[AppyPappy]

I'll take my house off the market before I engage in voodoo.

[Cagey]

From Snopes: The last line is hystericaly funny.

The custom of burying St. Joseph has become so widespread that some religious goods stores even offer a Home Sale Kit, which includes a plastic statue, a prayer card, and an introduction to the St. Joseph home sale practice.
Prudent realtors also recommend the following advice in addition to burying Joe: "For this practice to be fully effective, the seller must, of course, first do such practical yet all important chores as completing all necessary fix-up, properly staging the home and finally, adjusting the price so as to exactly reflect market value."

Many who have experienced difficulty selling their homes have reported seemingly miraculous sales shortly after burying a statue of St. Joseph on their property. Stephen Binz's 2003 book, Saint Joseph, My Real Estate Agent, is replete with many such examples. However, one tale included in the book — which might well be apocryphal — points that everything doesn't always go as planned. One impatient man moved his statue from the frontyard to the backyard to the side of the house and finally threw it in the trash. A few days later the frustrated seller opened the newspaper and saw the headline "Local Dump Has Been Sold."

[the invisib1e hand]

I'll take my house off the market before I engage in voodoo.

is any act of faith "voodoo" in your book, or just the ones you don't agree with?

[BipolarBob]

You aren't serious about selling a house unless you are willing to slit a goats throat in the light of the full moon while reading from the Egyptian The Book of The Dead.

[Obadiah]

I'll take my house off the market before I engage in voodoo.

Oh, my gosh. I have heard about this from family members, and I chided them saying that they should have simply called a witch doctor. Unbelievable, really staggering, that otherwise intelligent people have become susceptible to this. How far we have fallen spiritually as a nation.

[MadeInAmerica]

I'll take my house off the market before I engage in voodoo.

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No doubt. It simply amazes me. I wonder how God feels about this. I can imagine the conversation....

"Hey God, can you take a moment and send a buyer to this house? They took the time to bury a piece of plastic in my image in their front yard, face down. I know, it wasn't an image of you, but I'm the home sales guy they turn to. With faith like that, you just gatta help them out. Thanks, I knew I could count on ya."

sigh

[Hildy]

It just takes a little common sense. My friend "stages" houses. Meaning she goes into a home, rearranges the furniture that's there and, for a minimal amount of money, makes your house look better. Her last house was on the market for 13 months. She staged it and it sold 8 days later.