If there is a holiday somewhere in the time frame, 10 days is often accepted.  

I'm now comfortable relaxing some of my metrics in order to get into a property because it's doubtful we'll see lower interest rates any time in the next couple of decades.

Some homeowners may want to sell, but with the holidays they may be putting it off until they have more time to delve in.

I buy cigars every once in a while and i will enjoy it while i look over my statements from my PM ( it relaxes me - HaHa ). yes not buying Starbucks every day will save you a fortune, but so will cutting out a lot of things.

I would try to relax and let the professsionsls do their job.

What if in the year 2050 congress does a 1 year 401k distribution tax holiday and there's no tax for that year?  

Courtney welcome to BP, as Yaroslav mentioned we have a investor meet up once a month in Delray that is pretty awesome as there is no pitching of any kind and it's a very relaxed environment especially for a newbie...

Once you get into mid-October, people are in holiday mode and filling a rental could be tough until February.Agree with others about curb appeal and partial staging.

They give you holidays from BP for saying things like this.   

Happy Holidays All!