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December 10, 2009
hello......we are so happy that we sold our home after we purchased the st joseph statue and buried it. Our home had been for sale for 2 years before we bought our st joseph statue.......we never even recieved an offer of interest during that time.
Five days after we buried st joseph and the very first showing of the house , we recieved an offer on the house and I'm very happy to say we have closed on the selling of this house!!
We have always had strong faith but we believe that using the st joseph statue symbolized the depth of our faith........yes in five days. The very first showing made an offer and bought our home!! I encourage anyone that has enough faith to do the same......thank you thank you thank you!!
Victoria S.
Clinton, OH
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December 10, 2009
After my parents died I had to take over the care of my sister - the home was not in good shape - spent many thousands on fix up but it just sat.
After 5 months on the market I instructed the realtor to use the St. Joseph's kit and I said a prayer as well. Within 3 days we had a firm offer and the house was sold, closed and everything in 25 days.
W. Lilly
Lino Lakes, MN
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November 30, 2009
I would like to share with you that I've sold my home, and have now moved into someone's house - with St. Joseph placed on my dining room table at the right of the entry.
I heard about St. Joseph from one of the realtors that I interviewed to list my home. She eventually didn't get the listing, but, I do appreciate her guidance. I researched St. Joseph's and decided to purchase prior to having the sign placed in my front yard.
I put St. Joseph in the strongly suggested proximity and orientation (upside down, facing the street, under the for sale sign'. I had decided to pull my home off the market after 3 months when I got an offer within the desired parameters. My home was finally closed on Friday the 13th - actually a very good luck day for me. It just seemed 'destined'.
D. Hunt
league city, TX
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November 23, 2009
Just letting you know we put our home on the market in July of this year and had 2 offers on the table by September. Our closing was October 22, 2009. Both offers were within range of what we had been asking for.
We truly believe in the power of prayer. Never having sold a home before, I couldn't believe how smoothly things went.
I have shared with others what this experience has meant to us. We purchased the book in conjunction with the kit and a larger St. Joseph. The book has been very interesting. We've learned a great deal from this experience and will spread the word to others. God Bless
Julie and Rick E.
Rockford, IL
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November 16, 2009
I do have a very strange story about St. Joe. I just ordered several from your web site to give to friends who are trying to sell. I believe in it because what happened to us when we sold a house about 8 years ago…we were desperate to sell. The house had been on the market for almost 2 years and we were getting resigned to never having a normal family life. My husband was working in the city, and we were out in the country with my husband coming home on weekends. Everyone was feeling unsettled and there was a sense of despair that our home would never sell.
Someone told me about St. Joe and I just laughed and thought it was ridiculous. My husband and I are not religious, but his mother is and swore by it. We first planted it too far from the house and the house just sat. The realtor we dealt with was unengaged and seemed to care less if our house took 10 years to sell. When her contract was up we changed realtors. The new realtor asked if we had St. Joe. I told her that we did and it was buried out by the street. She totally believed in St. Joe and told us to move it closer to our home and told us exactly how it should be put in the ground. She was adamant that we bury it and that nobody should know where we planted it. So, I buried it privately and said a prayer. At this point we would believe anything and hoped that this little "St. Joe" would help us.
Within 2 weeks we had a bidding war on our house. The day that the contracts were drawn I was walking by the walk way by our side door and there was St. Joe sitting on top of the dirt. I thought the dog had dug it up but the dirt under St. Joe was not dug or disturbed. I just was completely perplexed. I called my husband, who had left on a business trip that day and asked if he had dug up the statue before he left in the morning. He thought I was nuts and said he didn't even know where I had buried it. Nobody knew exactly where I had buried it. I had buried it by myself. I can not tell you or anyone how on earth this St. Joe got out of the dirt. It just was lying on top of the spot I had buried it. I almost passed out when I saw it just lying there. This is a completely true story.
Elizabeth B.
Mclean, VA
So yes, I do believe in St. Joe.
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November 04, 2009
I only see 100% positive responses on your site. This is not the case & not truthful. Please Post: My husband and I purchased St. Joseph Statute and buried it according to instruction over 4 months ago. We have not yet had any positive results, actually no response at all. Please keep our house sale in Prayer.
Audrey B.
Hephzibah, GA
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October 28, 2009
With the help of St. Joseph and the mighty blessing from God we finally sold our home: My ex-husband and I have been in a battle to sale our marital home for almost five years now and when a friend told me about the St. Joseph statue... I thought what else do I have to loose.
We were headed to foreclosure on this property and our credit was going to be ruined. I ordered St. Joseph and asked my ex-husband to bury the statue with me according to the directions that came with it. My ex agreed and one week later we did receive an offer. However, my ex was not hearing the consequences we were facing if we didn't take this offer. Unfortunately, he refused the offer and of course I was upset thinking this was it.. we were going to definitely loose the home to foreclosure.
By the grace of God we received yet another offer a little higher than the first but my ex husband was able to come to agreement with me and here we are "SOLD" and not having to face foreclosure; just a credit recovery period. Thank you ST. JOSEPH and Thank you GOD!!
Roxanne
FAIRMONT, WV
"In God we trust"
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October 24, 2009
Had the house up for sale for 1.5 years. Nothing. I mean a lot of people came to see it but know one would buy.
I got St Joseph to help me. Did what you're supposed to do. In 3 weeks we had an offer!
I mean the right people came at the right time and this house moved. Now I'm finally moving.
Laura R.
Oregon, WI
Thank you St Joseph!
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October 23, 2009
Our listing was on the market for 6 months but really 5 months due to the delays in getting all the closing items....
We had a fast track for the sell and the buyer did not even ask us for any extras, just help with the closing cost, We got what we asked for and the appraiser rated it 500.00 more than we were asking for and we were very worried considering the bad economy we are in right now.
Yes, this was a pleasant sale and we buried not one but 2 St. Joseph's statues in the ground; one in June and the other in August as a booster shot. We were just about ready to rent the house out and had an interested renter, when I buried the 2nd statue and then someone came out of nowhere and bought the house.
Don G.
Pauls Valley, OK
Gold Home Listing #108210
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October 22, 2009
I'm not sure what this means -- My cousin burried St Joseph by the 'for sale' sign in her front yard. After being on the market for 6 months, the house was sold...So she went to dig up St Joseph, only to find she couldn't find him in the ground....She tried several times to find him with no luck....
Although he did his job to help sell the home, she doesn't have him put him in 'his place of honor' in the new home....hmmmmm -- wonder what that represents --
Thanks St Joseph for all your help -- even though we can't find you, we know you were actively involved with the sale of the home!!!!!
Cheryl
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October 15, 2009
I was not getting any traffic in selling my home or any offers...It had been on the market for 5 wks..I bought the St. Joseph statue, and buried it like the directions told me to, and within 2 weeks..I had 2 offers..It sold ...I'm a true believer of the saint of real estate..thank you.
Maria D
Cicero, NY
Listing #109100
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October 13, 2009
Dear St. Joseph Statue, I am writing to tell you this works. I had my home on the market for 3 weeks with a showing here and there. I finally ordered the statue and buried the statue with my kids on a Thursday afternoon. The next day I got a call that a family wanted to see my home. They came and I didn't hear anything.
Then on Tuesday another family came. Again, I didn't hear anything. The following Sunday my realtor called and said one family wants to see the home again on Monday and the other family on Tuesday. On Thursday one of the families put an offer and I am closing 11/13/09. I prayed every day to St. Joseph.
Tiffany V
Brick, NJ
Listing #109111
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September 30, 2009
My house was listed for sale for about a month, with very little activity. While I realize that one month is not a long time in the real estate market, there was some urgency to my selling.
I am retiring and moving near my children who live in Illinois, where weather is not always cooperative. I needed things to move quickly, so I purchased a small St. Joseph statue and placed him in my front yard. Three weeks to the very day later, I have a contract on my house!
I've always been told it's a no-fail situation, but I hadn't experienced it first hand -- now I have. It's a wonderful thing. Blessed St. Joseph is truly a miracle worker and I shall always be grateful to him.
"Toni" L.
Benton, KY
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September 24, 2009
I'd like you to know that 20 minutes after I order the St. Joseph statues, a buyer came and bought the house. He really works FAST!
Alice Q.
Jackson, NJ
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September 23, 2009
I received my order on September 18th and that very day buried St. Joseph as instructed (near the For Sale sign), placed a small rock on top so I would remember where I buried him and said my prayers.
There was an Open House scheduled for September 20th and we decided to go away for a few days, returning today, September 22nd. Pulling into our driveway, I saw St. Joseph’s statute, still in the plastic bag lying on top of the ground--the small rock had been moved also. I reburied St. Joseph, said another prayer and replaced the rock on top. We placed our house on the market June 27th, have had many people look but no offers. We have reduced the price twice.
We have lived in the house 36 years but it is now time to move to our recently purchased condo. Is it a bad omen when St. Joseph’s statute comes out of the ground? Should I speak to my priest?
Carol
New York
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September 22, 2009
Thanks for my order! It came as promised and I was very pleased at the quality…only one problem…
I did as instructed in the insert: Bury statue near the “For Sale” sign, head down facing street , 1 – 2 inches deep….say a prayer, and be sincere…
Well….He’s popped out of ground twice….I’ve now got him in a flower pot by the front steps….
If he pops out again, should I take it as some kind of sign and get the local priest to come , or wait for the economy to turn around? Thanks!
Alyson
NJ
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September 17, 2009
My boyfriend and I have been working on a move to Naples, Florida for
several years. I have lived in VA my entire life and while I love the spot we found and bought in FL, I have always had some reluctance to make a move to so far away. However, I am committed to the dream. In the spring of 2008, after 1 1/2 years of my house being on the market, my boyfriend's father gave him a St. Joseph statue which he had used and sold his home quickly. We buried the little guy and less than a month later, our buyers came to an open house (not the first open house there had been) and we closed 8/11/08. My boyfriend had a cabin in Goshen, VA (listed on your site). He was already in FL, but I ordered and buried a St. Joseph beside the front door. A couple of weeks later, he listed it with a realtor at $83,500 (a more realistic price than the price on your site). Three weeks later, the place was under contract for full asking price and closed in 12/08.
The toughest property to sell has been a 3.4 acre tract with four greenhouses from which we ran our mail order plant nursery business in Staunton, VA. I cannot move to FL until this property sells because of caretaking it and finances. I purchased a statue for that property at the same time I got the Goshen cabin one. The property sits off of the main road up a lane. I first buried him under the realtor's sign by the main road. Nothing. I changed realtors after the six month listing expired with only one viewing by a total jerk, and at that point, I moved the statute to the entrance to the nursery up the lane. This was in late March this year. On Easter Sunday, my boyfriend sent me a picture message from Florida of a St. Joseph's lily on our property in FL which had a bloom for the first time - he had thought it was dead. The accompanying text message was "St. Joseph's lily - things are looking up!" referring to the sale of the property. The very next morning, we got an email from an interested party which came through our nursery website, not through the realtor. The man and his mother came to see the place that afternoon when I was there and the mother fell in love with it. She had bought a landscape business in February, was operating the office out of her basement and keeping equipment and such at a rental facility and they were looking for a permanent home for the business. In conversation, it turned out that the woman lives two doors down from the people I have been staying with since my home sold last August! It also turned out to be the same woman read about in a local business publication in February and called my realtor and said "make contact with her - this is my buyer!" The realtor never did so. At the conclusion of their visit, I referred them to the realtor and waited. To shorten the story a bit, they never did contact the realtor and the listing expired in August without so much as a realtor's showing. However, the woman and her three adult children and I have become close friends and I have been able to offer and give help to her in her struggles with her new business. While she very much wants to buy the property, it does not look promising, at least not until next spring or later.
Depressing, as I have been "homeless" for over a year now and my boyfirend and I have been 1100 miles apart for most of two years except for every two month visits. I mentioned in conversation to the woman and one son about burying the statue, but they did not know its exact location. My boyfriend knows approximately where he was buried, but he of course is in Florida. No other human being knew about him. This past weekend, I was weeding a new rock wall garden near where St. Joe is (?), was (?). I was sitting on the rock wall and looked down to see St Joseph reclining on his back next to the wall about three feet from where he was planted. The ground was undisturbed. It freaked me out, but then I thought someone must have left me a St. Joseph.I couldn't tell if he was mine or not, since as we know those little plastic ones all look alike. The next day, I decided I should see if mine was still in the ground. I had placed a thin metal stake right next to him so I would know where he was to dig him up after sale. He was buried head down with his feet about two or more inches under the soil and covered with mulch. At first, I could not find the stake, but then found it hiding under the fuzzy leaf of a young mullein plant. The stake was firm in the dry clay soil and only a spot of soil next to the stake about the diameter of a quarter was somewhat loose. Otherwise, the site was completely undisturbed. When I began to dig, the metal stake ceased to be firmly in the ground and the mullein was uprooted immediately. I dug for a foot wide all around and to a depth of six inches, digging faster and more frantically as I went. And no St. Joseph. I don't know if the reclining Joe is the one I buried or not. No animal could have uprooted him and left the site looking erfect. No human knew where to find him. I haven't reburied him yet. I want to figure out what is going on. My boyfriend said this is too much voodoo crap for him. I think the daimon on my shoulder is trying to send me a message. What is it?
Debbie G.
Staunton, VA (maybe someday Naples, FL)
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September 17, 2009
Our house had been on the market for a while. There were quite a few houses in the same neighbourhood for sale at the same time. They all seemed to be selling but ours wasn’t. We even did a price drop.
After several months on a Monday evening we went downtown and bought a St. Joseph Statue. We took it home and buried it upside down, facing the house, beside the for sale sign in the front yard. When we got home from work on Tuesday the very next day our agent called to say we had an offer, from the very same people that had put in an offer when we first listed, but they had withdrawn as they weren’t sure they really wanted to re-locate to a new town.
The women that sold him to us said “He will sell your house” she was right, our faith in St. Joseph and his powers didn’t let us down. We dug him up and placed him in a frame and he is now in a Curio Cabinet in our temporary apartment until our new home is finished being built...thanks St. Joseph
Liz
Brampton
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September 16, 2009
Please remove listing #108626, 64 Lavendon Circle Dr. in Bella Vista,
AR 72714 from the web site.
THANKS TO ST. JOSEPH MY HOME WAS SOLD IN LESS THAN 50 DAYS!!!!
We must never underestimate the incredible power of prayer & faith.
Paul K.
Bella Vista, AR
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September 16, 2009
We had been trying to sell our condo for the last 13 months without a single offer during this time. A colleague made the suggestion of purchasing St. Joseph's statue as it worked for her (she received an offer 3 days after burying it).
Slightly skeptical, I went online and ordered one at 2:00 on a Friday afternoon. By 8:00 the next morning, we had an offer! Then at 6:00 that evening, we got a second (better) offer!!
Needless to say, I am now a believer. Thanks St. Joseph!
John
Wisconsin
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September 14, 2009
I received my St. Joseph statue on Monday August 31, 2009. That evening I placed him in the ground and my wife and I said a prayer. We had at least one showing of our home every day after that. On Saturday, September 3, 2009 we received an offer, then countered. The buyers responded on Tuesday September 6, 2009 that they accept our counter offer.
