Help You Sell

"Home Seller's

Has your listing languished on the market?
Have the days turned into months?
Are you thinking about yet another price reduction?
Nobody showed up at the last open house?
Internet, virtual tours, YouTube, nothing seems to be working?

Hi I'm Billy Mays and I have good news for you!..."

Or at least that's how I see the infomercial going.

But it is true, as the markets get tighter,
and the number of days on the market increases,
and sellers concessions rise,
sellers are looking for help in selling their homes.

This story just begs for more pictures.
Not to bash anyones religious beliefs, but this is just plain weird.

There are a growing number of people who honestly believe if they bury a statue of St. Joseph in their front lawn their home will sell faster.
No really, I'm not kidding!



Here's a story in BankRate: Link
and one in the Urban Legends website: Link
and here's a whole page of St. Joseph home selling supplies: Link




Like I said, I strongly believe in freedom of religion and do not want to slam anyone for their beliefs.

Hey, if St. Joseph will help your home sell faster then I am good with you laying him to rest in the bed of daffodils, if that's what you believe.

Speaking of which here's a google list of no fewer than 1,570,000 testimonials: Link



But what do the people in Condo's do?
They don't have a front yard!
What if they live on the 3rd floor?
Will their condo never sell?

Where is the equality, I ask?

If you live closer to the clouds, you are now in luck!
You can now buy a Virtual St. Joe.

No, I'm not pulling your leg.
You really can buy a virtual (that means imaginary) St. Joeseph Statue!
They even made it easier for you to remember with a simple website name: www.virtualstjoseph.com

Direct from their website:

"You buy it, and we do the rest!

You do not have shipping or tracking problem. No waiting for delivery. No messing around with dirt and trowels. No snoopy neighbors will see you plant the statue. 100% confidential.

You will receive nothing in the mail. All you need is faith and all you have to do is pray.

Available worldwide and online only, you can order in minutes. Include your address with your order, and we will virtually "plant" a statue in your house front yard. It's that easy! All you have to do is wait for the buyers.

Payment via Paypal, Visa or Mastercard couldn't be any easier.

If you are an agent or have multiple properties to sell, please contact us for bulk sale prices."


Ever kick yourself and say "Man, why didn't I think to invent that?"

No matter how smart I think I am, they were smarter and faster.
They registered the domain name all the way back on 10/02/06.

Once again, I have no room to bash anyone.
This comes from someone who actually has this statue next to his miniature statue of the Stanley Cup...



(of course I also have a personal blog called, "There's no place like OM" but that's another post all together)


BTW:
I'm presently working on a Virtual Mortgage
The payments are real but the house is virtual!

I'll keep you posted.