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I'll admit to it. I ordered one last night. We had 4 potential lookers the weekend after listing. Now. Nothing. 16 days on the market, not even a call. So while repainting everything neutral, new hardwoods going in, I figured why not? We made a good faith binder on a house and we love it and don't want to lose it. We have until 11-30.
I am not Catholic, but with my Native American roots, I figured I have enough in me to believe in the unexplained.
I doubt you know any agent that spent "hundreds of hours" on any single listing, because that agent would go broke. If I were an agent, I would be thanking St. Joseph as I cashed my split...not pouting about clients not thanking me for doing what I was contracted to do for them.
Dismissing the psychological effect of a superstition while bloviating hyperbole....
I sold FSBO with a Saint Joseph planted in the yard. Contract within 5 days. Closed within a week of scheduled closing date. Proceeds from sale were well above our goal. I didn't spend hundreds of hours doing anything to sell the house.
Do I think a small statue buried in my yard sold the house? It was comforting to my wife--which is worth more to me than the answer to the question.
Bloviating hyperbole.....then followed by the smack emoticon.....high five brother, high five indeed.
I ordered one when we were trying to sell my parent's house. I figured it couldn't hurt. No clue if it actually helped or not. I always wondered what the new owners would think if they dug it up one day when they were gardening.
An all powerful being will not intervene to prevent war, cure cancer, or end hunger, but he's good for making someone else give their money to you? Should I buy a statue to avoid being coerced by god into buying somebody's house?
If you don't believe it will work, then don't participate
I have to comment, though, that you are the very first person I've ever encountered that thought St Joseph is capable of preventing war, curing cancer, or ending hunger. Although I suppose no one has ever asked him for those things, so maybe he can but it is just that no one has ever asked.
I know someone who swears by the statue maneuver. She's moved a number of times and says it always works, no matter what the real-estate market is doing.
I am about to sell my FL house--thanks for reminding me of this!
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