We have been house shopping seriously since then, and even made an offer on one. All along I have been saying prayers to St. Joseph and asking for his guidance and intercession. Friday evening, September 11, 2009 we found a house we love. That evening we noticed one of the most beautiful sunsets that gave my wife and I the feeling that things will work out for us (see attached photo).
I have shared with co-workers and other people about St. Joseph and how he has worked for me. God bless,
Bill T.
Colorado
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September 11, 2009
I personally hadn't heard of the burying of St. Joseph, even though I was raised catholic, however a friend mentioned it which led me to google and ultimately your site.
Our house had been on the market for months with very little interest. Within a few days of burying the statue we received our first offer. We didn't accept as it was too low, however after approximately one month, we did accept a very good offer on our home, and the sell went smoothly and actually quite quickly, almost too fast as we were scrambling to finish all the inspections on the home we wanted to purchase.
I'm definately a believer, although several factors were involved in the sell, it wasn't until we buried the statue that we even had any interest in showings...Thank you for your help St. Joseph:
J. Wheeler
Dallas, TX
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September 10, 2009
I got an offer just 15 minutes after I ordered the St. Joseph statue online --now that's what I call good service. I have the statue setting in a lovely potted plant here in my office so I can see it each day.
I also sent one to my son in Phoenix, which is in a terrible real estate slump, and no sale for him yet, but we're still keeping good thoughts.
Patty J.
Gainsville, TX
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September 10, 2009
Thank you for offering the free home listing, but I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. MY HOUSE IS SOLD thanks to St Joseph Statue.
I'm so forever grateful.
Lise L.
Newcastle, Ontario Canada
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September 05, 2009
I ordered the statue for my son who has been trying to sell his house for over a year. I followed the directions. Then he had to move the sign so he 're-planted' it. It sold within 1 1/2 months of doing this. He didn't get what he was asking but he was satisfied with the price.
Janice V.
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September 04, 2009
After a friend of mine told me to bury a statue of St. Joseph in my front yard in order to sell my house faster (hers sold in three days!) I ordered my own statue from stjosephstatue.com. I followed the instructions that were included with it and buried him right beside the sign post on the day it was put in. In less than 2 weeks, there was an offer made on our house (and only a little below our asking price!) We are going to closing in a record 30 days.
I recommend this 'ritual' to anyone who wishes to sell their home.
Thanks so much, StJosephstatue.com!
~Beth in Seattle
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September 04, 2009
A fellow Catholic recommended your service. I had never heard of St. Joseph statues for home sales, but after having a house on the market for five months, I was ready to try anything.
Within a month, we had our first offer! Very exciting in this bad housing market.... keep praying that all goes well and we close by Oct. 16th.
We'll keep you posted.
God Bless!
B. Reed
Gulfport, MS
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August 31, 2009
My home was listed for several weeks, with not much activity. I reread the list of things to do to help sell a home and the first one was to be sure the home is priced right.
Shortly after my reading the list and thinking about it, my realtor called me to discuss the sale of the house and suggested that we lower the price to encourage buyers. I agreed to lower the price and the very next day an offer came in and we closed on the house 5 weeks later.
Thank you Saint Joseph…Sincerely,
Nancy M.
Boston, Massachusetts
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August 31, 2009
You have to believe not just bury a status because people say this or that
about it.
I buried St. Joseph in September had an offer in December and recently closed. I knew he would not let me down and he didn't. I just wish I would have done it earlier.
Thank you for having this service!
God Bless
Jamie Z.
Atlanta, GA
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August 28, 2009
We live in Adamsville, TN and have been trying to sell our house and the 2nd lot for over a year. One day we'd heard that a local construction company was looking for lots in our subdivision, so we decided to put up the For Sale sign.
The next day we received a call from our exterminator (he had mentioned it before but we didn't think he was really that interested). How wrong we were! He gave us a security deposit that day.
Thank you St. Joseph, and now, please let's get this house sold.
Carol
Adamsville, TN
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August 27, 2009
Had an offer within 2 months of burying the statue. St. Joseph really helps! He is now in the living room.
John S.
Garrison, NY
It looks like the 8" St. Joseph got the job done!
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August 27, 2009
Greetings Phil,
The home we sold was my Daughter-In-Law to be's home. She had a statue that she/I thought was of St. Joseph. As it turns out it was a statue of the Holy Spirit (which is pretty darn good) however, it wasn't St. Joseph.
I subscribed to and purchased two kits and we specifically followed all of the instructions etc., and a month to the day we had a written offer on the home.
That same date was 6 months exactly from their wedding date. Pretty Amazing to everyone but the faithful :) Blessings and Gratitude!
Suzy Kull - Realtor
Valparaiso, IN
Congratulations on the sale, and thank you for your business and support.
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August 27, 2009
Hi, I don't want to write a novel... but my question is this...If we are not in the same state....we live in Pennsylvania and are trying to sell a house from a previous marriage...but the house is in New Mexico...should we try the statue?
I mean for you selling this product obviously saying yes is in your best interest (not to sound rude!!)...but would burying it near us in PA with the right "intention" still *hopefully* workout....I'm sure we are not the first people to be in this situation. We have plenty of woods near us and a big flower pot can definitely be bought!
If you can give me some advice, I would like to order a kit. We are unable to go to New Mexico and the ex-partner involved lives in Colorado (and wouldn’t help if she could) so we don't have a way to actually bury the statue close to or on the property of the house that is for sale, there are no neighbors able to help either. Hopefully you have a method that has worked for other customers?! Please let me know!! Thank you,
Cynthia
Pennsylvania
As for matters of the heart, real estate and St. Joe, I do have a couple of suggestions. Please call me at 888 BURY JOE…Phil
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August 25, 2009
We had our home on the market for several months with no offers. We buried St. Joseph, and prayed, and waited. We ended up losing the home we had a contingent offer on, then started a new one. Then our home sold! As it turns out, the home we thought we wanted we would have been very unhappy with for a number of reasons.
The one that will now be ours is wonderful. We really feel like we had some Divine Intervention in the process, that God (& maybe St. Joseph too!) knew better than we did, and did things in HIS time.
Thanks so much for the help & the hope!
The Flaherty's
Indian Trail, NC
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August 24, 2009
I have a question about the testimonial dated August 11th, 2009 from Karen from Illinois. She wrote that her statue kept coming up out of the ground. You asked if a death had taken place in the home. My question is: does that matter and should something different be done if that is the case?
My home has been on the market twice in the last year. The first time for three months, at that time I buried a statue in both the front and back yards. This was the summer of '08 when the market was at it's worst. After the three months with not one offer, we took the house off the market for a few months. When I went to dig up the statues after the three months, I couldn't find them; although I was pretty sure of the spots I had buried them. I figured they were still there, I just couldn't find them...After another three months of the house not being on the market, we re-listed. I didn't bury statues this time. Although we've had more lookers this time, we have yet to have an offer (although we came close, but they decided not to pursue it after all.)
My mother passed away in this home, peacefully after a long illness. Should I be doing something different? Our current listing contract ends in two weeks. We will be listing again with a different realtor. Thanks for your time and advice.
Judy
New Jersey
Like you Judy, many others contacted me about this subject. We’ll talk 888 BURY JOE…Phil
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August 14, 2009
Phil, Just wanted to let you know that we buried St. Joe in our front yard before we had our home on the market. We had to buy an additional St. Joe because we forgot where we buried him.
The second one went in a flower pot for easy removal. We sold our home within 3 weeks and did not even place a For Sale sign on the property.
The buyers, however, are not ideal, but we are working through the process. I believe that prayers and St. Joe were instrumental in the quick sale of our home. Regards,
D. Emmett
Potomac, MD
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August 13, 2009
Our house was listed on the market in Charlottesville, VA on July 7, 2009 and we accepted an offer in the price range we were looking for on August 7, 2009.
The buyer came in on August 6th, came back for a second look on the morning of the 7th and we had an acceptable offer that afternoon. The house had been on the MLS listing for 4 weeks, but had only been listed out in the local papers for three weeks. We had one open house on the Sunday preceeding the sale.
Blessings to St. Joseph from the Petersons.
R. & P. Peterson
Charlottesville, VA
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August 12, 2009
We had our vacation home listed with an agent for nearly two years, in that time although she claimed to have shown the home she never would give us any names and we never received any offers.
I buried St Joseph in Feb. 09 but still no offers. Our listing ran out in June and after her sign came down I put up a sale by owner sign. The sign went up on Tuesday and Wednesday a neighbor asked if he and his wife could see the home. They toured the home and on Thursday made us an offer.
The home is now sold thanks to St Joseph. There was obviously something about the realtor St Joseph didn’t like. He will now always occupy a place in our new home.
John M.
Phoenix, AZ
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August 12, 2009
We received an offer within 30 days of burying our statue, and the property closed 30 days after that! We are so grateful and believe in the power of St. Joseph!
All The Best!
Diana M.
Sahuarita, AZ
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August 11, 2009
I ordered and received two St. Joseph kits from your firm this past Monday and buried St. Joseph on Tuesday according to your directions. That night, I saw a very large Raccoon in my front yard eating the mulberry's which were on the ground. The following morning (Wednesday) there was a pile of dirt and Joe on top of the grass. I reburied him in a different spot and two days later the same thing happened. So on Friday I decided to bury him a third time and placed a paver brick on the top of the dirt thinking no animal would move the brick due to its weight. Wouldn't you know it ... this morning there was another pile of dirt and Joe on the top of the grass. So I got my larger shovel out of the garage, dug a much bigger and deeper hole, buried Joe one more time, covered him with dirt, and then placed three paver bricks on top.
If the statue is dug up after this, I know it will be some sort of sign and probably not a good one.
Any suggestions? Or have you ever heard of this happening?
Karen
Illinois
Karen, this has been reported to me many times. One question, do you know if a death occurred in the home? Call me 888 BURY JOE
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July 24, 2009
My husband and I had a piece of real estate that we had tried to sell for close to a year. Twice, sanctioned deals fell by the way side and when the third one came along I was extremly anxious to see it through.
My friend at work knew that I was worried about selling the property so she introduced me to St Joseph and asked me to recite a prayer to him with earnest. Seeing that I had nothing to lose - I went ahead and recited the prayer.
Well, lo and behold, as soon as I had said the prayer, my husband called to tell me that the third buyer did come through with the money and we closed on the property in no time. I have every reason to believe that there is some truth to the miracles of St Joseph. I cannot wait to recieve my 8" statue so I can honor St Joseph with a special place in my house. Thank you St. Joseph
KJ
Connecticut
Speaking with this lady from India; she understands the power of believing even if it is outside of her personal belief system.
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July 16, 2009
I sent for a St. Joseph statue, hoping it would help in the sale of a house I've had on the market for six months without an offer. Just half an hour after placing the order, I received a call from my agent saying someone had made an offer on the house.
When the statue does arrive, I plan to send it on to my son who's had a house for sale for many months in Phoenix -- hopefully, it will be as helpful to him as just ordering
was for me.
Patty J.
Gainesville, TX
After only 30 minutes, the power of positive thinking strikes again.
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July 10, 2009
I purchased the St. Joseph kit for my own listing which was not selling. It had been on the market for 6 months with no offers. I buried St. Jo in a Christmas Cactus plant as there was no yard. It was a condo and within a week I had an offer. It sold in 2 weeks, cash.
Then I purchased a kit for my daughter and her husband. They did not bury St Joseph for quite a while as they weren't sure they really wanted to sell. Then he got a promotion and they had to sell and move. They buried St Joseph, followed the directions, recited all the prayers and prayed daily. They had 2 offers within 2 weeks and the house sold. They are now on their way to NY with St Joseph safely packed to be displayed in their new apt in NYC.
I also sent 3 to a client who has 3 houses to sell. He buried 2. One just fell out of escrow but he got another offer tonight! And he is going to accept it. He is a believer. I am convinced that prayer is the answer.
Kathy P. (Realtor)
California
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July 09, 2009
The house went on the market 4/20/09 and when I put the statue in the ground in May-- 2 people came and one wanted to buy, but did not have the right credit score-- this was in May.
Since then the house just sits....The statue is not doing anything. I put it in the front yard and under the real estate sign. The city is a small city of 12,000 population and the nearest big city with population is 40 miles away-- and not much activity in the house selling area for any resident here-- at least 12 or more 'for sale' signs in this city and none are moving fast.
What should I do? Dig up the statue and put it in the back yard? Can you offer publicity stunts to get people to notice your house in a small town? I saw a news report that house sells under 100,000.00 were up 25%, but apparently not in a small town.
Please show some mercy for me and take a special interest in my plea. I can't afford 2 mortgages, but I bought a sweet home in another town and I need to sell this Pauls Valley home within a few months while my surplus money holds out. Sincerely,
Don Greenwell
Pauls Valley, OK
Help Don…his St. Joe home listing has been viewed 3,298 times, someone needs his cute $75,000 home; Tell a friend
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July 09, 2009
We had listed our home in October of 2008 and shortly after listing it we buried the St. Joseph statue; I also had a statue of St. Joseph by the willow tree in my front room.
Many times my husband and I would see flashes of light coming from the willow tree statue shooting out towards the statue buried out front. We always knew when we were going to have a showing because we would see flashes of light the night before. Sure enough my realtor would call me and set up a showing the very next day. On May 9th we had an offer on the house for our asking price and the people were pre-approved and closing was on June 19, 2009.
The day of the closing my husband and I went to where we buried St. Joseph. We had the area marked so we would be able to dig him up easily. He was not there!! It made me smile. I know our home would not have sold as quickly as it did with out St. Joseph!...PEACE
Gerrie
In October, Gerrie called and told me about the lights...she's not crazy. St. Joe MIA (1,000's of times, I don't know why)? Phil
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July 07, 2009
Thank you for your statue. I am a believer now! My house was on the market since April 2. I had not had an offer or activity in almost 2 months. I was getting a bit depressed about it, and then my friend told me about the St. Joseph statue. I ordered a package off of your website.
Less than one week after burying the statue, my house had an offer, went through financing, inspection and was sold! Unbelievable!
I am referring friends and St. Joseph is now my patron saint.
Marie
Mississauga
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June 22, 2009
OMG...you will NOT believe this!
Our son Andrew ordered a St. Joseph statue kit for us from you.....THE DAY WE GOT THE STATUE IN THE MAIL WE RECEIVED AN OFFER ON OUR HOME AND IT IS NOW SOLD TO THOSE PEOPLE!
We didn't even have to take him out of the box, much less bury him............is that faith being rewarded or what???
Randi and Edward D.
Manitowok, WI
The order was shipped June 8th, WOW!
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June 18, 2009
Our north Georgia home was on the market from July 08 til May 09. On April 7, a St. Joseph home selling kit was sent to us as a gift. The following Saturday I buried my St. Joseph statue and by Friday we were offered full price on our home with a back up offer on it the following week.
This really worked for us...we followed the directions to the "T" and the whole family was involved. We are now settled in our new home with our St. Joseph!
Thank you Sheila for sharing this with me and thank you St. Joseph saint of the home.
