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Hire an offshore property management assistant in the Philippines for your Australian business

An offshore property management assistant from Offshored costs A$1,900 to A$2,400 per month, all-inclusive, and handles listing, tenancy, arrears, inspection and maintenance administration for your real estate agency in PropertyMe, Property Tree or Console Cloud during Australian business hours.

Australian property managers carry large portfolios and spend much of the day on administration that does not need a licence or a local presence. One dedicated assistant takes that administration on, so your licensed staff spend their time with landlords, tenants and vendors. Offshored recruits, onboards and manages them, and Australian Pathways OPC employs them in the Philippines.

The role

What an offshore property management assistant does

An offshore property management assistant is a full-time administrator, based in the Philippines and dedicated to one agency, who supports your property managers and, where you want it, your sales team. They work inside your property management software, CRM and portals with the access you grant, and follow your agency's procedures for your state's tenancy legislation.

The role supports licensed staff; it does not replace them. Functions that state law reserves for a licensed agent or registered property manager, such as signing agreements on the agency's behalf, conducting inspections in person or authorising trust account transactions, stay with your Australian team. Everything around those functions, which is most of the day, can be prepared, processed, chased and recorded offshore.

Confidentiality and assignment of work product are written into the employment contract, which matters in an industry that handles tenants' identity documents, bond details and landlords' financial information every day. You can change or remove system access at any time.

Task list

Tasks you can hand to an offshore property management assistant

Start with the first column and add the second as trust builds. Your team member follows your procedures and your approval limits, documented during onboarding.

  • Listing administration loading and updating rental and sales listings in your CRM and pushing them to realestate.com.au and Domain, with photos, copy, inspection times and price changes kept current
  • Tenancy applications processing applications received through 2Apply, Snug or Ignite: reference and employment checks, identity verification, tenancy database checks on your subscription, and a summary for the property manager to decide on
  • Arrears follow-up running the daily arrears report in PropertyMe, Property Tree or Console Cloud, sending reminders on your templates, logging contact and preparing breach notices for the property manager to issue under your state's Act
  • Routine inspections scheduling routine inspections, notifying tenants within the notice period your state requires, and preparing and sending reports to landlords from Inspection Manager or your software
  • Maintenance coordination logging requests, obtaining quotes from your tradespeople, seeking landlord approval, booking the job through Tapi or your maintenance platform and closing it with the invoice attached
  • Leases, renewals and bonds preparing agreements and renewals in REI Forms Live or Realworks, tracking expiry dates, preparing rent reviews and lodging or releasing bonds through your state bond authority
  • Entry and exit reports collating condition reports and photos, comparing entry and exit reports, and preparing bond claim summaries for the property manager
  • Sales administration vendor reports, open home scheduling and attendee follow-up, buyer enquiry replies and CRM updates in Agentbox, VaultRE, Rex or Box+Dice
  • Marketing support listing copy, social media tiles and email campaigns in Canva and your campaign tools, and keeping the agency website and portal profiles current
  • Trust accounting support receipting, invoice entry, end-of-month statement preparation and reconciliation support under the supervision of your licensee, who remains responsible for the trust account
Systems

Tools an offshore property management assistant typically uses

PropertyMeMRI Property TreeConsole CloudRest ProfessionalKolmeoAgentboxVaultRERexBox+Dicerealestate.com.au (Ignite) and Domain Agent AdminPricefinder and CoreLogic RP Data2Apply, Snug and Ignite applicationsTICA and Equifax National Tenancy DatabaseInspection Manager and Inspect Real EstateTapi and Maintenance ManagerREI Forms Live and RealworksDocuSignNSW Rental Bonds Online, RTBA and RTA Web ServicesCanva and MailchimpMicrosoft 365 or Google Workspace

Most Australian agencies run property management in PropertyMe, MRI Property Tree or Console Cloud, sales in Agentbox, VaultRE, Rex or Box+Dice, applications through 2Apply, Snug or Ignite, and forms through REI Forms Live or, in Queensland, Realworks, with each state's bond authority alongside. Offshored shortlists candidates who already know the platforms you name; many have worked for an Australian agency before.

Monthly cost

How much an offshore property management assistant costs per month

An offshore property management assistant from Offshored costs A$1,900 to A$2,400 per month. That is one flat, all-inclusive fee per full-time team member, invoiced monthly in advance, in the administration and support band on our pricing page.

