In Person Part-Time Personal & Office Admin Assistant (Local to Richmond/Katy, TX)

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I'm the founder of a Houston-area real estate investment company looking for a reliable, detail-oriented part-time assistant to help me get organized and stay on top of recurring personal and office tasks.

This is a hybrid role. You must live in or near Richmond/Katy, TX, because you'll come into my office once a week (about 2 to 3 hours) to help sort and organize incoming mail, which is my most pressing need. The remaining hours are remote and flexible across the week. When you apply, I want to know you actually read this posting, so please start your very first line with the words "BLUE FOLDER" before anything else. Applications without it won't be reviewed. The rest of the role is light personal and office admin work, and I'll answer any clarifying questions as we go.

Weekly commitment: Up to 10 hours. About 2 to 3 hours in person once a week; the rest remote and flexible.

What you'll do:

- Sort, categorize, and organize incoming physical mail (in person)

- Build and maintain a simple system so mail never piles up again

- Handle light personal and office admin tasks as they come up

- Ask smart clarifying questions instead of guessing

- Keep things confidential and handle documents with discretion

You're a great fit if you:

- Live in or very near Richmond/Katy, TX with reliable transportation

- Are highly organized and enjoy creating order out of clutter

- Communicate clearly and proactively

- Are dependable and can commit to a consistent weekly office visit

- Handle sensitive information professionally

Details: Part-time, ongoing, up to 10 hrs/week, 1099 independent contractor, weekly in-person office visit required.

Tell me your availability, your admin/organizational experience, and confirm you can reliably come to the office once a week.

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