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How a Property Investment & Development Company Hired a Virtual Assistant for $900/ month

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Success Stories is a regular series all about the talent our clients hire via Somewhere and how much they cost. New here? Somewhere is a headhunter agency that helps small businesses hire top overseas talent for 80% less than US equivalents.

Editor’s note: Some customers prefer not to be named, so we’ve purposefully removed their company name from this article. We’re their secret weapon. :-) Name of the hired applicant has been changed for privacy purposes.

What does this client’s business do?

Our client is a real estate investment and development company that focuses on building beautiful homes, while also offering private lenders market-beating returns.

Who was hired and what was their role?

They were looking for a Virtual Assistant who could do research, interact with customers and perform clerical work. For this, Somewhere helped them hire Sophie. 

Now their Virtual Assistant, Sophie does the following:

  • Property management including checking rents due, renewing tenants, and organizing repairs and maintenance
  • Preparing bank statements
  • Email management
  • Other administrative support

What is the salary of the individual they hired?

Sophie now works full-time in the client time zone for $900 per month.

What was the candidate’s background before being hired?

Sophie has been a Virtual Assistant for three years before she was hired. She worked on presentations, collaterals, website management, social media management, and expense reports. Sophie is adept at Microsoft apps, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Hootsuite, Google Suite, and Calendly. She was described by her previous employer as reliable, proactive, and results-driven. 

Need to hire someone like this too?

When you need to hire an efficient Virtual Assistant to support your business, reach out to us at Somewhere.

We're a headhunter agency that helps small businesses hire top overseas talent for 80% less than US equivalents. We help companies find talent in various roles like customer support, virtual assistants, operations, project managers, creatives, development, accounting, and more!

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