Get hired as a real estate VA.
Learn the work, practice on real software for free, and get ready to land your first real estate VA client.
Instant download: PDF guide, Word templates, Excel tracker. Also opens in Google Docs and Sheets.
Most real estate VA applications look the same. The few that get hired show the client they already understand the work.
21 pages, PDF. From what the work looks like to your first 30 days with a client.
A resume, application messages, an end-of-day update and interview prep, in an editable Word file.
A spreadsheet for applications, follow-ups, practice and interview prep.
- What real estate VAs actually do: guest messaging, property admin, leasing support and transaction coordination, with a sample day in each
- A quick self-test to find the role that fits you
- 12 tools with a free plan or free trial to practice on, and what to practice in each
- Four practice tasks, each with a weak and a strong answer and notes on why
- How to build three work samples for your portfolio, and how to present them
- Where to find your first client, a weak and a strong application side by side, and how to spot a job scam
- What to charge, by experience level
- Ten interview questions with strong answers, how to pass a live skills test, and a tech setup check
- Your first 30 days: the end-of-day update, asking good questions, owning mistakes and writing down every process
New and aspiring virtual assistants who want to work for U.S. real estate clients, and general VAs who want a niche. Written mostly for VAs based in the Philippines.
I started as a VA myself, answering guests at 2 am and chasing cleaners. After seven years in short-term and long-term rental operations, I now run a remote operations team, and I'm the one reading the applications.
- The files open in Word, Google Docs, Excel and Google Sheets.
- Free plans and trials were checked in October 2026. They change, so check each tool's own page before you sign up.
- The pay rates are for VAs based in the Philippines. Rates in other countries differ.
- This is general information. It is not legal or employment advice, and it doesn't promise you a job.
- Independent, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Airbnb, OnlineJobs.ph, Upwork, LinkedIn or any software company named.
- For your own use. Please don't resell or share the files.
Kits from the ops team.
Templates and guides from seven years of real estate operations work.