Realtors: how much weekend work?

**CarolinaGal** · 08-25-2007, 01:01 PM

I'm just interested to know about what its like working on the weekends. Feel free to share. Thank you!

Just consider averages I suppose.
how many hours typically?
do you have an open house every weekend?
what would a typical weekend schedule be like?
is it hard to manage personal life on the weekends? one person told me that she schedules her work schedule around her personal schedule. does that work for anyone else?

**Codythebest** · 08-25-2007, 03:45 PM

Week-end make no difference for me.
A real estate agent works like 2 or 3 hours a day, so he can do saturdays and sundays...

**Malok** · 08-25-2007, 04:11 PM

I work a minimum of 10 hours a day - every single day except for holidays/vacations/sick time.

Weekends are just another couple days. Usually end up scheduling showings, etc for then since most persons are off from work and I can pack them in for seeing properties.

**FortHoodRealEstate** · 08-25-2007, 07:05 PM

Weekend work usually depends on how you set up your business. If you like working with buyers, you will work more weekends than if you specialize in working with sellers, as I do.

I may go to a listing appointment on a weekend, but that is usually a two hour block of time and I am finished.

The beauty of real estate is that you can control how and when you work. Always try to work smarter, not longer and harder.

**Codythebest** · 08-25-2007, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Malok

I work a minimum of 10 hours a day - every single day except for holidays/vacations/sick time.

Weekends are just another couple days. Usually end up scheduling showings, etc for then since most persons are off from work and I can pack them in for seeing properties.

Wow...10 hours a day!! You must make tons of money

My 2-3 hours/day bring me one serious lead. I have an average of 30 serious leads/month bringing an average of 5 closing/month, which I'm happy with. 5 times more = 5 times more money = I'm dead 5 times earlier !!!

**Malok** · 08-26-2007, 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by Codythebest

Wow...10 hours a day!! You must make tons of money

My 2-3 hours/day bring me one serious lead. I have an average of 30 serious leads/month bringing an average of 5 closing/month, which I'm happy with. 5 times more = 5 times more money = I'm dead 5 times earlier !!!

I do quite fine, thank you. I intend to sell my business within 5 years and retire.

Working long hours now, on something I enjoy anyway, isn't as much of a bother as you'd think - especially when I'm focused on the long term goal of retiring very soon.

There is ALWAYS something to do - whether it be short term stuff like calling on expired listings, FSBOs, pulling foreclosure sales, etc - to stuff like doing listing presentations, showings, CMAs - to long term stuff like business plan updates, writing blog articles, and internet search engine optimization.

In between during down time (phone calls, waiting on appointments, etc), I get to post in forums like this and chat with wonderful persons like yourself.

Never enough hours in the day to get it all done.

**IggysListing** · 09-16-2007, 10:28 AM

I have been self employed (for the second time) since 1993
and would rather work more for myself than a company as an employee.
At least when I work, it is my decision and not some arbitrary busy work.
The beauty is, you can work as hard as you want and make as much
money as you want. You have more control.

**IggysListing** · 09-16-2007, 10:30 AM

PS-And I don't dread Monday mornings and live for Friday afternoon.
That speaks volumes.

**Mike Taylor** · 09-17-2007, 06:23 AM

I agree completely, I work tons and actually enjoy it because I choose to do it and I directly benefit from the hard work. Sometimes I will be working at eleven or twelve at night and 6AM.