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How I Hired a $1/Hour Real Estate Assistant

Reblogger GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore
Real Estate Agent with Arizona Elite Properties SA545073000

Can't beat the cost, worthy of a Re-Blog. Bill

 

GILBERT ARIZONA HOMES FOR SALE, Bill Salvatore, AZVHV /
Helping Arizona Heroes, New-Construction Advantage, Realtor,
sell my house, 2025 Market, Chandler

Original content by Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA Broker - Realtor - CEO

How I Hired a $1/Hour Real Estate Assistant:

There I was, sitting outside a small café in South America,
checking emails on my iPad.


Perfect weather.
Excellent coffee.
Light traffic.


Then she appeared—balancing a tray and a smile that could
sell sunshine.


“Excuse me... your cappuccino,” she said, setting it gently on
the table.


“Thank you,” I replied.


She lingered for a second, curious.
“Excuse me, where are you from?”


I looked up from my screen.


She was young, warm, confident—the kind of person who
makes you forget about work for a moment.
“My name’s Amanda,” she added.


I smiled and closed the iPad.
“I live in the United States,” I told her.
“Just here relaxing for a few days.”


“You live in the U.S.?” she asked.

“Yes.”


She hesitated for just a second, then said,

“Can you give me a job?”

I chuckled.
“A job? What kind of work do you do?”


She straightened up, completely serious now.
“I can do basically anything.
I charge one dollar per hour.”


I almost choked on my coffee.
“One dollar an hour?”


She nodded.


“That’s right. What industry are you in?”


“Real estate,” I said, curious where this was going.


Her eyes lit up instantly...  (The rest of the  story...)

1 dollar va

  
Fernando Herboso

    BROKER ♦ REALTOR® 

HERBOSO & ASSOCIATES, LLC  
301.246.0001
 

 

 

 

    


 

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Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI
HomeSmart Real Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

Great story. I hope it is not THAT bad $1 per hour. Maybe you are right, how many hours are there in 1 year. 

Nov 10, 2025 04:25 PM