Well, as is often the answer... it depends...

We will certainly look at the acceptance deadline on that offer to see when the buyer hopes we will respond... but we might not always respond within that timeframe.

Here are a few of the guidelines that will likely inform our response timeline...

[1]  If the offer is an extremely strong offer with very favorable terms, we will likely respond sooner rather than later.

[2]  If the offer is OK or good, but not great, we will likely wait until nearly the end of that response timeframe, or possibly even later.

[3]  If we already have feedback from every other buyer who has viewed the home and none of them plan to make an offer, we will likely respond sooner rather than later.

[4]  If there were a half dozen showings today and we're still waiting to hear back as to if those buyers will be making offers, we will likely wait a bit to respond to the offer.

[5]  If we have no other showings scheduled or requested, we will likely respond sooner rather than later.

[6]  If we have a dozen more showings scheduled and requests coming in beyond that, we will likely wait a bit to respond to the offer.

So... as you can see, there isn't one set answer to how quickly we respond to any given offer.  It will depend on the context for that offer as informed by the factors noted above, and other factors as well.