by llenore | May 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Continued from yesterday’s post:
My clients pulled out of the contract. I asked them to tell me more of what they wanted in a home. In this way I could work on setting the energy to support them. They said they didn’t need me to do that. They had already found another home and were making an offer on it.
The beautiful Greene & Greene home on which my clients made an offer. It was immediately accepted and is moving easily forward.
Let me state here that my clients only do things via telephone conversations with me. They are older and don’t use computers. This may help you to understand – there isn’t “instant” communication. I wait until daylight to call and make my calls during the day to them, not at night per their request.
As soon as I got the address for this second home – while still on the phone with them – I got on the internet again. I told them not to make an offer. It was not a good Feng Shui home. They would lose a great deal of money in the home. I asked them to trust the right home would be attracted to them. I sensed it was only a short time before it happened.
They had written the offer and were about to present it. But they trusted me.
Literally, within an hour of me speaking with them, one of their agents called telling them to wait. Another house was coming on the market. It had been in escrow for over 8 months and had just fallen through.
They went the next day to see it. It is perfect for them. It is in a better location, on a quiet street, in a more prestigious area, in better condition, with more square footage and many more amenities. It is truly a one-of-a-kind, incredibly beautiful home.
It turns out both the first and the third homes were designed and built by the famous architectural brothers, Greene & Greene. They are known for their Craftsman style homes. If you know the Gamble House in Pasadena, you know the brothers and the style home for which they are famous.
If you are thinking of purchasing a home, or if you are a realtor with clients looking for a home, Feng Shui can make the transaction go better. This will bring much joy into the lives of all involved. Good Feng Shui energy is what you want infused into homes for lasting harmony and happiness.
Contact me if you are selling or buying a home. Including Feng Shui principles make a positive difference in the process!
by llenore | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Feng Shui can help buyers find – and attract – the right home for them.
The first home on which my clients made an offer. Bad Feng Shui for them from the start.
Here is a story of a client with whom I recently worked.
A few weeks ago my client called – very excitedly – having found a home they wanted to purchase. They called and left a message telling me they were going to want me to look at the home. It was in Southern California and I’m in Northern California. Not a big deal with air travel easily accessible.
When I finally reached them in person, they had already made an offer on the home. They told me they had written in the offer a contingency that “their Feng Shui Master says the home has good Feng Shui for them.”
They gave me the address and I immediately got on the internet. Knowing the couple, what has happened in their lives and what they wanted for the future, I told them it wasn’t a good home for them. I saw they would be dealing with lawyers and having lots of legal issues with which to contend.
They were shocked! I had nailed it! In the brief time between making the offer and when we had connected and I started the process – about 36 hours – they where in the throws of negotiation with the 8 children who were heirs to their parent’s estate. Some of the children wanted the home for themselves and didn’t really want the home sold. Others didn’t want to keep it, desiring the monetary inheritance instead.
What a mess it was! But my clients heard me and took appropriate action.
Find out more in tomorrow’s post.
by llenore | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
As you learned in my last blog, location is a key factor for Feng Shui and real estate. I briefly explained the armchair position as it relates to Form School Feng Shui, or what is sometimes referred to as Landform School Feng Shui.
There are four geographic qualities needed to make the ideal “good” Feng Shui location for a building and they stem from being in a mountainous area. Unfortunately not everyone can afford living in these areas. Plus some people choose not to live in the hills. In these situations we revert to the “Four Celestial Animals” in the actual landscape design of the home.
Good Feng Shui Home – When you don’t live in the mountains, a potentially bad Feng Shui home can be turned into a “good Feng Shui” home through the use of Form School Feng Shui. In Form School Feng Shui, we use the “Four Celestial Animals” and their representation in the landscape design of the home. The front of this home shows both the “Green Dragon” energy with evergreen plants plus the “Red Phoenix” energy with red ceramic pots in front and on both sides of the entrance to this front door.
The Four Celestial Animals are: Turtle, Dragon, Tiger & Phoenix. Each of the animals have specific qualities we design into the landscape making a better feeling home with balanced energy. By using these “animal” energies we can change a “bad” home into a “good” Feng Shui home.
The mountain behind the home is known as “Turtle” backing – the back of the armchair. By adding boulders, retaining walls, raised flowerbeds or large stone sculptures in the middle back section of the property, we create the “mountain” to achieve support for the household.
The mountain that is the left arm of the armchair is the “Dragon” side. The powerful Dragon repels negative energy, protecting that side. It represents growth, vitality, health and abundance. Having evergreen plants on the left side of the home is said to bring all these qualities to the household.
The mountain that is the right side of the armchair is the “Tiger” side. Tigers are revered for their good luck, kindness and gentle nurturing qualities. Landscapes including secret gardens, meditation areas, shade gardens or anything creating a “Zen” quality represent the nurturing aspects of the Tiger.
The “Phoenix” is the last of the four animals and resides in the front of the house. Again, think “curb” appeal. Items for this area include flowers, trees, house color, lighting and special features like bridges, arbors and interesting landscape – things which set the home apart from others in the neighborhood.
When “location” isn’t perfect, we can improve the Feng Shui of a home through specific functional and beautiful design principles.
