Feng Shui & Selling!

Hello friends! I love combining two of my favorite subjects! Home selling and Feng Shui (the Chinese Art of Placesment) Hopefully some of these tips will help when thinking of selling or if you just want a comfortable, balanced home! Great beginner book: "Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life!" Enjoy & Happy Spring, Darla ;-) 

 

Have a house to sell or looking to buy a new one? I hope you know feng shui can help you. Feng shui house sale tips can be used with much success to help you achieve your real estate goals. If you plan to sell your house, or have been trying to sell your house for a while now, here are some easy feng shui tips to get the energy moving.

FENG SHUI HOUSE SALE TIP # 1: Go Outside!

Of your home, duplex, your condo... whatever it is that you are selling, and look at it from a bit of a distance. Better yet, do this little feng shui exercise with a friend who has not seen your house for a while. Quickly jot down all the thoughts and first impressions about your house that come to mind in the first 2-3 minutes.

Do not censor the information or get defensive; the more open you are to criticism, the better off you will be when presenting your house. You might think the big purple frog looks cool by your front door and is even good feng shui (no, it is not!); potential buyers, however, might not appreciate it. As with every sale, selling your house is about selling a specific emotion, rather than the commodity itself. Be very mindful about the quality of energy at your main entrance; make it look fresh and inviting.

FENG SHUI HOUSE SALE TIP # 2: Go Fresh and Go Green!
If you own a house, definitely invest in some landscaping; this will increase the value of your property, as well as attract better quality energy to your home. If you live in a duplex or a condo and there is not much "outside" to work on, focus on the main entrance and bring vibrant Chi, or energy to you main entry. Invest in a tall lush plant or bring a vase with fresh cut flowers, have good lighting, beautiful art; create a feel of spaciousness and expansion with the strategic feng shui placement of mirrors, refresh the wall paint color, etc.

FENG SHUI HOUSE SALE TIP # 3: Less is More!

When you shop for anything, and I mean anything - clothes, appliances, food - it is often helpful to see the item in action. If you sample specific food, you are much more inclined to buy it, right? The same goes with clothing - that lovely sweater looks much better on a mannequin than stacked with all the other sweaters. You see it, you touch it, you experience it, you want to buy it. However, would you want to pay full price for a used item? Probably not. Think of this when you are preparing for your house sale - the less personal, or used you make your house look, the better. Show to the best of your ability how the space can be used, but do not overdo it with personal touches.

Create a spa feel in the bathroom, but do hide all your personal items (buyers do not need to know which toothpaste brand you prefer); make the kitchen smell and look good, but take it easy with displaying old recycled cans, etc. You get the idea.

FENG SHUI HOUSE SALE TIP # 4: Go for Good Energy!

Most importantly, be aware of the very important feng shui energy triangle when selling a home. The energy in the kitchen, the bathroom, and the bedroom is either making or breaking the house sale. Buyers need to know they will sleep well, eat well, and well, unwind well if they choose to buy your home. Treat the imagination of your potential buyers with respect: know how to ignite it, know how to sustain it throughout your home, and also know when to step back and let them take it from there.

 

QUICK HOUSE SALE WITH FENG SHUI!

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!

(Articles available at FengShui.about.com)