Nov. 8, 2006 - Slow Market News Flash

Remember my post titled "It's Official"? In it I spoke about the buzz surrounding Saint Joseph statues as an aid to getting a property sold. I promised that if I heard of any other unconventional ways of getting the job done I would be sure to let you know about it. Well Ladies and Gentlemen get comfortable, grab a cup of herbal tea and put on your favorite new age music because in the process of researching something totally unrelated I have come across a real humdinger. 

As I was researching some eminent domain articles I ran across one about a guy I used to know. Maybe you should read it for yourself, here's the link.

When I met this gentleman he was called, as the article indicates, Frank Pulaski and he was the owner of The Whiskey Cafe which was located next to the cigar shop by the bus stop at the corner of Archer and Kedzie on the Southwest Side of Chicago. It was a typical looking shot and beer joint but the unusual assortment of characters made it kind of interesting. The rascals, tramps and bums that hung out there were typical for a South Side bar, but the rest of the artsy types seemed more suited to a North Side environment. There were photographers, poets, visual artists, musicians, writers, actors, etc. The last time I passed that corner there was a Walgreen's there, I guess eminent domain had it's way with The Whiskey Cafe as well. 

Frank was, or is, a practitioner of most of the above mentioned arts. I know he has been published as a short story writer, here's the link, but be advised, it contains graphic language. His visual art has been publicly exhibited, here's the review.

Now he is called Reverend Frank Papa Doc and he is a practitioner of some other arts, some of which he tells me can help sell a house. That's right my friends, I looked him up. I asked him his opinion of the Saint Joseph statue. He says the Saint Joseph statue is overworked, says he knows of a guy who goes door to door to Real Estate Offices, selling St. Joe kits for five bucks a piece, and if you believe it will work, it might. There are alternatives to Saint Joseph though. One of those would be candle burning. Then there is high-quality incense burning or cleansing the house with a spiritual wash. These three things seem like pretty easy do it yourself projects to me, sort of like FSBOing I guess. However, if FSBOing doesn't work for you and you feel the need for the services of a professional, Rev. Frank and his wife Miss Alice will perform a ritual for you.

So there it is my friends. I told you if I found anything else besides burying old St. Joesph I would let you know. And you heard it here first. I haven't shared this with the national real estate forums yet, probably won't either. When you find stuff like this it's best to keep it to yourself, otherwise they begin to look at you funny.

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