Vacation rental properties sell year-round, but November and December behave differently. In October, we’ll usually see buyers who want to close before year-end. Once we hit November, things slow down. People shift into holiday mode, and while Thanksgiving brings a lot of visitors to Kauai, they’re not usually the ones buying.
After Thanksgiving, activity stays quiet until about a week before Christmas. Tourism picks up again, but those visitors are mostly families on vacation. They may browse real estate, but many of them are years away from being ready to buy.
If you’re trying to time the market, the strongest window to list a vacation rental is the end of the first week of January. The holidays are over, people are back at work, and yes — they’re looking at real estate online when they should probably be doing something else.
January through May is when serious second-home buyers start flying in, and it’s historically the most active stretch of the year for vacation rental property.
My next video covers how to prep your vacation rental now so it’s ready to launch in January — or February, if December slipped away from you.
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Lynda Gill RS Lic. 63088
Hawai’i Life Real Estate Brokers 808.346.0056
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