I'll be your seven day fool!

Lately I have been working all kind of crazy hours with the a client.  He works in the service dept. of my auto dealer.  Last December when my mom was in the hospital on new year's eve.... I had a head light out, it was raining and I really needed new windshield wipers.... I called and I was in and out in five minutes.  It works both ways... and I work when I need to also.

7 day fool ha?  Such foolishness, I am about to take 7 days off!  I'll let Juli from Scottsdale (I'm gonna stop by her for a visit) know you said hi!   She's from Chicago as well you know.  Do you think she'll like a cheesehead for a hostess gift?  Now, don't be fool hearty Alan, just keep fooling around while I'm gone!

We work when WE decide to work. Weekends, holidays, 2am, whatever. If you don't want to work, tell them your schedule dictates that you can't do it.

I'm with you.  I can never figure out how real estate agents - especially those that work with buyers survive without working at least some weekends.

7 Day Fool - that about says it all!  If we are working with home buyers and sellers, then we are in the retail business and you know when retail customers are available.  Still, it helps to block out a Saturday morning (or Friday happy hour - kinda sacred for me) just to stay sane.

Alan- well I'd have to say you may be a Seven Day _____(fill in the blank), but a Seven Day Fool you're not!  I agree with the phrase to make hay while the sun shines and cannot imagine any Realtor (or Stager) not being willing to work weekends. 

I love having time off during the week. The lake is far less crowded on Tuesday!

You are exactly right....buyers have jobs - or at least the good qualified buyers do LOL! - and MOST of those jobs keep them busy M-F, 9-5.  They need to see properties evenings and/or weekends.

Alan ~ We are available for our clients when they need us with free time scheduled as needed ~ When it's busy you work, this is the life of a Realtor ~

You would have loved the agent (too big for his own socks) that told me when I called on Saturday, that he didn't make appointments and if I wanted to show the place I would have to call the office on Monday.  Don't ask what I went through when I made the mistake of calling on Monday.  Needless to say I refused to show the property.

Alan, this job requires availability to clients when they're not working, at least to find the house. Nothing we do is easy, and we do it 30 hours a day, 8 days a week, just like in the Beatle's song!

Jane's comment notwithstanding, I wonder if some of those people who insist on Sundays off come from smaller communities or if it becomes practice in certain areas? I had several transferees from Omaha over the past year and they were amazed that we expected to work on Sundays here. I can't imagine declaring an entire weekend day off limits. 

Gotta "Make hay while the sun shines" is a MUST -- now, where oh, where is that sunshine . . . and you know it's been a hard day's night the past 2 years.

I think the only way you can truly take the weekends off is to strictly be a listing agent.  Buyers love to house hunt on the weekends, though getting out during the week can be advantageous if you are in competitive market.

Realtor who don't work on weekends should rather work as bank tellers.....here in Miami Beach many agents don't work all day on Saturdays for religous reasons