682,505
Some owners would not show their home on Easter Sunday. After we all had Easter brunch with our families I went to show my clients 3 homes and we wrote an offer that night on one of the homes. We are still friends to date. Mission Viejo home on Estancerio. They still live there. 💙
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Annette Thor
Westport, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
823,579
My first year in real estate I showed a home on Thanksgiving to a family relocating who had to move quickly. We closed 30 days later. I made it to my family's home in time for dinner, but never showed on Thanksgiving Day again.
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Teri Pacitto
Westlake Village, CA
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,543,662
Agents that show on Christmas Eve & Christmas and other major holidays, when they could be recharging with family & friends....hmmmm ...
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Tyler Smith
Elizabethtown, PA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Susan Haughton
Alexandria, VA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,810,149
Hi Fred - The first year that Mary and I worked together, I showed a home on Christmas eve, delivered the offer on Christmas, and closed it a month or so later - and I didn't mind at all.
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,390,620
I don't remember having done so Fred Griffin but I don't remember where my cell phone is 20 minutes after I set it down.
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Troy Erickson AZ Realt...
Chandler, AZ
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Julie A. Black
Kapaa, HI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,772,575
We closed an escrow on New Years Eve...and showed the property on Boxing Day (celebrated in Europe and Canada) the 26th. It was wonderful, and we had a great champagne with our dinner. A
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Canon Doyle
Kemah, TX
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,362,948
I ratified on Christmas day one time while I was in labor - does that count or does it just prove that I am nuts?
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Jim Crawford
Fredericksburg, VA
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,104,931
Hi Fred... the closest I came was on New Year's Eve Day.
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
989,652
Not the 4th, but xmas day several years ago - sold and closed!
Presidents day, sold 2 to the same person after their agent told them not to come because it was a holiday - sold and closed 2.
There have been several more as well
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,164,294
Sold my first house on Labor Day 1994 after being licensed the month before. I have also written offers that closed for property I showed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 4th of July, Memorial Day and I showed property on New Year's Day once, but they didn't make an offer.
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,988,007
I have gotten calls on Christmas Day, showed the house the next and sold it. That is as close as it gets.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
400,356
I don't recall showing properties on the holidays, but I remember being at a client's home with them signing an offer on Christmas Eve. The sellers were really impressed that I was working. They became a little less impressed when the buyer's agent called while they were signing because it showed that he was working, too.
I've closed a few properties on the last business day of the year.
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,844,291
My answer is the goose egg - zero.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,452,819
Great question - parked!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
979,496
Fred - Depending on what I have going on, I will be available to show homes and write offers on holidays.
Based on the answers you have received, sounds like this seems to work very well for many agents.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,443,250
I can't think of one, but that is probably your point.
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Larry Johnston
Elkhart, IN
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,084,061
I did on Thanksgiving....after I fed 20 people. Showed a condo and wrote the offer and we closd 4 weeks later..
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,725,996
Yup! We have done it and it was over a Thanksgiving Holiday and at one of our Open House Events! It does happen as many area visitors suddenly decide they want to live in paradise, so we make it easy for them
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,572,117
I showed a condo on Thanksgiving morning and while the offer was written the next day, it closed just before Christmas.
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,231,853
In western Pennsylvania there is a lot of real estate sold during the summer holiday weekends, Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day. The July 4th holiday usually extends the weekend before, after and on the 4th.
My first year in business I wrote an accepted contract on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. My family was dressed & ready for church services when I arrived home, all smiles & high fives.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,434,127
I have not done it.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,319,419
Fred Griffin - this would have been relatively easy for me as some of my clients - from Asia - may not observe all the holidays like Easter, Christmas or Thanksgiving.
However, it's not yet happened....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,502,998
I came close, but the offer fell apart. I don't really celebrate many holidays, so it's no problem to work them.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,090,637
Not me!
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,525,616
I showed a house on Christmas Eve but it was not the one my buyer bought.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
549,542
I wrote my first contract on New Years day many years ago. Closed it with no problems, and the buyers our now among our closest friends!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
86,514
I actually had a listing shown on Christmas Day. Two Doctors wanted to see my listings and their agent pleaded with me to allow the house to be shown. I told her to call the Sellers and ask them but before that I told her I felt her clients were extremely selfish to ask her to actually show them property on Christmas Day.
On another note, I sold a first timer a home in our very competitive marketplace during Thanksgiving week--actually two days BEFORE Thanksgiving. It normally would have drawn multiple offers but we were the ONLY offer and the sellers had purchased another house on the contingncy of sellling this one! My client lucked out and got the home. Also, she had one smart Realtor who knew to strike while the iron was hot and the other agents where chomping on their turkey!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,617,916
I have only done this once in my lifetime but it was Labor Day earlier in my career.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
35,544
I don't know about a holiday, but my VERY first closing was a home that I showed on my birthday.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
921,504
I have not.
Would I?
The situation would dictate my action.
I do know the answer is 'NO" if the call comes while carving the turkey, goes like this, "We were driving o Lizard Lane and are in front of the house with your sign in front. Can we see it now?"
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
585,600
I hope the one i wrote today gets to closing!!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,547,721
Great post, ot does not happen often, but it does happen. We wrote and sold on New Years Day and other holidays that went to closing. It seems sometimes those are days that all other agents are not available.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,622,432
Nope, did not happen to me yet. I closed a short sale last year in first days of January....after multiple extensions.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,746,165
Well that was really interesting. I'm glad to see there is a lot of success in this field, so I might be inclined to give in when it arises.
How do you like that... I'm writing up an offer today and based on these answers I'm feeling the positive vibes that it might pan out!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,800,082
554,600
It's not my practice to do that but it also depends on the market. I had an agent show my vacant listing on Christmas Day, she submitted the offer to me on that same day and we did make it to closing. But I tell my buyers I am not working on holidays, or holiday weekends. I'm available 7 days a week the rest of the year.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,828,820
Fred- when we were looking for a home in Northern VA during a seller's market, we made an offer on Easter Sunday. We'd been looking for over 3 months and we weren't going to wait another day.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,936,605
I guess I do not work on holidays that often.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
7,836,134
I have successfully sold properties on holidays.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,071,489
1,157,785
In our great land, properties sell throughout the year including on statutory holidays.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,027,602
5,216,398
Wrtoe offers that went to closing 3 years in a row on Christmas eve. Liked people who were serious!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,416,038
When we were selling our last new over 55 community, holidays were very busy as it is when buyers would bring their families to see the homes.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,727,873
I've done that! If I'm in town on a holdiay weekend, I show. And it's easier to get something through - the competition is at the beach!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
846,475
597,572
Hi Fred, Six or seven years ago I showed two homes to a relocating couple on the 4th of July. They did end up writing a contract on one and closing. It's always amazing to me the number of requests that come in over the Christmas Holidays--- must be all those showings of Miracle On 34th Street.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,345,091
I've shown property on Christmas Eve and other holidays ... never resulted in an offer or a closing
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,239,901
probably not during these days....
I have showed homes thinking they will make an offer my foot.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,583,278
I was always a listing agent.... can't remember if offers came in on holidays....too far back for me to remember....
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,049,058
Interested to see who has. Can't recall any at my end but my memory is bad!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
6,393,179
Good question Fred, I do not remember if any of these worked out to become a success story.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL