Hiring an assistant

[Andy M.]

Not sure if this is the right forum for this but here goes...

I've been considering hiring an assistant for quite some time to help me in general and do all of the tasks that aren't worth my time. Has anyone had any luck with this? And if so how much should I be looking to pay this person? Tasks would include:

-general research projects
-property management (take calls, meet people, post ads, etc.)
-project management for flips
-lite repair stuff here and there when needed
-office stuff
-errands (mail, deposits, etc.)

This is just a short list off the top of my head. Thoughts?

[Steve Babiak]

One thing you will be needing as you pursue hiring anybody is to have a procedures manual, the "how to" for the various aspects of your business. Basically, that is the step-by-step of whatever you yourself were doing before putting the new hire into doing that same thing. Over time, that will get revised, of course, but you will need to have some of that in writing up front.