ItemOffshore property management assistant
Monthly feeA$1,900 to A$2,400 per month
Where in the bandLower end for listing, application and inspection administration from your procedures; upper end for an assistant with prior Australian agency experience who runs arrears, maintenance, leases and trust accounting support across a full portfolio
What is includedEverything: recruitment and vetting, employment in the Philippines by Australian Pathways OPC, salary, Philippine income tax and statutory contributions (SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG), 13th month pay, paid leave, HMO health insurance, payroll, timekeeping, HR and performance management, office space and equipment for office based team members, and replacement at our cost if the person leaves
What is not includedSeats in your property management software, CRM, portal and tenancy database subscriptions, hours outside the agreed eight-hour day, and your own time managing the work day to day, as with any employee

For a sourced comparison with the full cost of a local property management assistant, including superannuation, leave, payroll tax and recruitment, read the 2026 offshore staff cost guide. Every band is listed on the pricing page.

Who you get

Qualifications and experience

What Offshored looks for when shortlisting an offshore property management assistant for an Australian business:

  • Degree a bachelor's degree, typically in business administration, real estate management, finance or communication
  • Experience two or more years in property or real estate administration, ideally supporting an Australian agency, with working knowledge of the tenancy process, arrears, inspections and maintenance workflows
  • Australian property software hands-on experience with PropertyMe, Property Tree or Console Cloud for property management, and a sales CRM such as Agentbox or VaultRE where the role includes sales support
  • Written English and phone manner accurate written English and a professional, confident phone manner, because the assistant writes and speaks to tenants, landlords and tradespeople under your agency's name
  • Attention to detail the discipline that dates, notice periods, bond numbers and trust receipts demand, which we test with a short practical exercise
  • Vetting a pre-screening interview with Offshored's recruitment team in BGC, Manila and an NBI clearance (the Philippine police check) before any candidate is presented to you

You interview the shortlisted candidates yourself. We suggest a short practical test, such as processing a sample application or drafting an arrears reminder, before the final decision.

Working hours

Working hours and overlap with Australian time zones

Your offshore property management assistant works a full eight-hour day, Monday to Friday, at the times you set in your Australian time zone. Manila is two hours behind Sydney for most of the year, so the overlap is complete: they are online when you are, from your first coffee to close of business.

Your officeManila is behind byYour 9am to 5pm day in Manila time
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart2 hours (3 hours in daylight saving, October to April)7:00am to 3:00pm (6:00am to 2:00pm in daylight saving)
Brisbane and Queensland2 hours, all year7:00am to 3:00pm
Adelaide1.5 hours (2.5 hours in daylight saving)7:30am to 3:30pm (6:30am to 2:30pm in daylight saving)
Darwin1.5 hours, all year7:30am to 3:30pm
PerthNo difference, same time as Manila9:00am to 5:00pm

Team members work Australian public holidays unless the day is also a Philippine holiday, and Offshored gives you two business days' notice of any Philippine holiday that affects your team member's schedule. Every shift is logged on our timekeeping platform. See the FAQ on the Sydney to Manila time difference.

Three questions

What Australian owners ask before hiring an offshore property management assistant

How much does an offshore property management assistant cost in Australia?

An offshore property management assistant costs A$1,900 to A$2,400 a month through Offshored for one full-time person dedicated to your agency. The fee is all-inclusive: recruitment, employment by Australian Pathways OPC, salary, 13th month pay, payroll, HMO health insurance, equipment, and replacement at Offshored's cost if the person leaves. There is no recruitment fee and no lock-in contract.

Does an offshore property management assistant need an Australian real estate licence?

No, because the role does not perform the functions state legislation reserves for licensed agents or registered property managers, such as signing agreements on the agency's behalf, conducting inspections in person or authorising trust account transactions. The assistant prepares, processes, chases and records the administration around those functions under the supervision of your licensed staff, who remain responsible for them.

Is it safe to give an offshore assistant access to tenant and landlord information?

The assistant works inside your property management software and CRM with the access you grant, so data stays on your platforms and you can revoke access at any time. Confidentiality is written into their employment contract with Australian Pathways OPC, they follow your password and device policies, USB ports and personal cloud drives are blocked on Offshored-supplied devices, every client login is removed on the team member's last day, and the contract also assigns the work product to your agency.

Ready to talk about hiring an offshore property management assistant? Book a free 20-minute call.

Pick a time and William Smith, Offshored's co-founder, phones you. We scope the role, give you the monthly cost band and tell you honestly whether offshore staff will work for your business. No lock-in, no obligation.

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