Would you buy a house where a child was allegedly murdered?
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Jaymie,
If you have anxiety now- it will get worse in that house and the neighbors kids will tell your kids and maybe the kids will be shunned0 -
I couldn't live in a place knowing something so tragic happened there.0
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Considering that people die every day and there's no spot of land on this planet where someone or something hasn't died, I wouldn't worry about that part at all. I would be more concerned about the area and the general crime rate.0
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Quiet neighborhood and in my price range? You bet. I'd smudge and cleanse it thoroughly before moving in, but yeah. Especially if you're in a "have to move asap" situation. I mean, you can keep looking but you may have to resign yourself to it anyway... Unless there's a history of violence (which you said there wasn't) then it's not the house's fault.0
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if it was otherwise perfect and at a good price just because of the murder, yes i'd buy it, don't care. there are so many real things that could be wrong with a house. this isn't a real thing, unless it was a stranger who broke into the house and killed the person. sounds like it was someone they knew though, so i would feel perfectly safe.0
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Hi, i found a perfect home for me and my two sons over ten years ago, i just adored it!...made an offer and it was accepted. My lawyer discovered the young couple had not been getting on, and she said that it was over and went to stay with her mother for a few days...the guy hung himself from the loft, and she found him.
I knew instinctively that i couldn't live there, and i pulled out.
I ended up with a house i wasn't passionate about, but i could sleep at night. All these years later, i still feel i done the right thing
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I think if the price was good and so was the neighbourhood, then I would consider it as bringing happiness into that home/neighbourhood after tragedy has struck. I would feel like I was helping, by moving there. You can honour the child by planting a tree in her name, and donating to charities that help protect children from such circumstances.
If you have ever lived in an old building surely someone has died there previously. If you have ever been in a hospital bed I guarantee someone has died in that bed too. My daughter died while I lived in this apartment, and I would feel upset if someone didn't want to live here after me because my tragedy 'freaks them out'. The dead child is not cursed, I am not cursed, and the home is not cursed.0 -
I'd buy it and put the little ghost to work on Halloween!0
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For 4k I'd buy it and sell it at 3/4 the market value of 15k. Then turn around and use the profit to have a smaller or no mtg at my new house.
Would I live in it. No0 -
Nope, nuh uh, never, ever.0
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Meh. No
I couldn't live in a house where someone was previously murdered. 0 -
Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel wrote: »Never. Poor little love, that's too sad.
I agree with this posting.0 -
SPNLuver83 wrote: »Ok say you were needing to move and fast. And let's say the homes in your price range all require a bit of work - work you can DIY with the help of family - but still work. Then let's say a home just comes on the market for a very good price, but when google-ing the address you discover a mere couple days ago charges were pressed on a local man that allegedly inflicted blunt force trauma on a small child, causing death. Would you still consider buying the home?
I would. I don't even really understand this question. LOL are you scared of ghosts or something? o_O0 -
No, the kid is gonna haunt the house. Maybe.0
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SPNLuver83 wrote: »Ok say you were needing to move and fast. And let's say the homes in your price range all require a bit of work - work you can DIY with the help of family - but still work. Then let's say a home just comes on the market for a very good price, but when google-ing the address you discover a mere couple days ago charges were pressed on a local man that allegedly inflicted blunt force trauma on a small child, causing death. Would you still consider buying the home?
I would. I don't even really understand this question. LOL are you scared of ghosts or something? o_O
People are superstitious.0 -
Are you kidding? I'd snatch it right up. I'd make sure there were no blood splatters or anything, but if the only thing "wrong" with the place is that a kid died then I'd be all over it. Real estate is heading up again, homes below market value are hard to find.
I'm also a very science-based person though. Ghosts don't freak me out. Murderers do, but it sounds like the guy was invited in rather than some random break in.0 -
Finished basement? Sauna ?0
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I personally would not. I respect people who would be able to look past that, but the history of things really freak me out. =P I would just feel sad all the time in the house.0
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I don't see any reason not to. It's not like there would be blood all over the walls or whatever. I'm actually in the process of house hunting right now and I'm keeping an eye out for places like this because they tend to be cheaper. I'm not a superstitious person so it makes no difference to me.0
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I would. It's sad, for sure - but every house has had something bad/sad happen in it I bet - divorce, death, abuse, rape, etc. You can't hide from terrible things. But that's me - obviously the thought makes you uncomfortable, so you probably shouldn't.0
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No. I'm personally very sensitive to negative energies(i live near a tyson chicken farm and i'm unable to pass it without severe anxiety), so i definitely would not buy it.0
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If the murderer is in jail then sure! But if he is still at large, then NO!0
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pdSPNLuver83 wrote: »MooninCancer wrote: »Is this for real? Just hearing this makes my stomach turn. The fact that you are asking makes you unsure. People leave their vibrations everywhere. I would not buy it. You will think of that child every single day you live there. Don't do it.
Yes it's for real.... Times are hard right now and we need to move from our house..... We are arranged to close next week on a mobile home for $6300 but it needs work before we can move in... Not being able to hire someone to do it we need to figure it out on our own.... I saw this listing yesterday and it looks so nice on the outside... Then I googled the address and found the news articles.....
Don't do it...you will save a couple grand. Come on- the stress is not worth it...And lets say you do have to sell sometime down the road---the killing would need to be disclosed. it's not just the house---its the neighborhood. Anytime Ive tried to save a few bucks on really important things--I end up paying for it...financially and emotionally big time. Plus- people may think the new neighbours are weird to buy a place like that. Don't set yourself up for failure.0 -
I took my wife to see a house that I knew was. Ring sold because the husband shot himself. He was in his 70's and dying of cancer. I didn't tell my wife. The house wasn't really right for us, but as soon as my wife found out it was completely off the table. At the end of the day it is just a house to me but if it doesn't feel right, don't buy.0
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I would, yes. Maybe plant a tree in the yard in honor of the child. My parents died in my mother's house - murder/suicide. After being placed on the market, with everything disclosed, the house sold very quickly.0
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Heck no and you said it just happened? Plus you know where in the house it happened? No way, that is why I am really hoping that when I make that leap to buy a home I can get new construction. I am a history buff and things that have happened, stick with me. I could NEVER be comfortable there.0
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Something will have happened in most houses (apart from brand new ones) Are you going to check the history of every house you look at?0
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Under NO circumstances. I live in Newtown, CT, where Sandy Hook Elementary School has been, thankfully, razed. You have too many other options for housing than to live in that place.0
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I don't really see the problem here. A haunted house just means your kids have got another little friend to play with.0
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Why not?SPNLuver83 wrote: »Ok say you were needing to move and fast. And let's say the homes in your price range all require a bit of work - work you can DIY with the help of family - but still work. Then let's say a home just comes on the market for a very good price, but when google-ing the address you discover a mere couple days ago charges were pressed on a local man that allegedly inflicted blunt force trauma on a small child, causing death. Would you still consider buying the home?
Would screwing myself over bring that kid back from the dead?
NOPE!
And I've worked in real estate for 22 years. Property is an investment to me - including the home we occupy.
It would not bother me in the least.
Life goes on; buy the house, and forget about it. Just my opinion...
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