(My renovated units are unusually nice at each price point where I compete-- and so far, I have always had multiple applicants that want to rent; even in the dead of winter and right before the Christmas holidays).

Yes Philly is a city of neighborhoods and one block can make a giant difference as well a lot of streets there were low value are being redone and very desirable 

I have more pictures of Christmas decorations  but of course some people book months ago for Christmas and Thanksgiving.Since Pogeon Forge is a huge holiday destination we get a couple Christmas pictures up year round.

Knocking out improvements over the holidays, and selling beginning of the year when interest rates drop and home prices increase due to demand.

Also, FYI, on most holidays Lowes does an .89 square foot install cost. 

Lastly many folks were home watching the As and Giants in the World Series and I am sure that saved a lot of folks.

Tenants, "go into Holiday-mode" and start spending disposable income (and racking up their credit cards) on Thanksgiving feasts & trips, Xmas presents & trips, and finally NYE plans.3) Income Tax Refund checks start being received towards the end of February and corresponding, the rental market starts picking up again as tenants payoff their “Holiday Hangovers".4) Spring Fever starts, sometime in April-May, causing both sales & rental markets to start picking up.

One of the biggest pros to renting to students is that you'll never get a call on Christmas Eve or other holidays because they are usually not there.

And the 24 door funnel plays for all of these roofs and rehabs and the ball just keeps on rolling into one giant snowman.

He goes above and beyond, plus the holidays are coming up.