If you're
someone who can't apply for jobs to take calls from home because there is
nothing you can do about background noise, then you might want to consider
doing rent surveys for Yardi Matrix! This is a company that is totally
OK with background noise and would in fact prefer it.
Why?
Because they want the people on the other end of the line to believe that
you're a regular person who might have loud pets, kids, etc. since you'll be
asking various questions about rental property as though you might be
interested in renting.
In truth,
you're just gathering information for Yardi Matrix so they can ensure
their information on various apartment complexes is accurate and up to date.
There are different companies/organizations that have a need for this info, and
Yardi Matrix provides it to them from what I understand.
How much
does Yardi Matrix pay their workers for doing rent surveys?
Yardi
Matrix recently changed their pay structure. It used to be $10 – $11
hourly, but now here is what the website says about pay:
Surveyors
will be paid $6 per hour and a piece rate of $.50 for surveys marked Done, $.30
for surveys marked Wrong Number, $.20 for surveys marked Part-Done, and $.07
per survey marked Answering Machine or No Answer. You will receive at least
minimum wage in your jurisdiction for all hours worked.
What about
taxes?
This used
to be independent contractor work, but now Yardi Matrix is actually an
employee position, so you will not need to worry about your taxes as they will
be taking them out of your pay manually. They also offering benefits to their
employees such as health, dental, and life insurance.
How much
do you have to work?
The
company expects you to do a minimum of 10 hours of work per week, and these
hours can be gotten in anytime as long as you are calling these apartment
complexes when they are open. Also, this is a temporary position, lasting
roughly six weeks, so you shouldn't count on it for the long-term.
Yardi
Matrix does these surveys three times per year (January & February,
May & June, and September & October). Once each work period is up, you
can usually work during the next season if you reapply and note that you are a
returning worker.
What are
the job requirements?
You need
high speed internet, good phone etiquette, and an unlimited long distance plan.
You won't have to worry about doing any selling, so there's no need to have a
background in work from
home customer service or anything like that.
There is
some training involved, but mainly you just have to ask basic questions. If you
have a Voip phone line, that should be OK because I'm reading where a lot of
people work using Skype.
How do you
apply?
You'll
have to take and pass a quiz and also send your resume to the Yardi
Matrix contact person. You must also sign a non-disclosure agreement.
What do
people say?
I have
seen some complaints on various work at home forums from people who work for
Yardi Matrix because they have difficulty meeting the hourly ratio for
rent surveys and cannot make the $11 per hour — they end up making a good bit
less.
I haven't
done this myself, but this may be worth your time if you feel confident that
you could build up speed. It's also one of the few phone jobs available where
background noise is a non-issue.
Where do
you apply?
You can
visit this page for details on how to apply.
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