The Election chart to purchase property starts the moment you make the official offer to buy, whether to the seller directly or through a real estate agent.
To sell property, the Election chart starts the moment you put the house up for sale, either when you sign a contract with a realtor or when you hammer the sign onto your front lawn; some people who sell without an agent feel the chart should be set for when they put a “For Sale” ad in the newspaper.
1. Follow all the usual rules for the Moon: positive aspects, not void of course and, if possible, waxing. Cancer and Taurus Moons are particularly welcome.
2. In any purchase, the Ascendant and its ruler describe the buyer, whereas the Descendant (7th) and its ruler denote the seller. Flowing aspects between these two houses are very important for either a purchase or a sale, but remember for whom you are calculating the chart, the seller or the buyer, and fortify that house (the 1st) as well as the 4th house which represent the property. Smooth, positive aspects between these three houses (1st, 4th, 7th) are a must. In any sale, the Ascendant and its ruler describe the person who wishes to sell, the Descendant explains where the buyer is coming from. Easy aspects between these two houses help to make the deal flow smoothly.
3. Look to the 4th to describe the house or land itself. Try to strengthen this astrological house and its ruler. This applies to purchases as well as to sales. I’ve seen some sales fall through if the ruler of the 4th has only troublesome aspects or the Moon is void of course.
4. To buy, a fixed Ascendant is desirable, unless this acquisition is to before a quick turnover or a short term investment. To sell property quickly, it is wise to choose a cardinal Ascendant, if possible; mutable is next best.
5. In any Election chart, it is helpful to have the luminaries and benefic above the horizon and the challenging planets (Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto) away from the angles.
6. Do not sign papers or contracts concerning any property if Mercury or Venus are retrograde.
7. Avoid having the rulers of the angles in retrograde motion.
