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SANTA BARBARA, CA., SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 - The
International Virtual Assistance Association (IVAA) has created a
special "Meet The VA" session for Realtors during their
October 24, 2002, convention in Las Vegas. This is designed to give
real estate professionals the chance to meet professional Virtual
Assistants in person and explore how they can use VAs to grow their
business without typical onsite support expenses.
"This is a unique opportunity for Realtors to
actually meet the people who can help their success from a
distance," says Michael Russer, keynote speaker for the
conference and father of the virtual outsourcing movement in the real
estate industry and co-organizer of the session, "and an
incredible forum for those professionals who are thinking about hiring
one or more VAs but don't know where or how to get started."
Michael Russer, President of RUSSER Communications and Terri
Romine, President of the non-profit IVAA will host the session. It
will be a fast-paced "round-robin" format where a number of
professional Virtual Assistants facilitating discussion at their own
round table with their own group of Realtors in attendance. Table
members can ask their VA any question they want for about 10 - 15
minutes before a whistle blows and they move to another VA's table.
This way, each Realtor will be able to meet with at least four to five
different VAs during the session.
"I have three virtual assistants who I never see (one is in
Romania) that help me dominate my market." says Rob Levy, one of
the highest producing sales associates in the Portland, OR, area,
"Anyone who thinks that great Realtor support is hard and
expensive to come by absolutely must open their eyes to the awesome
possibilities of virtual outsourcing."
The full conference schedule is from October 23 - 25, 2002, and
will be held at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. A special Realtor guest
admission price of $49 gives access to Mr. Russer's keynote in the
morning and the special "Meet The VA" session. This pricing
is a small fraction of what IVAA Virtual Assistant members have to pay
to attend the whole conference. Session information can be found on
the Web at
http://www.vasummit.org/realtors.htm.
"While we serve all industries as Virtual Assistants,"
says Terri Romine, President of the IVAA, "we feel that the real
estate industry in particular can realize tremendous benefits by
partnering with competent VAs. That, along with Michael's passionate
encouragement, was the primary reason we extended this invitation to
all real estate professionals."
Mr. Russer, also known as Mr. Internet®, is the real estate
industry's leading international speaker and author about the
Internet. He has also spoken and written extensively about the use of
Virtual Assistants and Virtual Consultants within all levels of the
business and is co-author of the industry's only publication on the
subject titled "Transform Your Business Using Virtual Assistance
For Real Estate Professionals" published in March 2002.
To schedule an interview with Michael Russer, contact Toby Theule
at 877-977-1188 ext. 86.
For more information about IVAA, contact Terri Romine at (818)
428-3283. |