Sherri
Clarksville, GA
What a great gift to give a friend
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June 05, 2009
We sold the boat last August through a local broker. There was no room for a planter at the dock, so we "buried" St. Joe in the trunk of the boat, near the "For Sale" sign. I thank God every day that the boat sold before the world fell apart in September.
My husband and I buried St. Joe near the entry of our house on March 19, prior to listing our home for sale. We live in an HOA community where we cannot post a "For Sale" sign. So St. Joe is my beacon of hope.
Elida J.J.
NY, NY
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June 03, 2009
I buried the statue the first of March. We had a few showings but nothing came of it. We lowered the price and still nothing. Finally I decided that maybe St. Joseph didn't like the place where I buried him...so I dug him up and moved him closer to the for sale sign and planted some new flowers. The following day we had two showings on the same day. (not the eventual buyer but it gave me hope)
After one more price reduction, we accepted an offer in June that is lower than we wanted but in this really tough market we are thankful to be able to relocate and not leave a house that isn't sold.
Jacquie L.
Everett, WA
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May 27, 2009
This is for all the skeptics out there who think placing St Joseph in the ground to help sell a house is hogwash. I am here, as a former skeptic, to say IT IS NOT HOGWASH ! There is a divine intervention at work in this ritual that exists... I have seen it.
My house here in Illinois was put on the market in March of 2009. With the recession taking hold and jobs being cut all over the area, I had all but given up hope of ever selling it. We had nothing but bad luck since Day 1. We started out with a terrible realtor who virtually did nothing to bring buyers in. After we fired him and hired someone else, the new realtor had open houses every weekend...and every open house it either rained or snowed. Within 6 weeks, we had 82 people come through without one offer!! Not even any interest being shown at all! The frustration was kicking in as we were under a time limit to move.
I had heard about the St Joseph story and decided to try it. We buried a statue right by the For Sale sign, facing the house and everyday, I said my prayer to him asking for the speedy sale of this house. Within 1 week, we had a man come to our door and offer us cash for the house! Buyer 83 bought our house, thanks to St Joseph, prayers and faith. It was not coindence either. This man had been looking for a house to buy for 2 years and said for some reason he was "drawn" to this house. Thank you St Joseph! You have earned a prominent place in our new home!
Mary K.
Rock Island, Il
I recommend trying this for yourself. If you are sincere and have faith, it WILL work.
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May 22, 2009
We sold our house ourselves in April, 2009. We had listed our home on Saint Joseph’s website and shortly after also listed it on the MLS. Within two and a half weeks after it was listed on the MLS we had an offer. Not just an offer, but a cash offer of 3.5% below our asking price. Still above what the local county was assessing the property value to be. A week and a half later we closed.
We priced the home based on the current real estate market conditions for new and existing homes in our area at about an estimated 18% below the real estate bubble of 2006. We never had sold a house ourselves before and felt the need to recruite Saint Joseph's guidance. Saint Joseph was our underground agent. We prayed to him when we began and during this venture. We believe Saint Joseph helps those who help themselves by working through them and guiding qualified buyers. From the beginning we aggressively marketed the home and held an open house every Sunday during the key spring real estate marketing cycle. After two 3 hour open houses of attracting 16 to 20 families per open house, Saint Joseph brought the perfect buyer that expediently brought closure to our house sale. The Buyer's were from out of town.
During our current economic times of extremely tight credit from the banking industry, we believe only divine intervention could have made such a task as selling a home by beginner's go so smoothly and quickly as it did in sellng our home. By selling our home ourselves with the guidance of Saint Joseph, we were able to midigate the real estate economic downturn by more than half of a real estate bubble level all the while bring complete closure to the home sale cycle within a one month period.
God Bless,
Bob H.
Lakeland, MN
May the spirit decend upon those of little faith.
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May 18, 2009
This is amazing. I ordered the statue on Friday, 5/15/09. I found a prayer that I love on line and started saying the prayer Friday, Sat, Sun. When I ordered the statue, I paid for faster shipping... I didn't realize that faster shipping would mean... receiving it on MONDAY (this) Morning! I believe just saying the prayer this weekend, brought the statue practically overnight!
And... we have also been looking for a place to buy (when the condo sells). We have looked at quite a few homes in our price range and have been very disappointed. I believe that the negative energy of not finding a house to buy could or would have something to do with the condo selling.
Well.... I received the statue this morning, and a new listing came on MLS that looks perfect. I can't wait to see it and if it is perfect... when I bury St Joseph... I just know the condo will sell. It is Amazing... how this is happening. I will email you as soon as the Condo is Underagreement!
Thank you,
Gloria K.
Amesbury, MA
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May 11, 2009
I wanted to take a minute to thank you... And to tell anyone who may be questioning the validty of St Joseph, please read my story and have faith that it's the truth. I'm not going to ask someone to believe in something if I haven't had a personal experience. This is my family's experience..It's been amazing..
We listed our house on March 19th 2009.. we had only had 1 showing since we listed the property. I purchased my kit on April 26th and it was shipped on the 27th. We had a broker open house on April 30th, and wanted to have the kit in time to bury our statue prior to the open house taking place. From the time that i ordered the kit, I started praying to St Joseph for guidance and assistance for finding the perfect buyer. From Monday the 27th to Wednesday the 29th, We booked 2 additional showings on top of doing the open house. We didn't recieve our kit in time for the open house, but did recieve it prior to our showings. So my husbnad and I buried the statue together, and said a payer. The open house was good, but no immediate buyers from any of the real estate agents that came through. The 2 additional showings were disappointing as there was no interest. My husband and I kept praying w/ the hopes and intentions of selling our house. I also have been making sure to thank St Joseph for any positive activity on our house and in our life. It's been 7 days since we buried our statue and we got an offer today for what we wanted to get out of our house. The buyers are ideal, pre approved and requesting very little..
I was raised Catholic and had a strong belief in Saints but I've never had any direct experience with such a strong divine intervention. It's nothing short of a miracle that we've got such an awesome offer on the house. I truly am grateful to St Joseph, God and the Universe for such a blessing. When I recieved the sttatue of St Joseph I made a promise to him that I would tell as many people as I could about our experience and display him with honor. So I'm asking anyone to pass along this blessing that's happened with my family and I and hopefully it'll bring some faith to someone who's having a hard time in this tough real estate market..
Chad and Jen Smith,
Winterport Maine
Thanks..
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May 04, 2009
Thank you for the reminder to list our home on your site, and would have, had I had a chance to. On March 11, 2009, we received our St. Joseph statue and within hours place him in the ground. The same day we received a call that someone was interested in our house. The next day, we had and offer that was only 2,000 under the asking price, we accepted the offer and we closed on the house four days later. It was a relocation package through our company so we didn't have to wait the normal month to close.
Before receiving our St. Joseph, our home had been on the market for eight months with only three showings. During the few days of working out the paperwork with our relocation company, four people called our listing agent to see the house, and seven other real estate agents showed our house as will; far more than the whole eight months on the market!!
We give thanks and praise to St. Joseph and the Lord.
St Joseph is now in our home and displayed for everyone to see.
Cindy and Tom H.
Atlanta, GA
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April 29, 2009
I was excited when I ordered my St. Joseph statue and with the help of my son, we buried it in the front yard. For sure, when the home is sold, we will be taking St. Joseph with us to our new home.
Now, I am really excited that St. Joseph is going to have ‘home trading’ as a possibility. More and more people are swapping homes and I think it is going to be the way to go now.
Thanks St. Joseph!!
Karen Marshall
Bozeman, MT
See Karen's $5.5 million home for trade - Listing # 106618
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April 29, 2009
We followed the burial directions and stated the time period in which we needed the sale to take place; we moved out exactly on time.
We visualized it all-saw the papers being signed with a wonderful buyer, and the money being deposited in our account. And that is what happened. Trusting that the universe works for our highest good and letting it all go was the key.
Thanks for your help!
Andrea
The power of St. Joseph from a metaphysical perspective
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April 27, 2009
We received our St. Joseph statue, buried him in the ground and prayed over it at 5:30 PM. At 6:30 PM the realtor was showing our home. We received an offer the next day. The house is sold after being on the market 3 1/2 mos. with over 80 showings and not one offer until we buried the St. Joseph statue. It is a miracle from God and no one will tell us any different
Thank you St. Joseph for your intervention,
Bob & Diane Sullivan
Arlington, TX
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April 22, 2009
My home had been for sale for two years without an offer, when a friend recommended burying a St. Joseph statue. I do not practice Christian religion and was skeptical about the idea, however after reading the testimonials on your site I was convinced it might work.
I prayed to St Joseph in my native language, Hindi and he understood it; I had a contract within a week and sold my home in 15 days. I embraced St. Joseph whole heatedly.
So it doesn’t matter what faith you practice, what language you speak; St Joseph will help you if you believe in him. I became his follower for rest of my life…I speak to him everyday, as I pass the fireplace mantle in my new home where he is proudly placed.
Anonymous Believer
Scottsdale, AZ
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April 22, 2009
I had never heard of the tradition of the burying a St. Joseph statue until my husband & I put our house up for sale. One of my coworkers suggested burying a statue so I ordered the kit and my son and I buried it on Good Friday. We collectively said a prayer and on the Monday following Easter, we had one scheduled showing.
After a few days of rain, our statue became unburied. It was a Thursday when we noticed him sitting atop the lawn. We went outside to re bury him and within 10 minutes, the phone rang and it was our realtor- he had received an offer on our house.
We signed our contract Saturday and settlement is scheduled for June 12th. I was always a believer but now, it only reaffirmed my faith. I can only attest to divine intervention.
M. Carr
Philadelphia, PA
Thank you St. Joseph.
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April 21, 2009
Our house, a unique (therefore difficult to sell) three-story, had been on the market for three months. Not an eternity in this economy, we know, but we were going to have to give up a contract we had on another house if this one didn't sell soon. We'd had only a handful of showings and no offers since it went on the market and no activity at all in a month. Some friends told us to bury a St. Joseph statue, pray for nine days and the house would sell. Although we were highly skeptical, we were swayed by the absolute conviction of our friends and we ordered the St. Joseph statue. It would be a small investment if there was any chance it might actually work.
We ordered the statue on Easter Sunday and began praying that day, even though the statue would not arrive until later that week. We buried the statue when it arrived on Thursday. Less than 24 hours later, we had two showings scheduled. One of those people came back for a second showing later in the weekend. On Monday -- Day 9 of our prayers! -- we received a solid offer and on Tuesday we had a signed contract. We close on May 29.
Some of our friends and family laughed at our "frivolous" expenditure of $9.95 for a little plastic statue and we had our own doubts; today we are all believers.
Sandy S.
Columbia, Mo.
"Instant Devine Intervention"
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April 20, 2009
After a year of trying to sell my home with realtors, by owner, I wasn't having any success. I'd get calls but people weren't interested due to it's size or price since I was competing with a lot of foreclosures and shortsales in the area.
Everyone I knew said to just hold on to a few more years until the market got better, but I didn't want to wait, I wanted to reach my goal with upgrading to a Townhome this year. I felt if I didn't do it now then I wouldn't get the opportunity later.
So New Year arrives I decided to give it another try in January. A few of my friends and a previous realtor informed me of the St. Joseph Statue, I figured it wouldn't hurt to give it a try since nothing else seem to work. I put up my "for sale by owner" sign and posted some flyers at a nearby college, went online and ordered the statue...2 days later I got 2 calls from 2 college students and a couple more calls from people driving by, one of those college student turned out to be my buyer! :-) I felt by ordering the statue St. Joseph was already helping me before he arrived, and when he did, he made everything go smoothly and I closed escrow on April 15th! I also got my brand new Townhome! :-D
Ator T.
Southern Cal
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April 02, 2009
I had been wanting to sell my home for some time, as although I loved it another house which I also loved and was slightly bigger came on the market. Not a good time to sell, but I had to. For over four months with the market place and house sales reducing because of the economic climate I waited. Then someone told me about St Joseph…. All my friends laughed but I went ahead and ordered a statue, took it along to church on Christmas Day and had it blessed, and then buried it Christmas afternoon, with strange looks from people as they were passing.
Two weeks later I had interest and now although I had to wait for the people I want to buy from to find a house, we are now all in the final stages of the contract.. In the UK, at this stage things can go wrong, but I believe St Joseph is looking after my house sale.
As the saying goes in the UK “my friends are laughing on the other side of their face”!!!” I will dig up St Joseph on the day I move and take him to my new house to look after me there.
Nicola Brown
Waterlooville, Hampshire (UK)
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March 11, 2009
We have sold four homes in the past 18 years by burying the St. Joseph statue. As a result, we have bought beautiful St. Joseph statues to display in our home. Our most recent sale was in Plano, Texas on March 6, 2009, in one of the worst real estate markets we've seen in many years. Our home sold in three months.
All I can say is to have faith and pray daily, but you must be sincere. There were times when I almost gave up, but in the end, my prayers have always been answered. St. Joseph is a very special saint. With continued prayer, he will always be with you. Your home will sell if you bury the St. Joseph statue, and pray, pray, pray
Carole W
Plano, Texas
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March 07, 2009
I was told about the St. Joseph's statue about 10 years ago. I had a house on the market forabout 3 months. My sister's mother in law told her about this statue that she had used to sell her home. They sent it to me, I sold my house two weeks later.
It was then placed on the mantel of my new house for several years. When I wanted to sell it (we are custom home builders so we build and sell every two years), I then buried it in the front yard, two weeks later, I showed my house, the next day had a firm offer, sold and made $200K profit. It has now been three years. I was ready to sell my house last Saturday (one week before today March 7, 2009)..... I buried it head down facing my house....and placed my house for sale
by owner. Wednesday I had a call from a broker...showed it that night and by Thursday I had an offer which I accepted for full asking price.
Is it the power of the statue or God behind the statue? You tell me. All I can say is I've been using THE SAME one for 10 years and have made three very quick, clean sales. This time however, I found the prayer online regarding the sale of the house and said the prayer as well, which may
account for how QUICK I sold it in this hideous economy.
Gena Scott
This really works if you have faith and believe in God.
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February 26, 2009
Well, I purchased the St. Joseph statue in September 2008, placed him in the ground based on the instructions, and said a prayer. My house has been on the market since May and I have dropped the price by about $30k. I have said several prayers over the last few months, but he apparently, St. Joseph, did not hear me.
My fiancé and I went over to the house a couple of weeks ago, and the for sale sign was nearly tipped all of the way over from the wind. My fiancé went to put the sign back in the ground in another location and I reminded him that it had to be near the statue that was buried.
My fiancé proceeded to say some not so nice things to St. Joseph in a rather loud and angry tone. I told him that it might be better to say another prayer rather than kick and yell at St. Joseph buried in the ground, but he did not seem open to that idea.
The very next day, I got an offer on the house, and there were several other interested parties! My fiancé said, "see, we just needed to get the big guy's attention." I am scheduled to close on the sale next week.....
Theresa S.
Independence, MO
As a reminder for your fiancé and a thank you for your story, I’m sending you our 8” St. Joseph statue to display in a place of honor in your home.
