Become A Self-Employed Professional Boca Raton Personal Concierge

By Lowell Morales


Perhaps you'd like to start a home-based business, or perhaps you are seeking a way to make your Fort Lauderdale all inclusive property management company stand out. Either way, becoming a Boca Raton personal concierge may hold the answer. Anyone who is good at organizing people or things and who understands the value of 'the personal touch' in today's world will find this career attractive.

Like the person at a luxury hotel who is ready to look up telephone numbers, recommend good restaurants, call a taxi, get concert tickets, or arrange someone to meet your friends at the airport, a personal assistant can do whatever you want done but don't want to actually do. And - this can be service 24/7. Sweet!

Imagine that you are helping John Doe, a semi-retired resident of an upscale community in your area. He has a wife who is sometimes around, two grown children, two Labrador retrievers, and a cat. In one day, you might walk the dogs, take the cat to the vet, send flowers to a daughter-in-law on her birthday, mail two registered letters, hire a limo to meet the wife at the airport, and remind Mr. Doe that he has a dentist appointment.

Mr. Doe is retired from his brokerage firm, but he still has rental apartments in several locations. Rather than engage property management Pompano Beach professionals, he gets you to deal with lease renewals, rent payments, tenant complaints, maintenance, and garbage pick up. After a while, you will be proficient in every phase of Fort Lauderdale all inclusive property management, even keeping the books if you want.

You may need to check out websites of people who offer this kind of help, to see what they are willing to do. A concierge can be like a general practitioner and do whatever you need or a specialist who might walk the dogs but not sort the mail. Maybe you want everything from help with planning a dinner party to hiring a new housekeeper, or maybe you just want someone to run errands.

You can set up as a sole proprietor or establish a LLC or an S corporation. You will need to advertise, maybe on social media or by posting a business card on a community board. You will have to define your role, set your fees, and decide how you will collect them. You can even use PayPal.

This is a real profession. You can look it up on the internet and find out how other people do it. There are professional organizations that offer resources. Check out the National Association of Professional Organizers or the National Concierge Association. As a Fort Lauderdale home concierge, you can be your own boss and someone else's personal assistant.

Whether you are someone who wants to be the extra set of hands for someone or who needs that kind of help, check out the growing field of the personal concierge. In this fast-paced world, this kind of skilled assistance is needed and appreciated.




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