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Quick House Sale with Feng Shui

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Nancy was a business associate of mine who called to see if there is anything I can do to help sell her house. It has been on the market for over a year and had only two offers that didn't materialize.

Ready to move on and build a new house, both she and her husband could not understand why it takes so long to sell their present house.

Located in a very expensive neighborhood and priced accordingly, it should have been sold a long time ago. Nancy was frustrated and, although not a big believer in feng shui, she was ready to try anything to make this sale happen.

Here is what was happening with the house:
  • Tucked away and not very easy to find, the house did not have the numbers easily visible from the street.


  • The main door was actually composed of several glass doors with no clarity as to which one is actually opening.


  • The center of the home had a very heavy stone coffee table that hasn't been moved since it had been brought in years ago.


  • The Abundance area of the home had an expensive piece of art depicting a woman in sorrow and quite dark colors.


  • There were many areas with either very restricting flow of energy or the energy rushing in and out without nourishing the space.


  • Last but not least, Nancy's teenage daughter was completely opposed to the sale and openly declared that she will not be moving.
Here's what we did:
  • The numbers of the house were placed in a highly visible and balanced way.


  • The actual main door was emphasized and strengthened with two big clay pots on either side of the door. Specific plants and specific colors were used according to the Ba-Gua and the direction of the main door.


  • The very heavy stone table was completely removed from the house, thus allowing the energies to flow freely and regenerate themselves.


  • The sad art in the Abundance area was replaced with a round mirror in a beautiful golden frame. (Water energy and Metal/Money shape.)


  • The areas with too slow or too fast flow of chi were rebalanced with art, strategic placement of furniture and big plants.


  • I strongly encouraged Nancy to reach an agreement with her daughter and find a way to make this move exciting and appealing to her. Having at least one involved party strongly opposing the sale brings the energy of resistance and prevents the sale from happening.
And the results:

I went for a trip to Europe shortly after working on Nancy's house and when I was back the house was sold. It took less than a month to "move the house" by skillfully applying a variety of feng shui tools.

Needless to say, Nancy is a big feng shui believer now!
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