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February 26, 2009
On April 1, of last year I was waiting for a potential buyer for our home to arrive. While waiting someone comes up in a car and wants me to give him a sheet with all the details of the house. I asked if he had an appointment and he said, "no". I wasn't going to show it being April Fools day without an appointment. When the other person didn't show and he was still there I let him in. He said he'd contact our realtor and be back the next day.
He left and stayed outside in his car and used his cell phone. Twenty minutes later he knocks on the door and says, "I want to buy your house". He made us an offer and calls our real estate agent. He lived in another state and was commuting plus he grew up in our town so he knew the area.
Net result; the joke was on me as he bought the house. 87 showings and no decent offer. One unannounced and unexpected showing and we sell our house. Never did dig up the St. Joseph statute as we had switched real estate agents and not sure where the statute was under the new r.e.a. sign. Hope everyone is as lucky.
R. Jones
Clarksville, TN
Thank you for your delayed story Mr. Jones: we’ll be sending you our 8” St. Joe to place in your new home.
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February 12, 2009
After having our house on the market for a little over five months, I was watching the local news and saw a story on burying a St Joseph in the yard. I was very skeptical but our contract with our realtor was expiring in less than three weeks.
My wife and I were discussing taking the house off the market and sinking a boat load of money into it to remodel and get it the way we wanted, but out of desperation I ordered a St Joseph kit, and when it arrived my wife buried it by the for sale sign and we said our prayer. The same day we got two offers on the house and had it closed within 7 days, and we were able to buy the dream house we wanted that had sat empty for two years. We watched this home go on and off the market with deals pending four times finally we were able to make an offer on the new house and moved in before Christmas.
Now St Joseph has a special place on our new mantle. I am not the most religious guy in the world but this is amazing, and I now look at things in a new light.
Kevin K.
Arlington, TX
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January 30, 2009
In one of the worst real estate markets ever, we finally were able to sell our house after 4 1/2 months. I think this is remarkable, given that we had so many resale homes and foreclosures in our zipcode area. Not only that, but builders were continuing to drop the prices on the glut of new homes built within blocks of us. There were so many homes on the market and so much competition, that I figured it would take at least six months to sell our house or maybe even a year.
Our realtor was Mr. Doom and Gloom, too, and gave us bad news--weekly. I didn't even want to get updated comps or read the e-mails anymore just to see ever lower prices and more foreclosures added to the mix
So, thank you St. Joseph!!! You are a hard worker!! May you continue to bring peace and faith (and buyers) to all those who are selling their homes. Thanks to St. Joseph for keeping me calm and focused (as much as possible) during this stressful time.
Sincerely,
A Believer
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January 30, 2009
Dear St. Joseph.com,
We have two miracles to relate:
First miracle: We lived in Glendale California, nestled close to the Griffith Park Hills. Our home was small but a snug and lovely little cottage. We had lived and loved there since 1993. Unfortunately, by the end of 2007 the economic down turn severely impacted our family. My husband couldn't get construction jobs and no one would hire this 49+ woman. We knew we would have to put our home on the selling block for the survival of our family. However, we also knew it would be nearly impossible to sell. We had been happy in our 917 square foot home with only one bathroom - but this was Southern California the nesting place for big expectations - translating to lots of space, and a minimum of two bathrooms! We struggled, draining all of our savings - wondering if we should put our home on the market - even though everyone told us it probably wouldn't sell when nicer, larger, flashier homes in the neighborhood were still on the market for 12+ months, even though the prices had been reduced multiple times.
Then -- my dear friend e-mailed me your web site. She told me she really felt this was the answer to our prayers. We read it, we hesitated for a heartbeat, then we ordered your kit and set up an appointment with a Real Estate Agent Once again, we were told not to expect too much too soon. She explained it was a VERY SLOW market and not to expect an immediate sale - but not to lose hope: "...it only takes one person to find it and love it!"
So we patiently and thoroughly staged our home -- cleaning and clearing until a quiet zen-like quality was revealed. Soon our St. Joseph statues arrived. My two girls, 14 and 16, eagerly helped me dig a resting place next to the "For Sale" sign in our front yard. When their dad got home we gathered around the hole and said our prayer to St. Joseph.
We were hopeful - and yet doubt after the last year of turmoil was running rampant in our hearts. However, in the worst economic housing disaster of our time and against all the nay-sayers: Our house went on sale at the end of July - and went into escrow at the end of October!. Escrow closed on Nov. 22 and we moved out lot-stock-and barrel right after Thanksgiving. We gathered our St. Joseph's and prepared to move out of state - to Tennessee where my husband had two brother's and an Uncle and the housing market was more in our scale.
Second Miracle: We had expected to be able to find a house that would fit our budget and fit our family - but housing everywhere was up! up! up! Even though sales were struggling - the one place in Tennesse that my husband selected: Clarksville, was booming due to Ft. Campbell where the influx of Army and the supporting industry thereof was flourishing. No houses were in our budget. Our budget had to stretch over a full purchase of a home and at least one vehicle so that we could survive while we looked for work...
We were staying with our brother in law and his beautiful wife Liz. Liz is a bus driver for Montgomery county. One morning while talking to my youngest girl on the phone she asked me if I didn't think it would be a good idea to pray to St. Joseph about finding a house. Out of the mouth of babes! That afternoon, Liz came home from her bus route and said, "Hey, there's a house that just put a sign out "sale by owner" over on Apple Road - come-on let's go look at it!" We did. We got the number of the sign. We called the owner Mike Parr. We saw it the next day at lunch. We bought it immediately. Three bedrooms, two baths, in-ground pool with a pool-house. Small scale - but perfect for our family. His asking price was $140,000. This helped Mr. Parr out. This was the answer to our prayers. We moved in on December 22, 2008.
St. Joseph is our advocate in heaven! Thank you so much for helping us find him and promoting this knowledge for all those with an open heart and mind -- and the humility to pray for help when needed.
Now all we need to do is find jobs. So we will continue to pray....
With love and gratitude and renewed faith,
Kimberly CK
In the hills of Tennesse
IT IS A LONG STORY, BUT WELL WORTH THE READ, WOW!
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January 29, 2009
I sold my house just 6 weeks after burying my St. Joseph statue. With the economy the way it is, I am very grateful that our home sold so quickly.
The house next door was for sale, as well as the one across the street, the one behind us, and the one caddy corner from us. They had all been for sale for quite some time, and now 6 months later, they are all still for sale.
Some people laughed when I told them about burying the St. Joseph statue and saying the prayer, but I KNOW that is what brought about the quick sale of our home.
Thanks again,
Pat G.
Paris, TX
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January 29, 2009
Hello,
I had my home on the market for a year. It had been under contract three times and all three fell through at the last minute due to financing problems and the like. My husband and I had decided to list the house for two more months and that was it. If it didn't sell we would take it off the market and try again when the housing market started to turn around. We had just been through too much heart-break over it all.
So, I heard about the St. Joseph Statue and thought,"What could it possibly hurt..." I bought a statue and placed in the front yard. Amazingly, after only four weeks our house went under contract and we made the sale! We were shocked, but we have to give some credit where it is due! Now we are in our new home and we are so very happy.
Thank you so much,
Katheryn B.
Metairie, LA
Another great story-listing #104958
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January 16, 2009
You have to believe not just bury a status because people say this or that about it. I buried St. Joseph in September had an offer in December and recently closed. I knew he would not let me down and he didn't. I just wish I would have done it earlier.
Thank you for having this service!
God Bless
Denton, TX
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January 07, 2009
I followed the instructions that came with the St. Joseph statue. In a few days a offer was presented that was acceptable. I did not want to return to the property after the closing so I dug up St. Joseph and place it in a place of honor in my home. Big mistake! The loan for the borrower was turn down for some income reason. Back to the property placed St Joseph in the same place and in a few days lender approval. This time I did not return to the property till the closing and disbursement had taken place. Off to the property to dig up St Joseph and to my surprise, no St Joseph was to be found. I purchased another a St Joseph statue and placed it in a place of honor along with Mary and that is where it still is three years latter in my home. Thank you St Joseph,
CZ
Coral Springs, Florida
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January 06, 2009
We have already sold our home. We had a contract the day the statue arrived in the mail. We were pleased and recommended our friend to buy a St. Joe's statue. Thanks
Hemant R.
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December 22, 2008
Fascinating how Saint Joseph's 'installation' actually works!
We have but a balcony at our condo; we purchased a beautiful purple, flowered plant, and put Saint Joseph upside down as suggested on the very same day we signed our listing agreement. I mentioned to our realtor, that she sold the home below us in four days a few years ago, and we are giving her eight days to sell our home
Within three days another realtor called to preview our home for a later showing to his client; he showed his client on the sixth day and on the seventh day he requested our disclosure packet for his client. It did take a bit more time for the offer, acceptance and contingency removals, yet all the action began within the eight day time frame!
Amazing story! Thank you so much!
Angela W.
Foster City, CA
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December 12, 2008
I must admit, being Catholic does help ward off the superstitions of burying a statue of St. Joseph in my yard to help with the sale of my home! I first heard about the statue from a coworker but didn’t pay much attention to it. After having my home on the market for six weeks (with a lot of interest and lookers), my mother suggested that I purchase a statue of St. Joseph to bury in my yard. I did a Google search on the subject and was quite surprised that there was so much information out there and so many believers. It didn’t take much to make me a firm believer.
The following day, I went to my local Catholic store and asked the cashier to direct me to the statues of St. Joseph. She said, “Oh, are you looking for a Home Selling Kit?” to which I replied, “Yes, I am!” She continued to tell me that she had heard some miraculous stories and wished me well with the sale of my home. I replied, “I’ll be back to give you another miraculous story!”
That evening, my husband and I prayed over St. Joseph and we buried him at the entrance to our front door (I wasn’t sure exactly where to bury him but I thought the front door was appropriate as potential buyers would pass by St. Joseph as they came to view my home.).
The following day, an agent whom we worked with on the sale of our last home (seven years prior) called to show our home. After they viewed our home three times, they put in an offer. By the following week, we were not able to come to an agreement and the deal fell through. We continued to pray and keep the faith that God and St. Joseph were finding the perfect family for our home.
The following week, we had another showing. The day after the showing, we received a good solid offer and have since closed the sale of our home. The new owners are thrilled with their new home. We know we have been blessed to sell our home in these trying times, to have received such a wonderful offer, and a wonderful family to take care of and love the home as much as we did.
Lori H.
Irmo, SC
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December 10, 2008
This is long overdue! I was in shock when my house sold within days of reading about this and printing out additional information. I was so not a believer!
The initial contract on my house went sour weeks after taking it off the market. I began to fret as the market was horrific and I had been out of the marketing for a good month. When a dear friend suggested to try this, I scoffed, but did so anyway.
Wow!!! Within days…really! Another contract was submitted, actually closer to the original listing price, and closing was immediately scheduled.
Thank you!!!!!
anonymous
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November 18, 2008
I have to write to tell you our story. When first heard about the statue I must admit at that point and time I was willing to try anything since our house has been on the market since April of this year. We have had some interest but not any strong buyers. My mother in law who is very Catholic told me about the St. Joseph Statue and I couldn't believe that she hadn't told me about it sooner. The day that she told me about it I went to the Christian book store to see if I could find it, but was not successfull. However, when I was checking out at that store I asked if he knew of a
Catholic book store and he gave me directions. However, they did not carry these either. After being frustrated I was talking to a girl friend of mine who found your website and forwarded it to me. This was on Monday, I immediately ordered my statue and was praying each day that I would receive it before Saturday which was another one of our many open houses. On Thursday, I received a phone call from my Realtor who said that someone was wanting to come over and look at the house. I said sure; but was not hopeful because I had not received my St. Joseph Statue as of yet. I had to leave to go pick up my kids from school and was disappointed that I had received my mail but no St. Joseph's statue.
Around 4:30 I received a call from my Realtor telling me that they were very interested in the house but wanted for her Mom to come over on Friday to look at the house. When I arrived home I noticed that on my kitchen counter was a box.....and yes it was my St. Joseph statue. Apparently when the Realtor brought the potential buyer over, the box was on my front porch and they picked it up and brought it in with them. So you see, St. Joseph was working for us and he was even buried yet. Upon receiving our St. Joseph statue, my older daughter and I prayed over him and Friday morning I buried him close to our for sale sign and said my prayer as well That after noon the buyer and her mother came back and signed the contract on the house. So how's that for a story. I have told everyone that I know about this including my Realtor who had heard of the stories. I told her that if she wanted to be a Millionaire seller that she should hand out these to her clients.
So St. Joseph does work and as I'm typing this I have the potential buyers here again with their engineer, and Realtor. Trust me St. Joseph does work. After all, you have nothing to lose do you?
God Bless St. Joseph and blessings to you all.
Tina Novak
Houston, TX
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November 17, 2008
I am so pleased you cared enough to email me back. Thank you so much.
I am a great believer in the work of the Saints, but my story is not a
selling home story. I have prayed to St. Joseph for help after I heard this incredible story from friends of mine who had visited a church in New Mexico I believe, in the middle of nowhere.
The story was about 200 years old, the old church was in great need of
repair, the stairs were in bad shape and the Nuns that took care of it
prayed a Novena to St. Joseph for help and to there surprise an old man came by a bicycle who offered help in return for food & shelter, and this old church was brought to life and it stills stands today strong as ever and the elderly man just as he arrived left without any signs.
Well my house is in need of great repair and I have no idea how to get it done and I felt St. Joseph would help. After I watched a TV programne last evening and heard the results I just knew I have to call on St. Joseph and that is my story. I will send youa photo of the now and after one day because I do know he will help. By
the way so many of my novenas to St. Jude have come true.
Christine
Mabank, TX
We will be awaiting those before and after photos.
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November 10, 2008
Our house was on the market from November 26, 2007 to September 24, 2008 with no offers.
We switched realtors and put a St Joseph in the yard. I faithfully said the prayer that came with our St Joseph.
Thirty five days later we had an offer and they wanted to close in two weeks. So, you tell me! Was it the realtor or St. Joseph. I like to believe that it was devine intervention!
Tami Camlin
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November 05, 2008
I am feeling so very amazed that a wonderful buyer appeared who is in love with my home and after so many months on the market.
I keep the St. Joseph statue as a reminder of the security of God’s love for us and that miracles can happen.
Truly a blessing!
Myriem L.
Colorado
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November 03, 2008
After years on the market, we buried the St Joseph statue on our property. A couple of weeks later, we decided to start packing - just as though we were actually getting ready to move (we weren't).
We packed up the knick knacks in our living room on Saturday. On Sunday, our realtor called for a showing. The people that came to that particular showing ended up buying our home 2 weeks later.
We believe that the St Joseph ritual was a break through for us. It started the momentum, got the energy flowing, so the house would sell. Sometimes you have to take action to receive action.
Carl Wilson
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October 27, 2008
My home has been on the market for just over 5 months. Had a lot of showings and no offers, someone told me about the St. Joseph statue and I ordered it.
Exactly 1 week after
burying the statue my home was sold.
Betty,
SC
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October 24, 2008
I just wanted to share that I know St. Joseph helped us greatly in our home sale because we sold the house in 2 months, that's record timing given that the housing market was beginning to decline so badly.
So we praise God and thank St. Joseph for his intercession.
