The Seeds for 2015 Have Been Planted This Month

Chris Ann,

I have always thought that this of the year was a stellar opportunity to pick up business, because the majority slack off.  This is especially true in commercial real estate, where we rarely worked on weekend.  However,  almost every year that we had been in the business, we closed several deals that gave us a nice boost as the year began.  A

Chris Ann, I always work over the holidays. I've taken more time off this year than in years past, but I still made it to the office almost everyday. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

I allowed myself a few evenings the past week to attend holiday parties and of course I took time out Christmas Eve and Christmas day to spend it with my family but other than that it's been business as usual. I'm still getting all my marketing and advertising in the mail per usual and I'm still fielding phone calls and setting appointments as always! 

I met on agent on Tuesday afternoon doing he was doing an Open House ;  his sign caught my attention.  I thought that it would  be something for one of my customers who is looking to move into the area.  This agent conducting the Open House said that since he had the keys to  this house was vacant house and phones were not ringing  he decided to spend a few hours doing an open house.  While I was there he had ten people who saw his sign and  viewed the property.  

Chris Ann, this job has to be attended to at all hours of the day and year. We can't say no and then expect a client to call back at our convenience.

I got a request to see a property of Christmas Eve. The showing was declined until tomorrow but I'll be showing then. My final closing of the year is on Tuesday on a contract I got Dec. 7. It's been a busy month with closings already lined up in the new year.

Hi Chris Ann -- those self-fulfilling prophecies will certainly come true if you sit back and think there is no business during the holiday season.  I continue to hear agents tell me there is nothing happening between Thanksgiving and New Year's.    Yikes!

I can take a listing and sell it regardless of where I am in the world, and have done it from remote atolls in the South Pacific. Fortunately, this year, so far knock on wood, everybody is saying they will wait for me to return in mid January.

Surprisingly, this December has been one of our strongest months of the year.  I'm trying to block off most of next week so I can finish my business and marketing plans for next year.  (I have 3 appts today - crazy).

I'm with you Chris Ann.  Right now is the time to plant those seeds, review your marketing, and get things going for the new year.  

Chris Ann

Just stopping by to see if you were good last year and Santa brought you everything you deserved. Hopefully not too many lumps of coal. :-)) cheers cvc

Chris Ann, I've been working my butt off in December, and I think it's going to pay off.  There is something great about going into the new year with some great stuff already on the books.  And I like the idea of behaving like we were retail workers. 

Good morning Chris Ann,

You are exactly right! Many think it is a time to take the month off..not if you want to have a good start for the first quarter!! I just negotiated an offer on a listing Christmas Eve Day..and negotiated an offer on my new listing Saturday Dec. 27th! Two good sales in the first quarter! Some people don't believe homes sell in December..not true!