Virtual Assistant Calling FSBO?

Question

Yes, I hear many RE Gurus online say hire VA to handle the work that you don't have time to do. I deal with FSBO mostly, my Virtual Assistant sometimes get ask if she calling on behalf of an Real Estate Investor. When she says "Yes", the seller comment is that they don't want to sell to investors no matter if "Subject To", Lease Option, or Owner Financing. I'M LOSSING DEALS THIS WAY 'HELP!!' What should I tell my VA how to handle this.

Will Fraser · Answer

Hi @Doug Cook, welcome to the forums and I'm sorry to hear of your troubles here!

At the end of the day the thing to understand about this is:  your VA is somewhere between the 1-st and 90th caller that the FSBO gets in the first few days of listing.  The same reason you are using a VA to call FSBOs is the reason many others are, and all of you are in addition to the upstart agents calling every FSBO that hits the market in their area to try to win the listing.

Unless you're offering something that the seller does want (which, let me take a stab at 80% of FSBO sellers of potential investment properties . . . more money from the sale?) then you're going to be constrained in how your VA is able to offer what you're offering.

I would look for a blue ocean somewhere near this red ocean and find a way to fish there.

Shawn Mcenteer · Answer

@Doug Cook seems like you may have luck as an agent listing properties

Doug Cook · Answer

@Will Fraser, Hi and Thanks for your input but no trouble here!

So let me clear this up first..I'm an Investor and been an RE Agent so I understand how both think. My VA don't call FSBO within the first few days of listing and neither do we call every listing. We do deals just looking to do more deals just as every other investor or agent hounding for listings.

My point is, not everyone is going to sell to us but what's difference between investor or regular buyer, neither is coming with Conventional financing so why does it matter who FSBO sell too, ijs. Most reasons to list FSBO to prevent Real Estate Agent Commissions and/or repairs. Most FSBO's are Seller Financing because if not then why sale that way just list with an Agent. Lol, believe it or not, investors need somewhere to live also. REPHRASE: we not loosing deals we loosing potential deals. Besides we trying to help homeowners with their troubles.