God bless you,
Paul and Lorraine C.
Glenmoore, PA
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October 24, 2008
We haven't dug St. Joe up yet, waiting until escrow closes. But he will definitely have a place on the mantel at our new location. Our house had been on the market for almost a year when I heard of your St. Joseph statue. I believe it was in August I ordered one and followed the directions....and everyday when we would pass his site we would tell him to do his part and we would do ours.
We had an offer the end of September and after countering we went into escrow on October 14 and will be moving by Thanksgiving.
I'm not superstitious but I think a little devine intervention helped a lot. I thank you for your vision in getting this idea out to the masses, especially in these trying times. The real estate market does not look very promising and we feel fortunate having St. Joseph on our team. Thank you!
Lori H. and family
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October 23, 2008
Way back in March, we found, clearly by accident, a house that had all that we could ever desire, located 3 KM. from the school I teach at. It meant a four minute versus a thirty -five minute drive each way. It was a bank repo, been empty for about a year and a half and the bank was eager to unload it. We put in a ridiculously low offer, never imagining it would be accepted, and so we did not think about listing our present home.
June 25 the real estate agent called to say that the bank accepted our offer, to our shock and panic. Listing our house on July 1 meant that we missed the spring selling season, but we took a chance and went ahead. July, August, September and much of October passed without an offer. Over 65 visits!!!, but no offer.
At the beginning of October, venting my frustration in the staffroom, conversation turned to this St. Joseph story and how the burial of the statue could attract an offer and sale. Right, come on and give me a break. After all, it is a piece of plastic!
Well, three weeks after I deed the burial deed the only offer was accepted and the house is sold. The woman who bought the house saw it the first week it was on the market, and came back three more times. Only after St. Joseph was buried did she decide to buy, and was lucky (for her) that no one else had beat her to it.
Linda N.
Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada
A Jewish Believer!
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October 23, 2008
I did everything that was recommended. And waited and waited and waited. Dropped the house's asking price and dropped it again and again. Finally, many months later, it sold. Sorry but I don't think St. Joseph had much to do with it.
David M.
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October 23, 2008
I ordered my St Joseph and buried him as planned, and I received an offer within the first 2 weeks of listing my condo! I closed 2 weeks after that!
I am a true believer!
Thanks,
Wayne
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October 22, 2008
For two years, we had not had any luck in such a bad market so right before leaving the house after staging it for a showing, we held hands and prayed to St. Joseph to please sell our house.
It worked! We heard back in 24 hrs that it was sold.
Debra W.
Winamac, IN
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October 06, 2008
I just wanted to let you know I ordered a St Joseph a couple weeks after we listed our house, right after reading about StJosephStatue.com in the Dallas Morning News.
I was very busy for the next couple weeks and wanted to bury him properly so I waited until I had the time.
Well, less than 48hrs later we had an offer and less than 2 weeks later we closed. We believe! Thanks!
Jan B
Dallas
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October 06, 2008
We had our home on the market off and on for nearly three years. We had tried burying other St. Joseph statues but did not follow through with the process. In fact we could not even remember where the statue was buried.
Finally, we ordered a statue from you and followed the instructions exactly including the prayers.
The day after we buried the statue, we received three calls about the home and within five days sold the home. Thank you St. Joseph.
Doug L.
KS
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October 02, 2008
I am not Catholic but have been put through a nightmare with my next door neighbor and so I am going to bury Saint Joseph facing her home in hopes that she will sell her house and go back to New York. She has only been here for four months and hates Florida!
I will keep you posted.
Eileen
Florida
Now that's a new twist!
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September 26, 2008
We had our home on the market for a few weeks & things just weren't working out. We had fired our first Realtor and were interviewing new ones - but in my heart -I knew that it was going to take more than a salesperson to sell our home.
My husband and I had been doing a lot of praying for guidance and He brought the right Realtor to us. Although it is important to have the right person representing you when selling your home, we knew that in today's real estate market it was going to take Divine Intervention too. I found your website purely by "chance". Although we were financially strapped I felt the need to purchase the statue. I am Baptist so praying to a statue was not something I was willing to do. However, my son and I did bury it upside down facing the street - underneath our Realtor sign- and asked God for his help and his blessings.
Within 2 weeks we had 2 couples making bids on our home at the same time! None the less, one offered us cash & within $1,200 of our asking price.I won't say that the statue did it - but I do believe that burying it and believing in Him and handing it over to Him - He sold our home. Faith truly works Miracles.
LInda S.
Springfield, MO
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September 24, 2008
My Mother passed away in February leaving her home to be sold and divided between her children. And after having the house on the market in a declining economy we were not having luck.
A friend informed me of the St. Joseph statue. I ordered one and my siblings buried Jospeh on Sunday evening and we sold the home on Monday.
Not only did my Mother's house sell but the neighbor whom had her home on the market longer than we did, her house sold also.
Jane
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September 17, 2008
Our house sold in about 5 months, just in time for us to go back to school in a new County. We had just signed an apartment in the area we planned on moving to, and we got a contract on our house 2 days later. In an effort to make things easier, I dug up St. Joseph the last time I was by the house (3 days before our scheduled closing) and brought him to the apartment. I was very hesitant to dig up the statue until we had officially closed, but I saved myself about 2 hours of driving by doing so.
As fate would have it, we had a problem with our closing less than 24 hours before our scheduled time, which delayed our closing by a week and a half. I kicked myself for digging up that statue immediately.
Now, we're set to close on the house of our dreams (which it took 2 contracts falling through by other buyers for it to fall into our laps) in a week. It was just meant to be!
Scott L.
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September 17, 2008
We buried our St. Joseph statue in the middle of July, but we did not tell our realtor. When we sold our house, we told him.
He said the first time he showed the house to our buyer was at the end of July. We received an offer the first week of August, with a quick close completed by the end of August. It was exactly what we needed!
Wendy R.
Des Moines, IA
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September 12, 2008
My husband and I listed our home with a Century 21 realtor in November 2007; we had almost NO interested visitors at all until early 2008. Even then people came and looked but we had absolutely no offers. When our contract expired in the spring we changed realtors and listed with a Coldwell Banker realtor. This lady was Chinese, and since our neighborhood was largely Asian we thought that she might be able to reach more potential buyers than our previous realtors. She did indeed bring many more people to look, but the only (tentative) offer we received was way too low.
My husband's mother suggested that we get a St. Joseph's statue; she said that a friend of hers had sold within two weeks of burying one after 6 months of no offers. So I went online and found your site and ordered the statue. For good measure I ordered a St. Anthony statue as well (from a different site), as he is also supposed to be helpful in these situations. We received both statues, buried them and prayed over them
Within 3 weeks we had an offer, and after a couple of counter-offers we accepted and were in escrow! It truly was a miracle! We are so glad we found your site and ordered the statue; I know that it made a difference in the outcome of the sale of our home.
JoAnn Luscusk
LA
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September 10, 2008
I told my friends about the St. joseph statue. They were in a desperate state and needed a quick sale in a totally flat and foreclosure market in New York. It was really the only condo sale in a long time in their town. Now
They bought a statue, buried it in a pot on the deck of the condo and it was sold in about two weeks.
I am selling my ranch and need to do it quick quick quick.. best
Dana Maxey
Idaho
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September 08, 2008
I just ordered my statue kit, and I have to tell you that this is actually my third utilization of the good Saint's skills. My first statue was a loaner from a friend,who has used him to sell her condo a number of years ago with great results. I buried him and sold a parcel of land in 2005, pretty close to the asking price, in short order although I think it took a little longer because his mojo was already used.
I purchased my second St. Joseph just outside of St. Peter's Square in Rome in November of 2006, as I had another lot to sell and it just wasn't moving, and the real estate market was really starting to slow down. It took a while to actually get around to burying him when we got home, so I sort of rushed out there a few weeks later just before the temperature was due to drop and the ground freeze. As near as we can figure, the people who ended up buying the lot about 8 weeks later must have driven by and seen the for sale sign the same day or the next day after we buried him, made us a very acceptable offer, and the rest is history.
I have also praised his virtues to a number of people, who have used him with amazing results (most recently a friend ordered her kit from you this summer in this absolutely dead market, and had two FULL PRICE offers within 72 hours of placing the order....she never even had time to bury him!) So this time I'm burying him in the yard of a multifamily property we have owned for about 25 years, and have had ENOUGH of.....wish me luck, and include us in your prayers! Thanks for making it so easy to order.
Gale
Rowley, MA
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September 04, 2008
WoW! This really works! We had to sell our house to relocate to New Hampshire. Our streets are filled with for-sale signs! I thought it would take six months to a year to sell this house.
We put the sign in the ground on a Thursday and buried St. Joseph as instructed and that Sunday we got an offer!
First showing! We are closing by the end of September!! Thank you St. Joseph!!
The Smiths
PSL, FL
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August 29, 2008
Hi Phil!
I just finished chatting with you concerning cancelling the order I placed for my goddaughter. She and her husband have been trying to sell their house since the summer of 2007. Since then her husband had lost his job and she became pregnant and delivered a healthy baby girl in March.
After much searching for a new job her husband FINALLY found one, but it’s located about 50 miles from their home. Now they were even MORE desperate to sell their home. Well, I remember when my husband and I were trying to sell our home, we decided to bury a St. Joseph statue in our front yard after seven months on the market, and within three weeks our house sold! I relayed this information to my god daughter a few times, but she had never gotten a chance to buy a statue; naturally with a two year old boy and a five month old girl who has the time or the ability to remember to do that!
Today I decided (well, actually remembered) to purchase a St. Joseph statue for her to bury in her front yard so her house would sell! About five hours after placing my order online with your company I received a phone call from my god daughter telling me they sold their house TODAY!!!! NOT KIDDING!!! TODAY!!!
Thank you for helping me today! I know I asked you to cancel my order, but I was wondering if you could just have it shipped to me instead of cancelling it? This way, I’ll ALWAYS be prepared to help someone in need of selling their home!
Shirley C.
Apex, NC
Shirley’s statement is evidence the power of intention is a active force.
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August 16, 2008
Myself and my Husband had our house up for sale for 2 months and it was so discouraging. My daughter sent me a St Joseph statue, so feeling like an idiot I planted it in my front yard as per the directions. I could not believe the people that came to look at our house and believe it or not it sold in just a few days. I still thought it was just acoincidence, but I dug him up and took him to our new home.
My husband passed away and I did not know what to do as I knew I could not live there anymore and then I remembered St Joseph, so I immediately planted him once more in my yard---the house sold in 2 weeks so that has made me a real believer.
Now I have sent him to my sister who is trying to sell her home. I advise anyone who wants to sell there house to purchase St Joseph-it works!
Marie
Washington State
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August 15, 2008
I just ordered a statue for a friend. It really works.
We had our house up for sale for 7 months with no offers. My sister-in-law gave us a St. Joseph kit and I planted the statue following the directions. Four days later we had an offer and sold our house. We are making settlement next week and taking our statue with us to our new home.
Thanks St. Joseph.
Donna
Lansdale, PA
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August 07, 2008
When it comes to selling a home now-a-days the old saying "It's a jungle out there" really applies. With so many homes on the market and the market seeming to plummet every day, it's a miracle any of us can sell our homes.
When I first put my home on the market, a little over 11 months ago. I was full of optimism. The Realtor was too. When the Realtor told us how much we should list our house for my husband and I were not only surprised, we were shocked. We were thinking around $217,000. She said $239,000 to $235,000. We thought it was high but we were no experts. She was supposed to know what she was doing. After a short time someone had wanted our house but they had to sell their Condo first. She talked us into a contingency contract. She was working hard to sell that Condo but not so hard to sell our house. When nothing was happening after 3 months we dropped the price. This went on for 8 months. Every few months dropping the price a little more. Until we wised up. We figured out she wanted a double sale.
After 8 months we told the Realtor we were taking it off the market for 2 months. After 2 months it would come in as a new listing. But when we did re-list it we used a different Realtor. Also a lot wiser now, we were careful at what price it was listed at and absolutely no contingency contracts. This time it was listed at $209,900. Big difference from the first Realtor and closer in line with our thinking. It sold in 11 days.
Was it a miracle? All I know is I prayed really hard. I asked the Lord to talk to St. Joseph. To have St. Joseph help sell our house. So as far as I'm concerned, "yeah, it was." Because I don't think the house would have sold without St. Joseph.
We almost went back to the same Realtor but at the last minute my husband changed his mind. Just things like that. Something or someone set us on the right path this time. We've been planning this for a while. Sell our house, retire and move to North Carolina to be near our daughter. Josh Osteen said, "The Lord doesn't give you dreams, just to take them away." He's right, our dream is about to become a reality thanks to St. Joseph and the Lord.
Sharon B.
Ballwin, MO
See for yourself, 225 Ries Road Ballwin, MO, it's on this site.
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August 07, 2008
Thanks but I do not need to list my home on your site. I ordered the statue on 7/18/2008. I received it on 7/21/2008 (which was day 387 of our home on the market) and we buried him as instructed. On 7/25/2008 it was seen by a couple and again on 8/3/2008 by the same couple. Today 8/7/2008 we have accepted their offer and should close on 9/29/2008.
I don't know what to say other than the statue really did work for us. Weird I know, but after that many days and no interest I was willing to try anything and we buried him with respect and it paid off.
Thanks again.
Charles A.
Sunset Beach, NC
A new prospective, the power of intention works again...
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July 28, 2008
The day I received the statue I buried it right away that afternoon. Later that day we had someone come see the house. He said he liked the house but needed a "second opinion".
He brought in his Fianc the following Sunday and they gave us an offer that same day!
Prior to this buyer,(and before I got the statue), we've had some 15 people look at our place but no offers. We sold our home in less than three months and in the middle of winter (January 26)!
Maria P.
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July 28, 2008
We recently sold our home at 1232 S. 10th St. in St. Charles, IL. I buried St. Joseph according to the instructions, next to the For Sale sign. However, every time my wife mowed the lawn she'd move the sign. Last fall I just wanted to make sure he was still where I thought he was but he wasn't next to the sign...Neighbors thought I was nuts sticking a long rod down into the ground. Took me 45 minutes to find him. Decided he belonged in a safer location so placed him under my WELCOME stone next to the front door.
The house was on the market for 12 months and then I fired my realtor. Put it up by owner and within a week had a contract. The family just had triplets plus they have a 2 year old son. Our five bedroom house was perfect for them but they couldn't afford the asking price. Reduce the price by the commission we saved and were able to close the deal at the end of July.
God works in many strange ways and I know St. Joseph was also involved. He's in a place of honor at our new home in Florida and will always be remembered as getting lost in our old front yard.
Fred R.
St. Charles, IL
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July 28, 2008
I just wanted to write to tell our story. Our house had been on the market for like two weeks, when we received our St. Joseph in the mail. My son and I buried our St. Joseph and eleven days later we had the contract that we wanted on home.
By selling our home, my family was able to pursue the home that we really needed and wanted. Our family had grown quite a bit since the purchase of the house that we sold and we really needed the extra room that the new house provided. Thank you St. Joseph for making that dream a reality.
