How a VA team should work a seller file
Handing a caller a spreadsheet and a dialer is not a system. It is a way to burn a file in two weeks and conclude the data was bad. The teams that produce contracts run the same file with a structure, and the structure is worth more than the list.
Set the file up before the first dial
- Load records with owner name, property address, mailing address, and every traced number
- Assign each record to exactly one caller; shared rows get called twice or never
- Sort by signal strength so the best records get dialed first, not alphabetically
- Deduplicate against everything your team has touched in the last ninety days
Disposition codes are the whole game
Every dial ends in one of a small set of outcomes, and every caller must log the same ones. Without that, you cannot measure the file, the caller, or the follow-up.
| Disposition | Meaning | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Right party, interested | Owner engaged | Same-day follow-up, acquisition handoff |
| Right party, later | Owner said not now | Dated callback, never let it slip |
| Wrong party | Number does not reach the owner | Flag for re-trace |
| No answer | Rang out or voicemail | Recycle on the next pass |
| Disconnected | Dead number | Flag for re-trace |
| DNC or opt-out | Do not contact | Suppress permanently, no exceptions |
The four KPIs that matter
- 01Dials per hour: pace. Below 15 means the process is broken, not the caller.
- 02Right-party contact rate: file quality. This is the provider's grade.
- 03Conversations per hour: caller skill. This is the trainer's grade.
- 04Leads per 100 right-party contacts: the market's grade on your offer.
Notice the order. You cannot judge a caller on a bad file, and you cannot judge a file until the caller dials it properly. Measure in sequence.
Follow-up is where the money is
Most contracts come from the second through fifth conversation, not the first. Every 'not now' needs a dated callback, and that callback list is the most valuable asset your team builds. Teams that lose callbacks are buying new data to replace the pipeline they already paid for.
When the data actually is the problem
If right-party contact is below your threshold after the first two hundred dials, stop and send the file back. Do not let a team dial a bad file for a week hoping it improves. Good providers stand behind a measured RPC; the measurement only works if you catch it early.
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