| Many real estate agents and home investors like | | | | to bring on a quick sale. I can't promise that it |
| to contact me to find out if there is a feng shui | | | | would bring you the price you want, but I have |
| ritual they could use to sell a house quickly and | | | | had clients and friends who have managed to |
| for the price they want. A recent reader of my | | | | move very difficult property or bring motivated |
| blog wrote to me asking: | | | | buyers using this method. |
| I am a Realtor and have a home listed right now | | | | Inside a red packet (angpow packet), place the |
| that I feel should have sold quickly. It's beautiful | | | | following items: |
| and the price is right as well. Any idea on what I | | | | |
| could do to bring good luck to this home, so that | | | | 1. a small piece of wood from the kitchen of the |
| it will sell quickly? Our housing market is a bit slow | | | | house for sale |
| right now, but this home is the best priced one in | | | | 2. a small piece of metal from the kitchen of the |
| the area compared with other homes that offer | | | | house for sale |
| the same features. Any ideas would be greatly | | | | 3. some earth from the garden of the house for |
| appreciated! | | | | sale |
| Being a property enthusiast myself, I've noticed | | | | Then, find a fast-moving stream or river, and |
| that a house that has great features alone won't | | | | throw the red packet into the fast moving water. |
| sell it. I've been to houses that have all the great | | | | Visualise a quick sale of the house while throwing |
| features but comments from open-home guests | | | | this into the water. |
| are that it just doesn't feel right. It's got to have | | | | I also recommend doing some space clearing |
| good chi flow and this cannot be changed | | | | rituals to clear out stale chi before an open home. |
| overnight. For example, if the house has a front | | | | Some other methods that I've heard of are: |
| door that directly faces the back door; this is a | | | | - Hang a photo of the house for sale, and stick a |
| serious layout problem that would need walls built | | | | "SOLD" sticker on it. Paste it somewhere you can |
| to remedy correctly (windchimes in between are | | | | see everyday (kitchen fridge) until it is sold. |
| OK short-term fixes). | | | | - At the entrance of the house, hang a picture of |
| However, there is a ritual (I can't remember the | | | | a bird carrying a price tag (be hopeful, but |
| source though I'm afraid - I think it's in one my | | | | realistic!) on it's beak - flying in towards the house. |
| aunt's books) which uses the 5 elements method | | | | It should not fly out. |