Sincerely,
Chad McGuffey & Family
Cheney Kansas
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July 25, 2008
After my beloved mother died this past April, I knew my sister and I would have to sell her house, as neither of us could afford to keep paying the mortgage. I Googled "St. Joseph," found your Web site, and ordered a statue to be sent to me.
Well, when the house was almost ready to go on the market, my husband and I buried St. Joseph upside down, facing the street, right next to the "Coming Soon" sign in front of the house. On the day that "Coming Soon" sign changed to "For Sale"--June 19 , that was--nine groups came through the first day of the open house, two of the couples called, and one made an offer!
Today, 25 July 2008, my sister and I went to settlement with our agent and met the young couple and their agent.
The house has now changed hands. After I returned home from the settlement, my husband and I rushed out to the house and found that our agent's company had just removed the signpost--in fact, he was just loading it into his truck when we arrived. We hastily dug up the statue and took it home. I've cleaned it and set it in a place of honor on my bookshelf. As soon as
possible, I'll put some fresh flowers around it.
Words cannot convey my deep gratitude for this enormous luck! The
housing market is terrible in the Washington, DC, area where we live.
(We actually live across the river, in northern Virginia.) I dreaded
the thought of the house being on the market for months. My dear mother
left a little money, but we would not have been able to continue paying the mortgage past October.
I am SO happy and excited that things went so smoothly! I just can't believe the house sold the FIRST DAY. A house across the street was for sale for months and finally that sign
disappeared and a "For rent" sign went up. Just a few hundred yards
down the street a house very similar to Mother's has been for sale for
two or three months. So, it worked for us and I'm happy, grateful, and humble at the thought of our good luck. St. Joseph will have a good home with us.
Thanks for being in this business and for sending the statue so promptly.
D. M. Read
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July 22, 2008
Thanks St Joseph we sold our house in a month!!!!!
Brien & Angela B.
Maryland
That was fast
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July 18, 2008
I wanted to let you know that my Mom purchased the Original 4 Sales Kit for us and said she heard this worked. I thought it was silly at first, but want you to know that it worked for us!! because it works!! Thank you!!
I received the kit and buried St Joseph in the front yard by the For Sale Sign on July 5th. On July 9th we had a couple look at the house. On July 13th, we received an offer from the buyerseight days later!! I want to encourage everyone who wants to sell their home to use this kit.
Thanks,
Holly Hill
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July 17, 2008
On April 1, of this year I was waiting for a potential buyer for our home to arrive. While waiting someone comes up in a car and wants me to give him a sheet with all the details of the house. I asked if he had an appointment and he said "no" . I wasn't going to show it being April Fools day without an appointment. When the other person didn't show and he was still there I let him in. He said he'd contact our realtor and be back the next day.
He left and stayed outside in his car and used his cell phone. 20 min. later he knocks on the door and says " I want to buy your house". He made us an offer and calls our real estate agent. He lived in another state and was commuting plus he grew up in our town so he knew the area.
Net result the joke was on me as he bought the house. 87 showing and no decent offer. One unannounced and unexpected showing and we sell our house. Never did dig up the St. Joseph statute as we had switched real estate agents and not sure where the statute was under the new r.e.a. sign.
Robert
Hope everyone is as lucky.
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July 17, 2008
We had heard from a few coworkers to buy and bury St Joseph and pray every day. We kinda laughed and didn't believe. After about 2 months of them telling us and over 30 showings with no purchase, we decided to go ahead and try it out. After some internet research and some stories read, I became somewhat a believer. I'll pray, and hope and truly believe when it happens.
So I ordered St Joseph and waited for him to come in the mail. He was very quick to arrive. During the wait for his arrival we had a very interested buyer. Actually it was the very next day after I purchased St Joseph. Nothing came of it. St Joseph arrived so I proceeded with the burial ceremony right next to the sign following all the instructions. Gave him a kiss, said I was sorry I had to bury him but I would dig him back up as soon as we close. I kinda felt bad, all the believing started making it very real. I laughed at this. So everyday, sometimes a few times I would appologize for burying him and once he helped the sale close I would dig him back up.
The same excited buyer ended up coming back for a re-show 2 weeks after the initial showing (day after I purchased St Joseph). And an offer was on the table, accepted, and here we are moving onward to our dream house. I kept praying to him after the offer was accepted as a first time home seller I was still worried it would back fire and not go through. That wasn't the case and I truly believe St Joseph helped the entire way.
Kim
Indiana
(St. Joseph buried at Kim's home on Joseph St.). See for yourself, listing #106156 in Indiana. WOW!
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July 17, 2008
I listed my home for sale at in El Segundo, CA on 6/21/07. I buried the St. Jospeh Statue in Feb 2008 and by April I had an offer. I guess it really does work. I only wish I'd known about St. Joseph and his amazing powers the year before.
Now I'm a Realtor and will help my clients sell their houses faster too.
Jacquie Brooks
Another St. Joseph Home Listing SOLD!
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July 16, 2008
We had our house on the market for 13 months in NE. I first buried St. Joseph across the street from house as the ground was frozen, and this was by the mailbox. My husband ever concerned about the appearance of the property saw a plastic bag sticking up by the mailbox and discarded it.(I didn't bury it properly). I never new this while the property was for sale. One day as things kept getting worse I said to him, I really wonder what happened to St. Joseph. I told him the story and where it was buried, he in turn told me about digging it up, not looking at it and throwing it in the trash. I ordered a new one, and placed it by the front door and this time told my husband where he was and leave him alone.
We received an offer two days after the second burial of the statue, the arguments went back and forth and we had 5 hours to agree to a yet another 10,000 deduction after the inspection. Our broker called at noon, and said he had someone else that wanted to look at the house. I said to my husband this would have to be a miracle for someone to come in at the last minute and help us out here. After all, we had an open house every Sunday for one year, over 75 people came through that house, what were the odds that someone would come in at the last minute and love it.
This young man named Joseph came in, his father and mother lived not a quarter of a mile away, he was getting married and made an offer twenty thousand over what the other couple offered, we closed in two weeks, and we left NE and the snow behind April of 2008. St. Joseph is out of his plastic bag and in a place of honor in our kitchen.
Pat McNeill
Florida
Did I believe before, not at all? This was just too much...thanks Joe
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July 16, 2008
My whole family offered our home to St Josephs guidance and indeed St Joseph graciously blessed us!
We put up our house on sale Thursday and 2 days later we received two offers and whats even better we got an offer more than our asking price.
PRAISE BE TO GOD! All we did was to pray and have faith and let St Joseph do the rest.
Thank you St Joseph!
Jon & Maricon A.
Amazing St. Joseph!!
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July 16, 2008
We had our house on the market for 4 months and had a TOTAL of 1 showing without an offer. We ordered our statue, followed instructions and in 17 days after we buried the statue we had 7 showings and 3 offers, the last of which we accepted. Our house closed on July 9th and we are awaiting the completetion of our new home.
We also had friends who had their house on the market just slightly longer than we did, they ordered their statue a week after we did and within 1 week they had an offer and sold their house also. They sold it to buyers who had seen their home almost 3 months prior and decided to come back and give it a second look. We all believe
Michael Rubino
If this doesn't make a believer out of you...
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June 26, 2008
I buried St Joseph in my daughter's yard and within a week , her house sold after being on the market for a year...Thank you so much .in Honor of St. Joseph
Paula
Wow, one week!
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June 26, 2008
Thank you St. Joseph!!!
Liliana Castaneda
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June 26, 2008
We had to sell our house in Spring Texas because my husband got a promotion that would move us to Southern California (HUGE real estate market difference in $$$$). Although the Houston area market was not suffering like other parts of the country, we still did our diligence with regards to pricing the house properly, de-cluttering, listing with a great agent who knew the market, etc. Four days after our house was listed, we did receive an offer, albeit a "low-ball" offer. Knowing that we were priced properly, we attempted to negotiate. After a week of back and forth, we knew we would not be able to work this these potential buyers and had to move on. In the mist of the negotiation, I went online and ordered my St. Joseph Statue, which came promptly withhin 2 days of my order. The day that we walked away from the first offer, I buried my St. Joseph and said my prayers. The VERY NEXT DAY, our house was shown to a couple who put in a good offer and
after one round of negotiation we had a solid sale. If that is not divine intervention, I don't know what is!
P.S. About ten years ago, I sort-of heard about burying the St. Jos statue, and in the desperation to sell our house I grab a figurine out of my Christmas nativity scene and buried it. After a year on the market, we finally sold the house at rock-bottom price. I dug up my statue and had to laugh when I saw my faux-pas. Instead of burying St. Joe, I had accidentally buried one of the wise men!! Ah, live and learn! :-)
Hope these stories help put some faith in the practice!
Holly Badger
Mission Viejo, CA
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June 26, 2008
At first we were skeptics of the St. Joseph story, but since so many different people came to us and told us about it we decided to give it a try. Prior to purchasing the kit, we had our house on the market for 2 months with no offers, but lots of traffic. After having purchased the kit, after a week of burying it by the for sale sign, we got an offer. The only problem was the offer being too low that we ended up rejecting it. The statue remained buried and after a couple of weeks we got a 2nd offer, which we accepted and now the house is sold. It sold within a month of burying the statue! We do not know if it was the mercy of St. Joseph or if it was just meant to be, but we believe the statue played a role at some point and would try it again if we needed to sell.
The only down side to our story, we forgot where we exactly buried the statue so we couldn't unbury it and take it with us.
The Sergents
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June 26, 2008
Sorry the St. Joseph Statue didn't work to sell my home. I buried it and said all prayers before the house was listed for the 6th time. At the end of this 3 month listing we got one offer at $40,000 below the listed price and the listed price is already below market. The guy wouldn't come up to a price so that we could pay to get out of our current mortgage. The house was initially listed at $919,000 with current market comps, then over the last tow years it is now at $549,000 and still nothing. I don't need a statue, I need a Democrat in the white house.
Russell W.
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June 24, 2008
A follow up on my previous post...In September 2003, my husband and I purchased a freestanding condo, our first home for $121,900. A year and a half later, we put it up on the market after being broken into. Our asking price was $133,900. Over the next THREE years, we switched realtors four times, taking it off the market and putting it back on and lowering the price as we went. At the same time, the houses in our development started to get repossessed. (The builder did their own financing, and everyone did 2-1 buydowns and when they got to year 2 and 3 they realized they couldn't afford them anymore!).
We put in laminate wood flooring, re-did the landscaping, put in new carpet, ceiling fan...no offers, not one, not even a low ball offer.
At Thanksgiving, my husband's step-grandmother suggested we bury a St. Joe. Being raised Protestant, I sorta blew it off. In the winter of 2008 however, my brother and sister-in-law mentioned they saw St. Joseph on TV and suggested we get one.
So, after all my desparation and 723 days on the market, I figured I would try. Even though I am not Catholic, I figured I wouldn't go to hell or anything!
I ordered the statue, then we got a huge blizzard. 12 inches of snow fell at our house. However, the next day on 3/15/08 I buried him anyway, digging away the snow, snow, snow, then mulch, then dirt, then finally there was a hole big enough for him. I buried him strictly as per the instructions, face down, facing the street, by the for sale sign.
14 days later, we received our first and final offer! The asking price was $99,900 at this time and our offer was $95,000-not too bad! St. Joe now sits on our breakfast bar, watching over the living room area.
Thanks St. Joe!
Renee Zysk
Columbus
I think Renee wishes she would have buried St. Joseph three years earlier.
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June 23, 2008
St. Joseph is DaMan!!! We put our home on the market back in January 08 after being accepted to a specialized school out of state just as the housing situation across our country was in a full downward spiral. We knew that not only were we in the midst of a housing crisis, home sales activity typically doesnt begin to move about each year till around March and April anyway but needed to get the home listed. Between January and mid March there were some inquiries but NOT ONE offer! Although our home is just 1 years new and professionally staged with many practical upgrades it is in a new neighborhood that units continue being built along with other properties for sale just like ours. We are not superstitious but have strong faith. On March 21 we received St. Joseph kit, my wife and I buried him in the front yard next to the for sale sign according the instructions and said a prayer. On the morning of March 25 a serious contract was being prepared which we ultimately accepted and got what we were asking. We since then have confirmed a place to live in our new home town where I am able to begin school 6 weeks earlier than planned.
Whether you think you can or you think you cantyoure right!
Randy & Denise
Ex-Texans
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June 23, 2008
I know you said to try and add humor to our Joe
stories but this is more sad than anything. It's also
typical from what I hear from other people. The house
that we just sold at 1366 Marsh was my In-laws and I
loved them dearly.
Let me give you a little background so this will be
easier for you to understand. I lost my Father to
Cancer about 26 years ago, so my husband and I knew
early on how fickle life was. From then on my husband
and I always made ourselves available for our parents,
my Mother and his Mom and Step Dad. What ever they
needed done. We always tried to be there for them. Now
I have 2 brothers. 1 lives out of state and the other
would only help my Mother if she paid him. Sad isn't
it? On my husbands' side he has 3 other brothers and a
sister. 1 brother lives out of state, the rest live
close by but won't help. The youngest brother used his
Mother as a babysitter but when his child grew up to
the point that a baby sitter was no longer needed, she
hardly ever saw him. That hurt her so much, even she
commented about it. The other brother would help his
wife's mother but couldn't even bother to pick up the
telephone and call his own mother. The sisters'
husband is very handy but refuses to help because he
doesn't like the Step Father.
That gives you a little background of this family. 16
years ago I lost my Sweet Mother to Cancer. So my
husband and I concentrated all of our love and energy
to his family. I told him store up the memories, savor
every moment of time you have with them. You never
know when the Lord will call your parents home. His
brothers and sister were always to busy to take the
time to be with his Mom and Dad or to help.
If they needed help cleaning the house, we did. When
they wanted the yard landscaped, we did. Of course,
his Mother was laughing and said she was going to sell
tickets because my husband and I were arguing about
the right way to put in a keystone wall. When his
Mother got out of the hospital, I would rush home from
work and make home soups for her because that was what
she wanted. I would fix dinners and take them to their
house to make sure Mom and Dad were eating. Nobody
else cared. I told my husband someday those no account
brothers and sister of yours are going to be sorry
they missed out on all those memories with Mom and Dad
because they were so busy.
4 years ago my dear Mother-in-law passed away. Dad was
devastated. My husband's sister blamed Dad for her
passing. Which was stupid. She died of an aneurysm.
She hasn't spoken to Dad in 4 years. Pretty much the
same as before really. Only she tried to turn my
husband against his Step Dad for some unknown reason
and he was having none of it, thank God! So his sister
has turned on him and me with a vengeance.
Anyway things went on as usual. If Dad needed things
done, my husband and I did it. When I cooked, I always
cooked extra. I have a vacuum seal machine, so I
always vacuumed packed him meals and froze them that
way I knew he was getting a home cooked meal. Plus We
always invited him down for meals or took meals over
to his house.
8 months ago my Father-in-law passed away from Cancer.
That's how the house came to be in the family's
possession. I never knew that my husband's family
harbored such hatred because of the care and love that
we gave his parents. Isn't sad that quilt and MONEY
can cause such hatred! We sure found out in a hurry.
