@Alex Brookbank @Nicole A.
Hi guys! VA's can be very useful in SOME cases. If you need to automate certain tasks or routines related to lead generation, follow-up or customer service, using a VA can prove to be highly useful, and a big time-saver for investors. There tends to be a huge misconception about what a VA does. A VA does not typically serve one client, they serve multiple clients in their specified niche. It's best to use a VA to complete specific, routine tasks with which they are already trained, or at least somewhat trained. Some tasks that you could ask a VA to complete in reference to REI would be, mass cold calling, creating a direct mail merge, scraping FSBO sites, managing Craigslist ads, skip tracing leads, finding frustrated landlords, and scraping county tax records. As you can see, these are all task she that require LOTS of time. Time that you can spend on activities that really require your attention. Outsourcing is key to getting the most out of your time, and ensuring success. Hope this helps!