You can hire a trained real estate cold caller virtual assistant through a managed VA agency, through a freelance marketplace, or by recruiting directly. Elite VA Harbor sits in the first camp: we recruit and match a dedicated assistant to your role, you pay a $500 one-time hiring fee plus a weekly rate, and the assistant works for you alone.
First, decide what “trained” has to mean for your role
“Trained” is doing a lot of work in most vendor pages. Narrow it down to three questions before you compare anyone:
- Is the candidate pre-trained on real estate conversations, or trained by you after placement?
- Do they work your dialer and your CRM from day one, or do you configure the tools?
- Who owns call QA and replacement if the fit is wrong?
The three hiring routes, and what each really costs you
Managed agency. You pay a premium for screening and management. We recruit and match, and you keep a single weekly rate. The trade-off is that you pay more per hour than hiring directly.
Freelance marketplace. Marketplace listings for ISA and cold calling VAs run roughly $4 to $8 per hour . You carry screening, payroll, training and replacement yourself. This is the cheapest route on paper and the most expensive in your time.
Direct hire. A direct hire from Egypt is commonly quoted at $4 to $8 per hour; a US-based hire through an agency runs $12 to $25 or more. Maximum control, maximum admin.
The structure that experienced operators land on is often two seats, not one: a dedicated caller generating conversations, and a second assistant behind them handling CRM hygiene, follow-up and skip tracing.
What working with us actually looks like
From the site and from client feedback on it:
- We take a short brief on the role, including the cold calling and texting volume you expect, and match candidates to it. Our clients describe this as understanding the role first and then sourcing, rather than sending a generic profile.
- Onboarding and system setup are part of the plan, with weekly activity reporting .
- Full-time plans add weekly performance check-ins.
- If a hire is not right, clients report a free replacement rather than losing the placement fee .
- You can start with a 30-minute consultation before committing to a plan.
How to vet a real estate cold caller before you commit
Candidate quality is decided in about twenty minutes of testing. Do these five things:
- Voice check. Have every shortlisted candidate record a 60-second introduction in English. For a phone seat, their voice is the product.
- Live role-play. Ask for a three-minute live role-play on a real objection before you hire. Reading a résumé tells you nothing about composure.
- Script flexibility. Ask them to run one objection you did not send in advance.
- Tool fluency. Ask which dialers and CRMs they have worked in.
- One paid trial shift. Give your top candidate a defined batch of contacts and a written standard for a qualified conversation.
FAQ
Can you place a caller who only does cold calling, not general admin? Yes, and it is usually the better hire. A dedicated caller is measured on dials, contacts and qualified conversations, and that job rarely survives being mixed with admin work between calls.
How much does it cost? $500 one-time hiring fee, then $125 per week part-time or $250 per week full-time .
Do I need to supply the tools? confirm whether dialer and CRM access are set up as part of onboarding.
Can a virtual assistant legally cold call real estate leads? Yes, with compliance in place: do-not-call scrubbing, calling windows of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time, prior express written consent before any autodialer or automated text, and accurate caller ID .