My husband and the youngest brother are Trustees of
Mom and Dad Estate. But as far as the family is
concerned my husband doesn't exist. At least they are
trying really hard to ignore him. Fortunately the law
is on his side. That is when I found St Joseph.com. I
thought Dad or the Lord sent me there. This family was
against everything. They wouldn't let us clean. They
wouldn't let us fix the broken oven. 2 rooms upstairs
were full of the younger brother's junk. Half of the
basement was full of the younger brother's stuff that
Dad was storing for him. They left wood with nails in
it in the basement, sawdust, trash and junk. And
refused to let us remove any of it. The garage was
full of stuff from garage sale items. The realtor told
them time and time again they needed to clean the
place up for showings and they refused. If we were
going to sell this place at all. It was going to take
a miracle. Because trying to deal with these people
was impossible. So I buried St. Joseph, said my prayer
that was on the paper. Then added my own, on bended
knees and bowed head. And told St. Joseph the story
that I told you. I guess maybe he was listening that
day.
Saron B.
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June 23, 2008
I was scepticle. I am non-catholic, and this seemed like an idol to me, but our house had been on the market for 3 months, with only 4-5 showings. My husband was living out of town and driving back and forth on the weekends. We were miserable. I was desparate. I was going to get this statue whether I believed in it or not! What could it hurt?
I did not receive my statue after about 10 days, so I called to find out what was wrong. They reshipped my St. Joseph statue kit and I received it 3 days later. I received it on a Saturday. On Monday afternoon a couple looked at our house and bought it. They were already preapproved and ready to move in. We hadn't even had a chance to bury the statue yet! We close in three weeks!
Coincidence, or answer to prayer? I believe our prayers were answered either way!
Jeri P.
Arkansas
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June 23, 2008
Hello
My husband and I put our home up for sale in January of 2007. Following the instructions included with our St. Joseph statue, we buried him in the front of our house, across the yard from our sign. Nothing happened for over one year. I tried to find St. Joseph to rebury him near the For Sale sign which had been moved, but was unable to find him. I dug in the precise place that he was buried (I think the squirrels have dug him up and put him in their own yard, or tree). My husband ordered a new St. Joseph statue for me. On April 20th we had an Open House. That same day my realtor and I stood beside St. Joseph, held hands and prayed to God for intervention. We prayed that God's will would determine the seller and the timing of our sale. We thanked God for allowing us to bury Jesus' earthly father near our home and prayed for St. Joseph and our sweet Lord Jesus to watch over the sale of our home. That day only one couple came to the open house. They fell in love with my beautiful house as I did when I first saw it. They returned for three more visits. They made their offer and we accepted three weeks after burying St. Joseph. Since that time we have become friends with the buyers and continue to thank God and St. Joseph for divine intervention.
The difference between the first burial and the second? I believe God answered our prayers because "two or more" were gathered in God's name. We prayed for God's will to be done, not our will. We prayed for Jesus and St. Joseph to intercede on our behalf. God does indeed work in mysterious ways. He has shown us, once again, that all things are possible through faith and in God's own time.
God's blessings to all.
Judy S.
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June 23, 2008
I was skeptical at first but am now a believer. I had my house up for sale almost 2 years to the day I was told by my real estate agent that a contract was in the making.
I originally put my house up for sale because I was contemplating changes in my life. Six months later I got married and moved out of state.
A friend of mind said her father was moving back and would need a place to stay so he rented from me for almost a year-and-a-half when he let me know he would be moving out. About two months before he let me know I was moving out, I had my real estate agent put Joseph in the ground to pray for the house; I was worried about the market and find a new renter I could trust.
The day I found a new renter, my real estate agent called to let me know that a contract was coming in the couple days. The new owner moved in less than one month after my renter moved out and I did get the current price I was asking with a few conditions which was good considering the area housing market.
I am very happy and will definitely use St. Joseph's Statue in the future.
Shelly R.
Colorado
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June 19, 2008
I listed my late aunt's home the first week of january '08 after the market started it's downward slide. I didn't bury St. Joseph right away as the ground was frozen. Then I got the idea to pour hot water on the spot I wanted to bury him. This made mud but I was able to get him in the ground!
After a much needed talk with God and a prayer to St. Joseph, the house sold 3 weeks after I buried him for the asking price!
My broker was in shock as nothing was selling.
I know it was St. Joseph who found our buyer and kept him interested as the house had many issues most buyers would walk away from.
The day before we closed I dug him up and he now watches over me until I find my own home.
Thank you
Barry
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June 08, 2008
My husband and I had our condo on the market for 723 days before burying the St. Joseph statue. I buried him to the tee on the instruction page and within 14 days we received an offer! This was our first offer ever!
thanks!
Renee Zysk
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June 08, 2008
Hi I wanted to let you all know that by the grace of St. Joseph, we were able to sell our house on May 29th 2008. We had bought the statue of St. Joseph in November 2007 since our house was on the market since September 2007. We did get a lot of traffic since then. However, did not receive any offers. Then we decided to re-bury the statue of St. Joseph right underneath the for sale sign. We did this on April 7th and we received our first offer and the only offer in two weeks on April 23rd. We did not get the price we were asking for, however, were happy to be able to sell our house at the right time. The day we closed on this house which was May 29th, our offer got accepted for the house we really wanted to buy. The closing on the new house is next month. We will be putting St. Joseph on the fireplace mantle in our new home. We are extremely happy and excited and very thankful to St. Joseph for working his miracle!
Sonal Rastogi
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June 07, 2008
Here is our story...
We had to sell our house in Spring Texas because my husband got a promotion that would move us to Southern California (HUGE real estate market difference in $$$$). Although the Houston area market was not suffering like other parts of the country, we still did our diligence with regards to pricing the house properly, de-cluttering, listing with a great agent who knew the market, etc. Four days after our house was listed, we did receive an offer, albeit a "low-ball" offer. Knowing that we were priced properly, we attempted to negotiate. After a week of back and forth, we knew we would not be able to work this these potential buyers and had to move on.
In the mist of the negotiation, I went online and ordered my St. Joseph Statue, which came promptly withhin 2 days of my order. The day that we walked away from the first offer, I buried my St. Joseph and said my prayers. The VERY NEXT DAY, our house was shown to a couple who put in a good offer and after one round of negotiation we had a solid sale. If that is not divine intervention, I don't know what is!
P.S. About ten years ago, I sort-of heard about burying the St. Joe statue, and in the desperation to sell our house I grab a figurine out of my Christmas nativity scene and buried it. After a year on the market, we finally sold the house at rock-bottom price. I dug up my statue and had to laugh when I saw my faux-pas. Instead of burying St. Joe, I had accidentally buried one of the wise men!! Ah, live and learn! :-)
Hope these stories help put some faith in the practice!
Sincerely,
Holly B.
Mission Viejo, CA
WIse men are a dime a dozen; a good Joe is hard to find.
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June 07, 2008
This my second statue that I ordered. The first went to my parents (Deceased) house and buried the stature there. The house is located in St Joseph, MI and the square footage only 900 sq ft. It did have a new roof, new air conditioner and a new furnace. That was about the only good thing going for us. There were about 9 houses for sale in a two block area and believe it or not....we sold it in one week. My sister and I thought we were going to have this house for ever.
The second statue is going to a friend who has been trying to sell a spec home for over a year...let's see what St. Joseph does for him. Will keep you informed. What ever works. I am a believer!
Joyce
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June 05, 2008
I was reading the testimonials on your website and am really happy for all the home buyers out there who say that St. Joseph has helped them sell their homes. Unfortunately, we cannot count ourselves among these people. We have had our house up for sale for three months and have had more than 40 potential buyers come through but not a one offer yet. And this when every real estate agent who come through says they love it because it shows like an absolute model home and is priced just right, even in this tough market. Regardless of this we have already dropped the price twice, but still nothing. After reading all the glorious stories on your website, we must confess that we had higher hopes regarding St. Joseph's powers.
Noelle
Cameron Park, CA
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May 30, 2008
I bought a St. Joseph statue several years ago and followed the instructions to bury it. The very next day I received an offer on the house and I moved within 4-6 weeks. This was after 12 months on the market without a credible offer.
Doral C
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May 30, 2008
It worked for us! We just closed on the sale of our home a few hours ago, and we want to share our good news! We put our home on the market in late March, and had very few showings the first several weeks. Our friend told us about burying a St. Joseph statue, and two days after placing the order, we had a showing for a couple moving to our area from out of town. We received the statue quickly (within several days of ordering it), and the day after we buried it, we received news that the couple wanted to make an offer! We'll soon be moving to our new home!
Blessings,
John & Linda
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May 27, 2008
We are selling our house by owner. I received my St.Joseph statue on Tuesday, May 13th in the afternoon. I
said some prayers, but didn't bury it. The next day, a woman knocked on our door and said, "are you selling
your house?" She had seen it on Realtor.com. We had a wonderful conversation and she was very interested.
She brought her family for a showing on Saturday, and brought me a full price offer on Sunday. You can't ask
for much more than that.
I do think that this was helped by St. Joseph. I will definitely recommend him to friends, and use him in
the future.
Cathy R.
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May 14, 2008
Our house had been on the market since November, 07 with very few showings and we had already moved to SC. We repainted the house, had it posted on the internet and we had an excellent real estate agent as well, nothing seemed to help. Earlier this year we had more showing and some really ridiculous offers, people trying to take advantage of our desperate situation. Someone at work mentioned St Joseph and I googled it out of curiosity and came across your web site & I ordered a kit. We mentioned it to our real estate agent and she seemed to have a kit handy. I did not want to bury the statue of a Saint and so I requested that he be placed in my house. The kit that I bought, I have it with me and we wrote and recited the St Joseph prayer every day. There were more viewings and more real buyers and finally we now have a good buyer, they are pre approved and they made us a reasonable offer and are keen to close. There are others that are interested as well.
WE THANK ST JOSEPH FOR ANSWERING OUR SINCERE REQUEST BY GETTING US A GOOD, HONEST & RESONABLE BUYER. We wish the family that will be buying the house the very best and hope they enjoy the house as much as we did, I am sure St Joseph will keep them safe. I will be getting the statue of St Joseph from my old house and the statue that I have and both will be placed in a place of honor in my new house(when we find one, I hope St Joseph will help us in doing that too..) and will remember his help and will be eternally grateful. I pray that St Joseph protect me and my family always and pray for everyone else who is in a similar situation: honest hardworking folks who had to move and got caught in the housing fiasco.
Sumita
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May 13, 2008
We had the house on the market for two weeks. The third couple who walked in gave us a contract for our asking price.
In this market - this was amazing!
St Joseph is now in a place of honor in our temporary home while we wait to get into our new home.
Everyone who knows us is now a believer!
Karen Jones
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May 02, 2008
We heard the rumors about the St. Joseph statue, but of course we were still skeptical. Finally after having our house on the market for a year, we decided we didn't have anything to lose, so we ordered the kit and thought we would try it. After all, 10 dollars is a small price to pay to get a buyer. Well, needless to say, within-no I am not kidding here-1 hour of having the statue on our property, we got an almost full price offer and sold our house. Now I believe!!! Thank you so much for what you do, and keep on doing it!
I sent a St Joseph statue to my son who was selling a condo in San Diego. The unit had been on the market for about 40 days, with no offers.
I ordered the statue from your website on April 14, 2008. He received the statue on Wednesday, April 16th. He said to his girlfriend (and co-owner), "wouldn't it be something if we got an offer tomorrow"?
Well, you must know the punchline by now. On Thursday, April 17th, they received a pre-qualified offer at the full asking price. They went to escrow the next day (April 18th), and will close on May 18th.
Needless to say, the statue is now a family heirloom, and will pass from family member to family member in the future whenever we sell a house. Thanks for the great service !
Sincerely,
Brett and Julia
Plymouth MA.
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April 20, 2008
I have always believed in St Joseph, but a recent experience exceeded all expectations.
I sent a St Joseph statue to my son who was selling a condo in San Diego. The unit had been on the market for about 40 days, with no offers.
I ordered the statue from your website on April 14, 2008. He received the statue on Wednesday, April 16th. He said to his girlfriend (and co-owner), "wouldn't it be something if we got an offer tomorrow"?
Well, you must know the punchline by now. On Thursday, April 17th, they received a pre-qualified offer at the full asking price. They went to escrow the next day (April 18th), and will close on May 18th.
Needless to say, the statue is now a family heirloom, and will pass from family member to family member in the future whenever we sell a house. Thanks for the great service !
Martin Murphy
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April 18, 2008
I just wanted to say we put a sign in our yard on a Monday, buried
St. Joseph under the sign, our reality agent showed the house on
Thursday morning and afternoon, and the second person who looked at
the house, put $1,000 down and signed a contract that day. We close
May 23rd.... Once we close, we will place St. Joseph in our new
house. Have faith, trust in God. Remember, "Nike" stands for
Victory and God has already won.
Jamie Wetig
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April 18, 2008
I buired the St Joesph Statute in the morning and the next day I was notified by some buyers that had looked at the property last year, They said they had been trying to call me the night before, to see about buying my property. We set a time for them to come out and the made an offer with-in a week.
Thank you so much, I had been trying to sell this property for 2 1/2 years.
Carol
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April 10, 2008
About 9 years ago my father passed away and my Mother did not want to live in the country alone.
I moved in with her and we put her acreage on the market.
We spent the winter there.
After the holidays, a Catholic friend told me about the St. Joseph Statue.
I quickly found one, discussed it Mom, and we respectfully place him as directed.
It worked!! The house sold and closed easily and quickly.
Within 2 months Mom and I had both moved on.
I am now planning on selling my house, with the assistance of St. Joseph.
My plan is to put my house on the market in Aug or Sept.
Thank you,
Debra
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April 08, 2008
We sold our house to the first person to walk in the door after we put St. Joseph in the ground! Thanks so much!
Eric & Renee W
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March 31, 2008
I listed this home and did not have any customers look at the home, the next week I buried the statue under the sign and the next day a customer called to see the home one month later it is sold. We lived out in Tucson Arizona last year and had two homes for sale, on one investment home was for sale for three months, then I bought the St. Joseph statue and buried it while my wife said the prayer. The next day we had a cash offer and it closed in two weeks.Our other home we did the same thing, and it sold in two months. I am a Realtor and firmly believe in the power of St. Joseph. It also helps to make sure it is priced right and is clean and show ready.
Bob Surma
Fredericksburg Realty
Fredericksburg Tx.
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March 20, 2008
Within 2 months of burying St. Joseph and saying numerous prayers, our house sold! I have shared this web site with others! Thank you!
Sandra
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March 20, 2008
To all -- we sold our home within two months of purchasing the ST. JOSEPH statue and putting it in the ground in front of our home, that was two months ago and all the other homes that were for sale around us are still there with for sale signs on them. We followed the instructions that came with the statue and prayed that ST. JOSEPH would help us and it worked.
THANK YOU
RJ
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March 20, 2008
We received our St. Joseph statue on Wednesday and followed the directions to bury it that very moment. The following Friday, a couple came to see our home and bought it! They saw it one time and loved it. This was after our home had been listed for almost six months. Our agents listing was due to expire in one week. We truly believe the St. Joseph statue brought us our good fortune and we tell everyone who is trying to sell their home to get that statue. It sure worked for us!
