When to Bury St. Joseph's Statues in Real Estate

Ginny: I have seen it work as well...coincidence or divine intervention. Either way my clients were pleased.

Ginny, I buried a statue of St. Joseph for a house I wanted to sell a long time ago. My two dogs dug up good old St. Joe and bit its head off...took me over a year to sell it after that!

Ginny I know a few Realtors/Agents who are convinced it works.  Whether it does or not I don't know, but I know the confidence these Realtor/Agents express in this practice probably has a lot to do with its success.

Hi Ginny,

I have purchased St. Joseph several times. Ironically, I have found those who profess to have faith don't bury St. Joseph and their home sits on the market for a long, long time.

Those who never had faith and believe do get under contract within hours.

Perhaps it does have a lot to do with faith. I believe it is true!

Hello Ginny,  I always have one in my car if a client ask me about it.  Funny, how they  come up missing after the house sells.

Ginny Gorman I've heard of this technique but have never tried it. Lots of believers though based on comments here.

I would say probably 50% of my sales have a statue buried ....

Ginny - Over the years I have had several listings where St. Joseph has been buried in the yard.  And, I have also been amazed at how easily those homes have sold, and closed.  It's been absolutely uncanny.  I remember one home in particular.  It was on a busy street, needed some work, and wasn't really priced to sell quickly.  Yet, it sold within a few days.  It closed easily with all parties being in total cooperation!  The hard part was trying to dig St. Joe up again at the end of the transaction.  He had been buried in the back gardens by the seller, who couldn't exactly remember where the statue was located.

 Good morning Jenny. I have heard of that before. Some people really swear that bearing a St. Joseph's statue really works.

Good morning Ginny. Whatever works, then go for it. All the luck that can be gotten, sounds like a good idea to me.

Make it a great week!

Hi Ginny: During my first two years in the business, I have St. Joseph statues ready for my sellers. Some did believe and got surprising results. However, there was a time when one of my sellers told me that she did not think  she buried the statue right because the property did not sell quickly. It was a lakefront home and her price was high given the condition. When we reduced the price, it got sold. Nevertheless, St. Joseph also got the credit. ;)

Good morning Ginny,

Over the years I've had sellers who swear by burying a Saint Joseph..I have to admit the homes got good offers very soon after Jo was buried! The power of Joe:).

Hey Ginny, I know people that have used St. Joseph statues in there yards and have been successful too-this is really scary!

I was really tempted to bury one when we were ready to sell our house. A few days later we had a contract and it wasn't necessary. I have heard many people swear that they work.

And the heavens heard their prays and used you to accomplish them.

Hard work by the listing agent and sending out positive vibes is always a win-win formula, no matter what time of year or if you bury the statue or not. Great job!