Amanda and I have been going back and forth on this one for years.
At one point last year, between the two of us, we had 12 deals pending at one time.
That might not impress you super duper "rock star jazz hand" agents that sell 8,000 units a month (and your rock star programs), but for us, it was a lot.
We ended the year with 35 transactions between the two of us. With us doing all of our own paperwork, phone calls, marketing, networking, etc... we were spent.
Very thankful, but spent.
We decided that we were in the financial place to hire a part time assistant to handle our paperwork, title work, to coordinate our closings, and to handle certain aspects of our marketing.
Well, today was the first day of training for our new assistant. While I'm very excited and extremely grateful and humbled to be where we are, I'm SO nervous.
You see, I'm what some folks might call a "control freak."
Nobody can do the job as well as I can.
Nobody can order title work as well as I do...
Wait. While I'm sitting here typing I just got an update that my assistant (GASP!) just ordered title work on a deal we just got under contract.
WHAT? She did it just as well as I could do it? WHAT???
All kidding aside, this is going to be so beneficial to us and our business.
It's also going to be beneficial to me.
It's going to teach me to let go.
I think.
In your professional opinion, when is the right time to hire an assistant?
p.s. Did I tell you that our assistant is my mother in law???
p.s.s. My mother in law have an amazing relationship and I love her like she's family!
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