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Post by librarylady on Nov 12, 2023 18:34:35 GMT
It’s a little bit cold and calculating, but in real estate law, an on-site, prior murder and a supposed ghost are both issues that do not affect the physical state of the house, but can impact both that home’s value and the experience of living there.
I don't think I am superstitious, but I'd have to really love a house to ignore a murder or those who say it is haunted. I think there are things that we (humans in 2023) don't entirely understand. I don't want to tempt fate.
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Post by scrapmaven on Nov 12, 2023 18:35:50 GMT
NOPE! No way. I think a haunted house would be very annoying. I like both my privacy and my sleep.
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Post by krys on Nov 12, 2023 18:37:44 GMT
A big no from me! I would never be able to sleep--or be alone--eek!
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 12, 2023 18:52:13 GMT
It wouldn’t bother me to live in a house which was supposedly haunted or to live in a house where a murder took place. I would be concerned about resale value.
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Post by nightnurse on Nov 12, 2023 18:53:47 GMT
I think I’d be ok in a murder or haunted house but I often say I don’t believe in ghosts at 2pm but at 2am I’m a little more open minded. My mind might play tricks on me
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Post by peabay on Nov 12, 2023 19:02:41 GMT
Nah. I'm neurotic enough. Don't need to add anything more to that.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Nov 12, 2023 19:22:11 GMT
Haunted would not bother me. I don’t really believe in it, but it’s neat to think about the possibilities.
Murder would depend. Targeted? No issues.
Random home invasion? I would avoid.
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Post by stephgg on Nov 12, 2023 19:25:57 GMT
A house down the street from me is going for sale soon. A murder-suicide took place there in February. I'm interested to see how long it takes to sell.
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Post by dewryce on Nov 12, 2023 20:34:03 GMT
It wouldn’t bother me to live in a house which was supposedly haunted or to live in a house where a murder took place. I would be concerned about resale value. The only other issue I would have is if it a “looky-Lou” location, famous for the murder that occurred there. |
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Post by baslp on Nov 12, 2023 21:19:31 GMT
I don’t think I could do it. It would be on my mind all the time
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Post by femalebusiness on Nov 12, 2023 21:43:04 GMT
For me it would depend on the house and the price. I am not superstitious nor do I believe in ghosts so if it was a great deal on a fabulous house that I loved, I'd probably go for it.
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Post by kate on Nov 12, 2023 22:16:07 GMT
Nope
Nope
Nope!
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Post by leannec on Nov 13, 2023 1:49:46 GMT
NOPE! No way. I think a haunted house would be very annoying. I like both my privacy and my sleep. Exactly! No. Just no. I don't need to live through the Amityville Horror or The Shining!  |
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Post by epeanymous on Nov 13, 2023 3:34:33 GMT
I rented an apartment where the last tenant was murdered in the apartment and it didn't bother me.
I can see worrying about lookie-loos, weirdos, and resale value.
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Post by scrapmaven on Nov 13, 2023 3:39:19 GMT
I've shared my haunted work story enough times that I can stand by my "NOPE". It was not scary for me, but it was super annoying and very strange. To this day I'm trying to rationalize it and I can't.
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Post by Zee on Nov 13, 2023 3:57:19 GMT
Sure. I don't care about that and don't believe in hauntings. Even if it really is a possibility that there are ghosts and haunted houses, I would be completely immune because I would just not see it.
I've been spending the weekend with my sister and she firmly believes in signs and ghosts and whatnot and is convinced that she has an unhappy ghost at her house. She makes a convincing argument, but then again, I can explain away everything she thinks is a sign, so I think a ghost would get pretty frustrated with me. I'm a born skeptic.
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Post by kluski on Nov 13, 2023 4:07:56 GMT
I've shared my haunted work story enough times that I can stand by my "NOPE". It was not scary for me, but it was super annoying and very strange. To this day I'm trying to rationalize it and I can't. I may need to search your posts for the haunted work story.😬🤷🏻♀️ |
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Post by Gennifer on Nov 13, 2023 4:30:25 GMT
I don’t believe in ghosts, and the former owner died in our current house so a death in the house clearly doesn’t bother me.
