How I Saved $600K by Switching to Virtual Assistants

Every business owner who hires a virtual assistant is trying to solve the same problem: too much work, not enough time, and a team that costs more than it should. I know because I’ve been on that side of it for over two decades. I want to tell you why I started Leverage Agent, because it comes directly from my experience as a client, just like yours. I’ve made every mistake, tried every model, and spent years figuring out what actually works before building the company I wish someone had built for me.

23 years and every VA model. I’ve been a real estate broker for 23 years. I built a traditional team, and today I run my entire operation on virtual assistants in the Philippines. As of right now, I have nine people dedicated to helping my real estate business, and a lot of my agents have their own virtual assistant, too.

Eight years ago, I started trying every model out there. Fiverr, OnlineJobs.ph, and the big managed companies like MyOutDesk. What I found was that when I was paying $12 an hour, $2,000 a month, $8 an hour went to the company, and only $4 an hour went to my VA. For what? Headhunting. It wasn’t scalable, and I couldn’t keep building on that foundation.

The decision that changed everything. Five years ago, I let go of my entire US staff. That saved me $600,000 in expenses, from payroll to office space to everything it takes to sustain an organization like that. My revenue barely moved.

The savings are real, and the model works, but only if the management side is handled.

The 70% failure pattern. Once I started teaching other business owners to do the same thing, I kept seeing the same problem. There’s a 70% failure rate with virtual assistants, and the problem isn’t the VA. The client is too busy, too stressed out to manage the VA properly.

A stressed-out solopreneur looking for help is not a good leader of someone 8,000 miles away. You have to slow down, build structure, and most people hiring a VA are doing so because they don’t have time for that in the first place.

The VA side of the problem. Meanwhile, the VA feels isolated and lonely, working for a boss who rarely checks in or talks to them because they’re too busy. That’s why the VA was hired in the first place, because the owner is buried. Nobody’s watching them, nobody’s monitoring the work, payroll gets missed, and the relationship fractures. It’s a pattern I saw over and over again.

Leverage Agent solves the management problem. That’s exactly what I built Leverage Agent to fix. When you hire us, you don’t have to think about the management side. We handle it. Your VA is supported, monitored, and connected to a team that keeps them engaged and accountable. You get the leverage of a virtual assistant without the burden of being a remote manager on top of everything else you’re already doing.

This is the company I wish had existed when I got started, and you’re in good hands with us. If you want to see how this model could work for your business, reach out. Call or text me at 480-332-6468, email me at info@leverageagent.org. You can also book a free strategy call or visit blog.leverageagent.org to learn more. I’d love to show you what’s possible.