Relay Transaction Management Tool

I wanted to share about the Relay training course I was on recently. This tool is used to efficiently manage sales transaction from start to finish. I found the training course very informative and I am very excited at having taken it, as it would greatly benefit my clients who already use Relay or who are planning to intergrate it into their processes. There is some information that I gathered.


RELAY™ is the easy-to-use Internet tool that lets agents work with clients through a custom transaction website.

The Relay Advantage

• Connect to Your Clients...

Your clients bank, shop, search, and work online. Now they can track their real estate transaction online at their convenience.

Attract new clients by allowing and tracking public document access to disclosures and more.

RELAY™ lets you deliver the attention your clients deserve and desire – all on a schedule which best fits everyone's needs.

• Connect to Your Office...

Spend less tied to a desk, and more time with your clients, hosting open houses, and making new contacts.

Connect to other agents online and keep all transaction information in one place.

With everything stored securely online, you never have to worry about losing a document or knowing what is happening in your transactions.

• Connect to Your Success...
  

Easy-to-use RELAY™ features streamline your business, giving you the competitive edge.

The result is an online tool that has you up and running in no time, connecting with your office and clients in ways never before possible.

The ultimate goal of an agent is to have satisfied clients and create opportunity for referrals. My goal as a virtual assistant is to provide the kind of support that would enable my clients to acheive their goals.

My Relay trainer Cassandra M Davis did an excellent job at taking us through the course, and I found her to be very efficient and a thorough professional. Visit their website at www.rebt.com.

I am also interested in hearing from agents and other real estate professionals about the tools that they favor and why.


By Agnes Ikotun
Licensed REPA

Virtual Assistance in Real Estate

Are you unable to give your clients the right kind of attention, bogged down by tons of paperwork, unanswered emails and voice mails, incomplete mailing campaign, .e.t.c?

Are you feeling frustrated with the flow of your business?

You need a Virtual Assistant!

The advancement in technology has created a new genre of professionals known as Virtual Assistants. So what does a Virtual Assistant (or VA) do? Well the list is endless but a great description is found in Wikipedia:

"A VA is an independent contractor providing administrative, technical, or sometimes creative assistance to clients, usually to other independent entrepreneurs and solo and small business practices, such as that of a lawyer or realtor. Virtual assistants work from their own office (hence "virtual"), thus making it a fairly popular (and growing) profession."

Having virtual assistance in real estate!

Real Estate support is a growing niche, and the National Association of Realtors is an example of an organization that is spearheading this growth. Available is their intensive introductory course into the real estate business. Thus creating a breed of professionals known as Real Estate Professional Assistants.

A REPA is a licensed assistant and a valuable asset to brokers and salespeople alike. As the less time a real estate professional spends on administrative tasks, the more time is spent on generating revenue.

A virtual REPA offers many advantages over a paid employee, for example- the issue of taxes and benefits are out of the equation. Imagine, it is estimated that the true cost of an employee is over double and sometimes triple the cost of their annual salary in terms of benefits and liabilities.*

Now picture having an assistant that is always ready to work for you, and when you need him or her only? Imagine the value and unrealized financial return gained when output is increased by hiring a skilled personal assistant.


* Source: The Virtual Assistant by Blanche Evans

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By Agnes Ikotun
licensed REPA