Real estate deadline calculator
Enter the acceptance date and the day count for each contingency. You get every deadline at once, counted in calendar or business days, with weekends and federal holidays flagged.
The rows start as examples. Replace them with the day counts in your contract and addenda.
| Deadline | Days | Date | From today |
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Business days skip Saturdays, Sundays and US federal holidays (observed dates). State law, local holidays and your contract's own definitions can change a date: the contract controls. Not legal advice.
To calculate a real estate contract deadline, start from the acceptance (effective) date and count the number of days in the contract. Under the usual rule the day after acceptance is day 1. Calendar days count every day; business days skip Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. If a deadline lands on a weekend or holiday, many contracts move it to the next business day.
How to use the real estate deadline calculator
Enter the acceptance date
Use the date the last party signed or the effective date your contract defines.
Add each deadline
Type the name, the number of days and whether the contract counts calendar or business days.
Read your dates
Every deadline is listed in date order with its weekday, how far away it is, and any weekend or holiday it lands on.
What the real estate deadline calculator covers
Many deadlines at once
Earnest money, inspection, appraisal, financing, closing and any other row you add.
Calendar or business days
Set each row on its own, the way your contract words it.
Federal holidays built in
All 11 holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, including Juneteenth, with the Friday or Monday they're observed on.
Roll-forward option
Move a deadline that lands on a weekend or holiday to the next business day if your contract says so.
Day 1 setting
Count from the day after acceptance (the usual rule) or treat the acceptance date as day 1.
Calendar file
Send the dates to the timeline generator to print them or download an .ics file.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day, MLK Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
- Observed dates
- A Saturday holiday is observed the Friday before; a Sunday holiday the Monday after
- Not included
- State and local holidays, and Inauguration Day (a holiday only in the Washington, DC area)
- Day count
- Day 1 is the day after acceptance unless you change it
- Cost and privacy
- Free, no sign-up; runs in your browser
Questions about the real estate deadline calculator
Does the day of acceptance count as day 1?
Usually not. Most contracts start counting the day after the acceptance or effective date, so a 10-day inspection period that starts with a contract accepted on the 1st ends on the 11th. Some forms define it differently, so check the definition of days in your contract. The calculator lets you switch between the two.
What is the difference between calendar days and business days?
Calendar days count every day, weekends and holidays included. Business days count only Monday to Friday and skip federal holidays. Many contracts use calendar days for most deadlines and business days for a few, such as earnest money delivery.
What happens if a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday?
It depends on the contract. Many state forms move a deadline that ends on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday to the next business day, but some don't. Turn on the roll-forward option only if your contract has that rule.
Which holidays does the calculator skip?
The 11 legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, on the dates federal offices observe them. State holidays aren't included because they vary, and some contracts define business days by state or local holidays. Inauguration Day is left out because it's only a holiday in the Washington, DC area.
Is this legal advice?
No. It does the date math. The contract, its addenda and your state's rules decide the real deadline, including the time of day a deadline ends. Ask your broker or a real estate attorney if the wording is unclear.
Can Closingbird track these deadlines for me?
Yes. Closingbird reads the executed purchase contract, fills in each date, and counts calendar or business days with weekends and US federal holidays skipped. Change one date and dependent dates move, and each deadline owner gets a morning reminder.
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