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Rusell Jake B.

Surplus Funds | Real Estate Market Research & Land Due Diligence

Hi, I’m Rusell! With over 9 years of experience as a Real Estate Data & GoHighLevel VA, I specialize in supporting U.S. real estate investors and wholesalers of vacant land, surplus funds assets, and residential properties. From backend CRM automation and due diligence to market research and data pipelines, I manage the operational backbone of your business so you can focus on closing deals. How I Can Support Your Business: ✅ GoHighLevel & CRM Architecture • Build and optimize GoHighLevel (GHL), Podio, REIReply, and Zapier automated workflows, follow-up sequences, and lead-tagging logic. • Manage dialers and multi-channel marketing platforms, including PhoneBurner, Mojo Dialer, Smarter Contact, and LeadSherpa. ✅ Surplus Funds, Market Research & Due Diligence • Perform in-depth surplus funds recovery research, tax sale tracking, and chain of title/deed verification. • Conduct comprehensive real estate market research, land due diligence, zoning analysis, and GIS mapping using NETR Online, County Assessor & Clerk portals, PropStream, Flipfinder, and ID Land. ✅ Data Lifecycle, List Scrubbing & Skip Tracing • Source raw lead list hygiene, data scrubbing, and advanced spreadsheet tracking in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. • Execute high-grade skip tracing using REI Skip and specialized public records databases to surface phone numbers for motivated sellers and asset owners. ✅ Property Marketing & Web Infrastructure • Market properties across land and residential channels, including Carrot websites, LandWatch, Land Network, and social platforms. • Create high-converting property copy and visuals using Canva and Photoshop. Why Work With Me? I bring a detail-oriented, technical approach to real estate operations. Whether configuring complex GHL systems, auditing county deed records, or managing high-volume data pipelines, I deliver precision with zero downtime for your team. 📩 Ready to optimize your real estate backend and research pipelines? Send me a message, and let's discuss your project! Talk soon, Rusell

🇵🇭Davao, Philippines$10/hr100% JSS4.55 (1)Since Jan 2017

Earnings and projects

MRR
$216

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#110,667 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#19,640 / 56.3k
Revenue, last 30 days
$116

Last 6 months: $1.3k

World#90,124 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#17,354 / 56.3k
Total earnings
$3.4k

Billed in all: $3.6k

World#287,127 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#43,712 / 56.3k
Per project
$571

$259 in the last 6 months

World#170,601 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#27,459 / 56.3k
Projects, last 6 months
5
40% fixed60% hourly
World#41,746 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#2,712 / 56.3k
Projects in all
6
33% fixed67% hourly
World#250,292 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#23,310 / 56.3k

Earnings, last 30 days

$3.6k+$116 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$3.4k$3.5k$3.6kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

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