I’d have a hard time with a house if it was either famous or infamous, so while a murder or something violent like that wouldn’t deter me, if it was very publicized I wouldn’t do it.
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Post by pjaye on Nov 13, 2023 4:32:15 GMT
I wouldn't search for one specifically, but if I like it enough and the price was right, I'd have no issue living in a house that is supposed to be haunted or where something bad happened. I just don't believe that these sorts of things have any impact on an inanimate object like a house.
However, this came up before in a recent thread...what I would have an issue with is people coming to look/hang around the house because of what happened there in the past or because they are looking for ghosts. I'd never live in a house that was famous (or infamous) for that reason.
So yes I could, but no I wouldn't.
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Post by miominmio on Nov 13, 2023 5:40:20 GMT
A «Haunted» house wouldn’t bother me. As for murder, that depends on how long ago it happened. Five years ago would bother me, while a century ago would not.
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Post by Tearisci on Nov 13, 2023 15:07:32 GMT
I don't think I could live in a house where someone was murdered, especially as a previous poster mentioned if it was a home invasion.
I'd think about the whys and whatfors probably every night as I went to sleep.
Now, haunted I could probably handle, but not murder.
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Post by cecilia on Nov 13, 2023 17:05:37 GMT
Haunted house wouldn't bother me. Murder would depend on timing
When my parents sold the old house, one of the questions that potential buyers asked if anyone died in the house. Relator said not to her knowledge. (Us and previous owners didn't die in home, no idea on original owner).
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Post by wordyphotogbabe on Nov 13, 2023 18:47:52 GMT
Absolutely not. *shudder*
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Post by tealpaperowl on Nov 15, 2023 19:54:21 GMT
No.. my parents bought a house when I was a child and the owner had hung himself in the cellar. Weird things happened that couldn't be explained.. after only a year my mom moved us out of there in a hurry. I wish she was still here to ask about it in detail as I was around 8/9 at the time. So I'd pass just to be sure!
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Post by librarylady on Nov 15, 2023 20:42:01 GMT
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Post by workingclassdog on Nov 15, 2023 20:56:11 GMT
It all depends..if it was something like a huge documented/famous type murder, no because of the the weirdos out there. If it was suicide, that would be a no for me. Just to much sadness. It's not that I don't believe in ghosts, I just never had a ghost encounter that I know of. One house I lived in someone died of natural causes, there was never any issues/ghost things going on there.
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Post by katlady on Nov 15, 2023 21:35:26 GMT
It wouldn’t bother me to live in a house which was supposedly haunted or to live in a house where a murder took place. I would be concerned about resale value. It probably varies by state, but in California you only need to disclose a death in the house that occurred within the last three years. But if you are asked about it, you need to disclose it no matter how long ago it happened. I’ve never thought to ask about a death in any houses we looked at. I wouldn’t want to live in a famous house (either murder or haunted) because of the weirdos and looky-loos. I don’t know if I believe in haunted houses or not. |
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Post by quinlove on Nov 15, 2023 23:10:05 GMT
My dd and her dh did. It was around the year 2000. There was a big housing rush and it was hard to find a house. In our area anyway. They didn’t even love the house they bought ( their first house as a couple ) and it was stated on the real estate listing as *haunted *. As they were running out of options, they bought it. My dd is pretty fearless and they found it amusing.
When they sold it, it was again during a huge real estate boom and sold it over asking. *haunting* listed. They never ever had any occasion to agree with the haunting aspect. Nothing ever happened at all in the 12 years they lived there.
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Post by KikiPea on Nov 16, 2023 0:35:00 GMT
Any death that is not of natural causes is a no for me. Haunted? Meh
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Post by scrappyesq on Nov 16, 2023 2:39:59 GMT
A haunted house wouldn’t bother me. A murder? Absolutely not.
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