Define support roles, recruit applicants and evaluate candidates

Plan onboarding, manage performance and document workflows

Evaluate team growth, staffing costs and operational systems

A Connected Approach to Hiring, Managing and Growing Your Support Team

Building effective administrative support involves more than making a hire. This four-book collection connects the decisions, training and systems that shape the role from the beginning and help it evolve as your business grows. Book 1: Define, Recruit & Screen Your Real Estate Assistant Assess your support needs, define responsibilities and expectations, recruit suitable applicants and screen candidates to develop a qualified shortlist. Book 2: Interview, Assess & Hire Your Real Estate Assistant Conduct structured interviews, design practical skills assessments, check references and compare candidates. Prepare, negotiate and document an employment offer. Book 3: The Real Estate Assistant Onboarding Playbook Prepare for your assistant’s arrival, structure the first 90 days and establish clear performance expectations. Document workflows and support ongoing development, retention and business continuity. Book 4: The Real Estate Operations Team Scaling Playbook Evaluate when additional support is needed, design complementary roles and establish leadership routines. Assess staffing costs and build technology systems that support sustainable growth. Each book includes practical explanations, illustrative examples and workbook exercises to help you apply the material to your own business. For structured training in real estate administration, pair this collection with the Aligned Admin Real Estate Assistant Foundations and Operations Program. The course develops your assistant’s practical skills, while the books help you plan hiring, onboarding, management and team growth. Course enrolment is sold separately. Your purchase includes a downloadable How to Start guide with direct links to Books 1–4 as four separate Google Docs. These are the same books available individually, offered together at a discounted price. Read the current versions online, make private working copies to complete exercises or download PDFs. Private copies and downloads do not update automatically. The companion toolkits and assistant training course are sold separately.

About Aligned Admin

Aligned Admin was created by Monique Cottrell, drawing on her experience as a remote real estate assistant and former licensed Realtor. Through practical guides, training and resources, Aligned Admin helps real estate professionals define support roles, strengthen administrative workflows and build more organized operations. Simplify the Day. Amplify the Results.

Ready to Build a More Organized Approach to Administrative Support?

Get all four books and work through hiring, onboarding, management and team growth with practical guidance and workbook exercises designed for real estate businesses. Includes a How to Start PDF with linked access to Books 1–4 as four separate Google Docs. The companion toolkits and assistant training course are sold separately.