Trying to sell your house in this market, you’ve hired the best Realtor® in your neighborhood and six month later, your house still hasn’t sold.

Oh Shit!  What next?

There are several alternatives that many people revert to in hopes that maybe spiritual intervention may help boost the sale of their homes.

When all fails you can always seek a fortune teller,  have your tarot cards read, make voo-doo dolls of your neighbors and stick pins in them or just pray to the Allmighty for assistance.

There is, however,  a very popular mystical method consisting of burying the ol’ St. Joe (Saint Josep)  statue in the yard of the house you are trying to sell and it is supposed to bring you good luck and fast results.  

Lately, I have investigated that myth and interviewed a few people who believe in that miracoulous practice but it is uncertain about how it really works:  One common denominator in those stories is that every one agrees that the statue must be buried inthe ground but some say the statue needs to be buried head down facing the street;  some say the same thing but facing the house or on a strategic corner of the property; some say the head must be sticking out looking at the house (I have only seen some idiot dads bury themselves like that in the sand at the beach, though).  But many homeowner swear that it works – only if you are Catholic, of course – if you are a non-Catholic and you have tried that method of desparation and it works, it’s a good owmen and you’d better convert to Catholicism immediately. 

The other very popular method is based on the Chinese Spiritual Order Feng Shui.  It is believed that everything must have a charismatic spiritual order to bring perfect balance with our lives and with our surroundings.  Homes, for instance, arranging furniture a certain way will create harmonyand happiness in that house.  Placing flowers and burning incense in strategic areas in a house will bring good luck and ward off negative spirits.  And so on…

But, the very best way to sell your home quickly is to price it right to begin with. 

John Bourassa, Realtor®-Associate with RE/MAX Partners selling Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale Beach, The Landings, Imperial Point, Coral Ridge, Poinsettia Heights, Wilton manors, Victoria Park, Las Olas area and Downtown Fort Lauderdale, the Seven Isles and Harbour Beach.