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they would consider her original o er, which was $8,000 less than the asking price. Wisely, my client declined.)
In the context of the asking price, with so much watery energy between Pisces and Neptune, I’m inclined to
speculate that the sellers are quite literally underwater with the home, and may in fact be mere weeks away from a foreclosure. After sharing this
with my client (and writing this part
But their nances are in even worse shape. e ruler of the Eighth House is Venus. esesellersareasdesperate,debilitatedandunrealisticasthequerentis. If we look at the querent’s nances, we see that Mars in Virgo (peregrine)
is in a separating square from Venus (the querent). While things may be improving in the future (as Venus moves out of orb from the square), now would not be the time to over-extend nancially. It’s worth remembering that retrograde Venus is entering the Eighth House, the house of other people’s money (and debt).
My rst advice to my client was that she run, not walk, away from this deal.
It’s a non-starter on so many levels. If she did decide to make an o er on the
“Implied in any horary question is ‘right now,’ and ‘under the current
circumstances.’ While it’s not possible to ask the same question more
than once, it is possible to ask the question again if and when there is
a significant change in the conditions and circumstances.“
house, I doubt she could get nanced for it, because it’s unlikely that the house would appraise for even close to the sale price. Should she manage to overcome these signi cant obstacles, the unnecessary debt that she would take on would probably spell nancial ruin.
Ask Me Again Later
Implied in any horary question is “right now,” and “under the current circumstances.” While it’s not possible
to ask the same question more than once,
of the article), I asked my client if she knew anything about the nances of the seller. She said that the seller had two mortgages on the property, and had been out of work for over a year.
e seller isn’t in a strong position to negotiate: Mars in Virgo is peregrine, which, in the context of a horary chart, means that they’re damaged.
it is possible to ask the question again if and when there is a signi cant change in the conditions and circumstances. e house itself may be quite solid—after all, Saturn in Libra is extremely well digni ed. It’s possible that the retrograde condition of Saturn might only refer to the undisclosed (and hypothetical) nancial burdens of the house under its current owners. If the bank forecloses on the house, that would represent a
fundamental change in the conditions and context. Under these circumstances, it would be permissible to ask if now is a good time to buy this house.
Just don’t be surprised if the answer is “No.”
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