obtained from pre-printed information and is objective in nature (not subjective comments).

20.     Gather information for a CMA.

21.     Gather information for an appraisal.

22.     Hand out objective, written information in a listing or rental.

23.     Drive a customer or client to a listing or rental.

24.     Give a key to a prospect.

This response prepared by
R Strickland