How do you handle your Holiday time off requests?

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Cayla Langhammer, No Income Verification Lending - Velocity Mortgage (Velocity Mortgage Capital)

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Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner

Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA

Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

It doesn't really apply to me. We are all really self employed, so we do what we want.

Nov 02, 2015 10:36 AM

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Valeria Mola

SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

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Great question and answers.

Nov 02, 2019 03:48 PM

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Evelyn M Epperson

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Johns Creek, GA

A Tradition Of [Excellence, Trust & Service]

As an agent and an independent contractor I can take time off when I want too.

Nov 03, 2015 06:42 AM

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Wayne Martin

Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL

Real Estate Broker - Retired

As far in advance as possible, since the earlybird gets the worm. Luckily this year it is not a problem!

Nov 02, 2015 08:13 PM

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Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

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Most of the people in our office have flexible schedules and time off is seldom a problem unless it is in the middle of a big project.

Nov 02, 2015 02:19 PM

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Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

vacations and days off I like agents to tell me before the month starts. As far as my vacations I don't tell clients, I have coverage for my when I'm away, and I have my computer and my phone.

Nov 02, 2015 01:33 PM

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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA

Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Like the National Rentacar comercial about being your own boss, I'm my own boss as most Realtors are (with the exception of redfin ones). No time off requests and no "TPS Reports" to deal with! Most things can be done electronically and remotely so if I am out of the area, no big deal. I can so everything I need to do, except send documents for signature, from my phone.

Nov 02, 2015 12:00 PM

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Larry Johnston

Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN

Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

We take our phones and Laptops with us. If we have showings, one of the other agents will cover for us. We do the same for them.

Nov 02, 2015 11:32 AM

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Jeffrey Jones

AZ Home Seekers - San Tan Valley, AZ

AZ Home Seekers, azhomeseekers.com

As self employed, the only issue is giving clients notice of when we are leaving and explaining how things will be handled while we are gone.

Nov 02, 2015 11:09 AM

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Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Before I start even thinking about time off, I call my friend/colleague to see if she has time off, and go from there.

Nov 02, 2015 10:09 AM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

If I know I will be gone for a couple of weeks I will let my clients know a couple of weeks before. I tell my broker as a courtesy a couple of days before. I know my business is covered and there is nothing she will need to do.

Nov 02, 2015 09:50 AM

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Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807

HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ

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Cayla - I guess I don't really have that issue. With today's technology, I can do almost everything remotely, except for showing homes. If I am going to be away, I will always ask someone in my office to show homes, and give them a portion of my commission once my clients purchase a home. I have a great relationship with my broker, as well as the other agents in our office, and there has never been an issue.

Nov 02, 2015 09:33 AM

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Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville

Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY

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Since I am also my employee, I will be asking myself for time off this year!

Nov 02, 2015 09:15 AM

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It doesn't really apply to me. We are all really self employed, so we do what we want.
As an agent and an independent contractor I can take time off when I want too.
As far in advance as possible, since the earlybird gets the worm. Luckily this year it is not a problem!
Most of the people in our office have flexible schedules and time off is seldom a problem unless it is in the middle of a big project.
vacations and days off I like agents to tell me before the month starts. As far as my vacations I don't tell clients, I have coverage for my when I'm away, and I have my computer and my phone.
Like the National Rentacar comercial about being your own boss, I'm my own boss as most Realtors are (with the exception of redfin ones). No time off requests and no "TPS Reports" to deal with! Most things can be done electronically and remotely so if I am out of the area, no big deal. I can so everything I need to do, except send documents for signature, from my phone.
We take our phones and Laptops with us. If we have showings, one of the other agents will cover for us. We do the same for them.
As self employed, the only issue is giving clients notice of when we are leaving and explaining how things will be handled while we are gone.
Before I start even thinking about time off, I call my friend/colleague to see if she has time off, and go from there.
If I know I will be gone for a couple of weeks I will let my clients know a couple of weeks before. I tell my broker as a courtesy a couple of days before. I know my business is covered and there is nothing she will need to do.
Cayla - I guess I don't really have that issue. With today's technology, I can do almost everything remotely, except for showing homes. If I am going to be away, I will always ask someone in my office to show homes, and give them a portion of my commission once my clients purchase a home. I have a great relationship with my broker, as well as the other agents in our office, and there has never been an issue.
Since I am also my employee, I will be asking myself for time off this year!