This southern Utah real estate agent works weekends! Do you?

Wanda,  Yes, I work weekend and evenings.  I do whatever it takes to meet the needs of my clients and to provide exceptional service. I could not agree with you more.  Agents need to be responsive by answering their phones and email.

Heck I even work weekdays!  lol  I have a client that is working 12-16 hour days. He calls me at 2 am when he gets off of work.  He also works 7 days a week.  He is saving for a home.  I admire his goal and the ability to pursue it.

Wanda, I work weekends but even if I didn't, I'd always answer my phone.

Wanda, assumptions to work on weekends is good - it's just not true for everyone, though! It does not mean you can't show homes on the weekend, btw!

Only if you want to make money and be successful do you want to work weekends...............of course you do!  Congratulations on the Feature.

Hi Wanda,

I bet your clients really appreciate the fact that you are accomodating what they need and since you had trouble getting other agents to answer their phone even on a Friday, I bet you have more clients than other local agents.  

Wanda, agents who do residential real estate have to work weekends and holidays. That is when a lot of people have the time off to look at homes.

24/7 here...I need a vacation!

Wanda, I certainly work weekends.  I HAVE no choice in the matter.  My schedule is my (present) clients' schedule.

Anyone can use the word CAN.....But Wanda gets to wear it.....Agents are forces and Real Estate is the proving grounds

And some people don't work after 9:00 pm or 8:00 pm or 7:00 pm or when do they really work? And then there are the less than full t . . . but that is another whole issue that we won't address here.

Love the comments and your responses back.  Bottom line:  "Putting clients first in busines helps to create solid relationships."

Congratulations on FEATURED post, Wanda.

Yes, I work Saturdays and Sundays, but over the years, I've become better at scheduling things.  Now that the weather has gotten (somewhat) cooler, I'm taking some Saturdays off to spend with my husband and grandkids.  He always plays golf on Sunday, so I don't mind working Sunday afternoon.  That sometimes works better for the clients who have dance, football, karate, etc, etc on Saturday.  But I won't waste a Saturday on "pop up" buyers who call and have to see a house within the next 10 minutes.  Those this hardly ever work out.

Although I work in a resort area. People are out looking for homes seven days a week and I would have very little business if I didn't accomodate their needs. I've become used to it over the years and quite honestly it does not bother me. I do open houses during the week as well as weekends. For showing on my listings I ask other agents to contact me so that I can set up appointments for them to show my listings. I don't have to worry then about a receptionist screwing up my showings and I'm always available to take the calls.

Wanda:  Not sure how you can exist longterm in this industry, if you do NOT work weekends.  That's kindof when all the "action" takes place.  The rest of the week is paper shuffling time.  Not always, but I would say in the higher percentage that holds true.  Totally understand that ALL must take some break or down time once in awhile to maintain sanity and good health, but never work on the weekends??  Suicide!

BTW ... you have a double living in Cincinnati.  You're a mirror image of my sister-in-law.  So if you ever need a stand-in on a weekend ... I know a twin you can call!!

Gene

Of course I work weekends!  The best schedule for selling is the one the new construction model home people use - They are only open for showings Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.  they take off Wednesday Thursday and Friday.  Probably a good schedule for everybody in Real Estate - The New Home sales people KNOW waht they are doing!

Wanda-In this day and age if you do work weekends then you are missing the boat or in this case BUSINESS. Congrats on the feature.

I totally work weekends, and steal a day off during the week if I can, to R and R.

What I dearly wish was that more [especially commercial] LENDERS would  make themselves more available for business on weekends.