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Articles Feng Shui for Real Estate Sales (continued) © Taylor Vance Recently I was delighted to learn that even some on-the-run advice that I shared with my hairdresser got great results. My hairdresser was concerned about the sale of her home because her mother-in-law, who had lived next door, had suffered a terrible time selling just months before. Although it was apparently a beautiful home with lovely decor, it sat on the market all spring and summer. In fact, it sat for six months and endured all kinds of haggling before it finally sold. Both sales were tied to building new homes out in the country, and the concern of carrying double mortgages. Because of the particular layout of my hairdresser’s space, I advised her to place a bowl with the cards of her realtor on her coffee table. Next to that I advised her to place a vase of purple flowers and an angel figurine. She reported back to me that she was surprised to find that there was a difference in the response she received when she followed this advice and when she did not. The first time she set up this “Feng Shui vignette” there was an immediate and voluminous response, and a contract was written in short order. That buyer did not qualify for the mortgage, however, and the house was put on the market again. This time the Feng Shui vignette was not set up. My hairdresser was surprised to find that calls only dribbled in and never amounted to anything. So after a few weeks of this she set up the Feng Shui vignette again. No sooner done than the phone began to ring and the buyer walked in the door with the next round of very interested house hunters. There can be some structures, such as L-shaped homes, or other unevenly shaped structures, which create special challenges requiring extra efforts. This might include carefully situating a tree, boulder or a fountain in the yard to complete the home's energy balance. According to Feng Shui, each area of our home and land relates to some important area of our life, and each needs to be tuned so that it welcomes the imagination of buyers and beckons them to see and feel themselves in their new home. One very special part of the home to pay attention to when preparing for sale is the front entrance. It is important that the front door opens freely, quietly and fully so that all opportunities can be ushered in with ease. Hardware and door ornaments should be in perfect working condition, and gleaming brightly. Landscaping in this area becomes critically important, too. It should appear full of glorious life and lead one’s eye to the door, preferably along a curved pathway. There is an old Feng Shui saying important to keep in mind here: "If your entrance shouts of success, so will you. If it stumbles and falters, so will you!" Selling or not, it pays us all to heed this advice! Taylor Vance is a certified Feng Shui practitioner and interior decorator. You may contact her directly at 804-363-5921, or TaylorVance@fengshuistudio.us. |
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