Ep 132 “Should I List My House Over Thanksgiving Weekend?!”

Welcome back everyone to “The Really REAL Real Estate Podcast!”
Over the last several months, we have recorded several episodes talking about why someone may or may not want to list their home over a given holiday weekend. Today, we keep this theme going by talking about the pros and cons of listing your home over the Thanksgiving weekend as we head into this wonderful holiday weekend!

TALKING POINTS (3-5):

Introduction
PROS:
- Serious buyers only are coming to check out your home!
- It’s a holiday weekend, so there is less competition!
- With the craze of the spring/summer markets this past year, there’s a good chance for the “overflow” of buyers who haven’t found anything yet and are still looking.
- Many businesses and offices are closed for the long weekend, so people are available to tour homes.
- Many people travel for the Thanksgiving weekend, so there is a potential for out-of-town buyers to come look at your home.
CONS:
- It’s a big family holiday where business usually stops for the weekend (this means a great deal less buyers looking at your home)!
- It’s one of the biggest holidays where people travel, so just as there may be people from out-of-town visiting and wanting to look at your home, people who live in your community may be out-of-town that weekend!
  - Additionally, hunting season is very big for our area!
- The weather is most likely not cooperating.
- No one in the lending or title world is available from approx. Tuesday before Thanksgiving to the Wednesday after Thanksgiving!
- The house will not close before the New Year.
  - If you happen to go under contract over the holiday weekend, you have to factor in the three major holidays into the number of days needed to close on your home.
- You can’t mess with price.
- If you are not living in the home, you are still responsible for the home until the day of closing.
Any fun plans for the holiday weekend?!
Final thoughts