We were closed yesterday. I was supposed to be leaving town, but that obviously didn't happen. When I woke up, I couldn't tell how much snow there was, because it had blown around so much. There is no school this week, so I couldn't use the school closings as a guide. It was Monday after a holiday, so I didn't have yesterday's news to go by. Since we'd already cancelled the paper and Comcast was knocked out by the storm, I didn't have today's news to go by! So how did I decide to close?
Well, real estate is almost always a delayable purchase. Many buyers, as well as agents, don't want to drive if they don't need to do so. Those warnings and pleas from the Governor's office, to stay home if you can? They generally apply to us. In addition, most people don't want their properties shown in bad weather, because they don't want to take the risk that a prospective buyer would fall or get hurt trying to get in. Most inspections, closings, negotiations, and other business can be delayed for a day. Everything else, including anything that can be done with a computer and email, will proceed as usual. It's one of the benefits of the change in real estate, away from bricks and mortar and toward clicks.
Of course, we always worry that we will inconvenience someone who expects us to be open. That's why it matters whether everything else is up and running. As far as I could tell yesterday, not much was. So why make employees struggle to come in, only to sit around without any calls or visitors?
Finally, I think a lot of people hoped that the Christmas spirit would linger one more day, if we all took a deep breath and relaxed. And, at least for us, it did!
Blog Archive
Popular Posts
-
You enjoy the weekend, have a great trip, and then you may be home Sunday morning, getting ready for school on schedule on Monday. If...
-
Another sign the real estate market is coming back, not least the economy, is new hotel development, this time in downtown Cincinnati. The B...
-
Students often have great difficulty in writing your own essay , especially if you don't have the time or very less time to do a lot ...
-
Each transaction has its own housing property real estate and personal Property in the South of France . It is also possible for the prope...
-
As a further downturn in senior mortgage Search recession is becoming increasingly popular. There is also some confusion, because the natu...
-
MY LIFE IN A BAG
-
Most of the people in this world dream that they have a big nice house with huge backyard so that their children can play over...