Judy W
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March 20, 2008
We already sold the house. Thanks!
Carlos
Seattle WA
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March 20, 2008
I really have to believe that it was St. Joseph's assistance that brought us the buyer. In a depressed real estate market, when there were near 100 units for sale in the same area, it was a true miracle that a buyer came along interested in our unit. Granted it was top floor with views of the ocean and the intracoastal, and golf course, but there were so many for sale, why ours. I did not question, I just sold. And, because we were pre-construction investors, we sold in the "Green". Not too much, but we weren't in the "Red". I do believe................... I bought 8 more St. Joseph statues. I'm a realtor. Thank you St. Joseph, and God Bless all those who need you as did we..
Carol E
Florida
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March 20, 2008
The house sold within a month!
Gloria
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March 19, 2008
St. Joseph DOES work !!! We listed our home in early December and I immediately got the St. Joseph Real Estate kit and followed the instructions to the "T". While I was burying the Saint by the "for sale" sign, two people pulled over and was observing my home - unbelievable!! Within a short 5 weeks and during the Holiday/New Year season, I received four separate offers with the final one being acceptable within my price range. Considering the housing market conditions, I truly believe that St. Joseph did intercede for us on Long Island, New York. Thank you very much St. Joseph!!!
Anthony
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March 18, 2008
Our home in Phoenix was on the market for approximately 2 months without an offer. We had showings but no offers. My husband buried St. Joseph on Friday afternoon and Monday morning we had an offer and it will be closing on 3/26/08. Thank you St. Joseph and THANK GOD!!!!
John & Katie
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March 15, 2008
It was God and our 2nd realtor James that sold our house...St Joseph didn't have anything to do with it, we did everything it said to do...in fact he didn't seem to help at all...we buried him in 10/07...got a new realtor in 02/08 and 3 weeks later our house sold...sorry, wish I could say St Joseph worked like everyone else said he did!
The Andersons
TX
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March 12, 2008
My elderly aunt's home in AZ was on the market since May '07 with absolutely no prospects of selling. She told me about the legend of St. Joseph and how much she wanted a statue to plant under her home's For Sale sign. I searched the internet and bought the home seller's kit from this web site and had it shipped to her. In mid-February she buried St. Joseph under her For Sale sign and within two weeks received an offer and final papers were signed this week! She is a believer and told me to pass the word!!
Thank you.
Leslie G
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March 11, 2008
Wahooo! We actually don't need to list our home on the site, b/c a week after burying St. Joseph, we got a contract! We're looking forward to digging him up and placing him on the mantle of our new home ...
:)
Stephanie
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March 07, 2008
After a little over a month on the market, our condo sold within two days of our contingent contract on a home we love being voided. My wife and I prayed about whether it was God's will or not for us to be in the new house or whether we should just give up and search elsewhere at a later time. God answered our prayers with a speedy sale with absolutely no hang-ups! It could not have worked out better. Thank you St. Joseph and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
Bobby
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March 02, 2008
The same day I burried St. Joseph I got a showing. This was the person that loved our place, brought his fiance the following weekend and put an offer right away. WOW! St Joseph is in a special place in my new house.
Maria P
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March 02, 2008
Our house was on the market for several months, with quite a few lookers, but no serious offers. I read an article in the newspaper about burying St. Joseph, and we decided to try it. Within a couple weeks, showings picked up and we had a solid offer, very near the asking price. Given the market, we were thrilled.
Rus McElvain
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March 01, 2008
Gentlemen,
Thanks for your confirmation follow-up. I wanted you to know that last year, we used your St. Joseph statutue for the sale of our Reno home. Wow. Talk about a dead market! No offers at all for the first two months (noting that some houses had been on the market for almost a year). We received your statue, planted it, and got a full price offer within two weeks.
Happy doesn't begin to cover it. How about ecstatic?! Thanks so much for this awesome sales tool.
Relocated and Happy,
David
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March 01, 2008
Divine intervention! We listed our home around Thanksgiving, against common knowledge that everyone, even the few homebuyers out there, have better things to do over the holidays than shop for a house. We buried St. Joseph shortly after listing the house. Some traffic but no bidding wars, then a couple came, saw, loved it, made an offer that was actually fair, the appraisal came in at $1k over the sales price, the home inspection turned up nothing, the termite inspection turned up nothing, and the buyers asked us if they could CLOSE EARLY. We turned over the keys to the buyers on February 21st. No one should try to sell a house without St. Joseph!
Shelli & Bruce
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February 29, 2008
I just wanted to tell you my incredible story. Our house had been on
the market since October 2007. We had our St. Joseph statue in our
house and everyone kept telling me I needed to bury it. We all know
this is one of the toughest markets in recent years, but I refused to
bury my statue. Although we had many showings, we had no firm
offers. Finally in January I said, "If we don't get any movement
within the week I'll go ahead and bury my St. Joseph statue." We
didn't get any offers, so I buried St. Joseph and offered to pray a
novena. I also told St. Joseph, "We really need to sell our house
quick. Our new house will be ready in late February. A quick sale
would be very good for us. Please help us sell our house quick!"
That day we had an open house and a record nine groups of people
visiting. We also got an offer the next day for the price we were
asking! (I quickly un-buried St. Joseph...I don't think he liked the
cold.) We closed on our house yesterday and will close on our new
house today. Oh! By the way, the name of the family who purchased
our house? Their name is "Quick". The power of prayer!! THank you
St. Joseph. I will be visiting the church with your namesake to
offer an additional thanks!
Renee Rodarte-Keeling
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February 29, 2008
I just saw Bill Cates on CNN. Nice marketing and I applaud you for taking advantage of vulnerable people in a vulnerable housing market and getting rich off it.
However, you should allow ALL interviews of ALL customers so to not distort the truth. Especially go to Michigan. Then go on CNN.
I purchased a St. Joseph statue from you and followed the procedure. It took two years to sell our house at $100,000 less than we paid for it. Oh, we purchased it brand new built and invested $75,000 more into it after we moved in. A net lose, including realtor commissions, nearly $200,000.
Please post this to your web site ...
Sincerely,
Mark Werner
Ed: Just a couple of clarifications. We have been providing St. Joseph Statue kits for almost 20 years. We've seen a number of up and down housing cycles. We actually started in a rising market. It's sad that you got caught in a falling market. Secondly, CNN interviewed us. It was not our marketing, it was their news story. They chose who to interview, what to film and created the final edit. We had no say in the story.
Best wishes to you.
PS: A last clarification, it's 'Phil' Cates.
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February 18, 2008
Just to let you know that I just sold my house with the help of St. Joseph. My house is on the market for 3 weeks with a very good traffic average of almost 1 showing in a day but with no offers. After my realtor advised me on burying St Joseph, I immediately bought the kit. Buried St. Joseph on a Thursday and the next showing day which was a Saturday I got an offer. This really works! Just have faith in HIM.
Jonathan
Vancouver, BC
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February 15, 2008
I just received the reminder to list our house. However, the house has already
sold. The option period just ended and we are set to close. I felt compelled
to let you know our story. Our house was listed over the holidays and we had
gotten traffic but no offers, my dad called to remind me that he had buried a
St. Joseph statue at their last house and sold it a week later. I ordered my
St. Joseph Statue from your site that day. When I received the package I drove
out to the house later that day, despite the fact that it was freezing and pitch
dark, buried St. Joseph according to the directions and said the prayer. That
was on a Thursday night. Monday morning I had two offers, one of which we
accepted and will close on before March 14th.
M. Buono
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February 15, 2008
GOT MY STATUE ON THURSDAY! ORDERED ON TUESDAY! REALLY FAST SERVICE, THANK YOU
DAVID PIPKIN
JACKSON TN
ED: We ship same business day, the rest is up to the US Postal Service (for standard shipping) - they do a great job
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February 14, 2008
We tried for 6 months to sell our home. Not a single offer. We burried St. Joseph and within 4 days we had a SOLD sign on the property. Because we had already left the area we had a friend bury it for us. He too is now a believer. We have sold several homes but had forgotten about St Joseph because he was packed away. Our daughter reminded us about our St Joseph belief and we immediately had him burried at the home. We had to buy another because our orignal was still packed.
Douglas M
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February 14, 2008
I ordered the St. Joseph Statue ... It arrived on Thursday. On Friday, we had a couple view our house, then come back three times. On Sunday, I asked my husband and son to bury St. Joseph, since he had been sitting on our desk since Thursday. They buried him early Sunday morning. We had an open house starting at noon. We have had at least four other open houses. Usually no one showed, sometimes one person. This day, five different people came to see the house. One was a young couple, newly weds. They loved the house and placed an offer on it. With the offer, they sent a note that said that they never went to open houses. They were with their realtor, noticed the sign and came to visit. As soon as they saw the house, they knew it was a place they could raise their children. They felt that God had sent them to this house. Sure gave me goose bumps. Will close by the end of next weeki.
Leslie Connelly
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February 14, 2008
We had this house for l5 months... the house empty, paying the utilities every month. Listing was for lease, rental or purchase. A few low ball offers. We did reduce the price 25,000 dollars. Still not a decent offer. We found St. Joe and buried him in the front next to the for sale sign. Five days later we had a decent offer. This offer was the one that sold. Thank you St. Joe. In this market we were still upside down for $23,700. At last we are free of all the monthly payments.
Anita
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February 14, 2008
Good Morning,
I am happy to say the day that my statue arrived, my condo sold!
Thank you for the blessings.
Bill
Seattle WA
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February 14, 2008
Our house sold three days after the listing went "live" for more than
the asking price! Thank you, St. Joseph!
Samuel F.
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February 13, 2008
I just wanted to let you know that I had previously purchased 2 of the kits and gave them to a friend and to my son. Believe it or not, in my son's subdivision, about 1/4 of the houses were for sale, and his was the only one to sell! My friend had a condo with all sorts of restrictions and even a lawsuit against the association, but a week after she buried St. Joseph, she had an offer and sold her condo! I believe in St. Joseph and his blessings!!
This latest one is for my daughter who is selling some property in Birmingham and needs his help.
Thanks,
Betty S.
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February 10, 2008
We listed our rental home in CA at the worst time in
the summer - August 07 when the sub-prime fallout
escalated and the credit crunch started. We ordered
the statues in September as all the odds were against
us with selling the rental in a fast declining area.
Within a few days of our listing expiring in late
November, we received an offer. We closed escrow in
mid-January. Thank you St. Joseph. We're now sending
our statues to our North Carolina agent where we've had
a rental listing since March 07.
Andrea
California
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February 01, 2008
Nothing has sold in our subdivision in months so when we told our neighbors we were selling they could not believe it. We put our house up for sale the weekend of Thanksgiving and had St. Joseph at the house that first day. We sold in 6 weeks! Thank you St. Joseph!
Julianna
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January 27, 2008
We received our statue on Thursday, buried him on Sunday. We had a signed contract the following Saturday. This was after having our house on the market for 10 months with no offers.
Thank you.
Leslie C.
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January 24, 2008
Thanks for the reminder, but I am happy to report that I won't need to use your listing service! Two weeks after receiving our statue and following the instructions, we have a firm contract on our home. This after six months of no activity whatsoever. I am a grateful believer....
Kate
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January 15, 2008
I planted St Joseph sometime in early November. I received an offer over the Thanksgiving weekend, and closed on 12/21/08. Thank you St Joseph!
Reenie R
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January 15, 2008
in our building were for sale, including several that were less expensive than our unit. We listed the apartment at the end of October, planted St. Joseph in a pot on our terrace, and closed today. We had a solid contract, almost hitting our asking price, the week of Christmas. No trauma, no drama. This is the third time St. Joseph has worked for us.
LS
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January 14, 2008
I already sold my house!!! Thank you
Karin G
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January 14, 2008
Just wanted to let you know that I purchased a st. joseph statute from you in 2007. I finally got my husband to reluctantly agree to help me bury the statute by digging the hole for me. This happened in late november or early december. I received a contract last week for full asking price of my house $320,000.00. In this very bad real estate market, this type of offer is unheard of. My real estate agent was floored!! Anyway, I have told everyone of the work of my st. joseph statute.
Kimberly N.
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January 11, 2008
I ordered the St. Joseph statue about eight months ago to assist my husband and I in selling our home. Every day I would go out to the "for sale" sign, and say a little prayer to give me insight and hope. I would attend church regularly asking for more strength in keeping my head up, and to look for hope. In December 2007, our home sold on the day I felt like giving up. My husband and I were going to take our home off the market, and just rent it out. On the day we decided to call our realtor to remove the sale sign, the home sold at our asking price.
Carmen
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January 11, 2008
Our home was listed with a real estate agent in August. It was a beautiful home and sparked a lot of interest. There were many showings, a number of open houses and we received numerous compliments on what a wonderful home it was. But we did not receive any offers. Due to an employment relocation we no longer lived in the home and were making double house payments. Nearly four months after listing it we received an offer considerably less than our asking price. We decided not to accept the offer. Our daughter was home from college for Thanksgiving break and reminded us that we had sold a former home 10 years earlier only after burying Saint Joseph in the yard. With that reminder we ordered a Saint Joseph kit and had it mailed to a former neighbor. He read the instructions and did exactly as directed. Within a week we had a reasonable offer on our home Our former neighbor called to say he was now a true believer and would dig up our blessed treasure and return it to us after the closing. We closed on the home on December 31st barely a month after burying St. Joseph. If we ever sell another home we will remember that St. Joseph has answered our prayers in the past.
With thanks,
Jan and Doug
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January 10, 2008
No advertisement (listing) needed - the house is under contract already. St. Joseph did his job! Thank you.
Lucinda B
Hadley, MA
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January 02, 2008
Thank you so much for making St. Joseph available to everyone...Although we are Jewish, I thought I'd give him a try in trying to sell our house in this terrible market. This was the 2nd statue I purchased ...you see, we followed directions to a tee in burying the statue and even said the prayer. A few days before we were to move to our new house, I mentioned to my husband that if St. Joseph wanted to come to our new home with us he needed to get busy and help us get this house sold. Several days later and 2 days before we moved we got a contract!!!!!... A month later, during the walkthru the day before the closing, we went to the house early to dig up the statue so we could take him home with us...but we couldnt find him!!! My husband, my real estate agent, and the buyers real estate agent all dug up the whole flower bed where we put him ...but no St. Joseph....I felt so guilty that we couldnt find him I ordered this last one and placed him in a spot of honor in our new home.
I am now ordering one for my step-son who is trying to sell his house in Florida.
Thanks again!!
Maxine Tate
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September 30, 2009
My house was listed for sale for about a month, with very little activity. While I realize that one month is not a long time in the real estate market, there was some urgency to my selling.
I am retiring and moving near my children who live in Illinois, where weather is not always cooperative. I needed things to move quickly, so I purchased a small St. Joseph statue and placed him in my front yard. Three weeks to the very day later, I have a contract on my house!
I've always been told it's a no-fail situation, but I hadn't experienced it first hand -- now I have. It's a wonderful thing. Blessed St. Joseph is truly a miracle worker and I shall always be grateful to him.
"Toni" L.
Benton, KY
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