Would you buy a house where a child was allegedly murdered?

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  • SuninVirgo
    SuninVirgo Posts: 255 Member
    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 shunned
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    I couldn't live in a place knowing something so tragic happened there.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    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.
  • scorpiophoenix
    scorpiophoenix Posts: 222 Member
    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.
  • Aviva92
    Aviva92 Posts: 2,333 Member
    edited October 2014
    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.
  • lizzie14115
    lizzie14115 Posts: 77 Member
    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
  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    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.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    I'd buy it and put the little ghost to work on Halloween!
  • mbailey423
    mbailey423 Posts: 141 Member
    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. No
  • CarolinaAcorn
    CarolinaAcorn Posts: 418 Member
    Nope, nuh uh, never, ever.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    Meh. No :o I couldn't live in a house where someone was previously murdered.
  • lessismoreohio
    lessismoreohio Posts: 910 Member
    Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel wrote: »
    Never. Poor little love, that's too sad. :'(

    I agree with this posting.
  • SrJoben
    SrJoben Posts: 484 Member
    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
  • ButtBagg
    ButtBagg Posts: 25
    No, the kid is gonna haunt the house. Maybe.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    SrJoben wrote: »
    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.
  • nickysbt
    nickysbt Posts: 21
    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.
  • rdfhunter
    rdfhunter Posts: 95 Member
    Finished basement? Sauna ?
  • sarieth05
    sarieth05 Posts: 313 Member
    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.
  • JazzFischer1989
    JazzFischer1989 Posts: 531 Member
    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.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    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.
  • Ethereal_Whisper
    Ethereal_Whisper Posts: 70 Member
    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.
  • AmigaMaria001
    AmigaMaria001 Posts: 489 Member
    If the murderer is in jail then sure! But if he is still at large, then NO!
  • SuninVirgo
    SuninVirgo Posts: 255 Member
    SPNLuver83 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.....
    pd
    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.
  • Skrib69
    Skrib69 Posts: 687 Member
    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.
  • KathyPBiles
    KathyPBiles Posts: 292 Member
    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.
  • vegasgyrl79971
    vegasgyrl79971 Posts: 56
    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.
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    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?
  • ravenribbs
    ravenribbs Posts: 289 Member
    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.
  • Hikarika
    Hikarika Posts: 5 Member
    I don't really see the problem here. A haunted house just means your kids have got another little friend to play with.
  • 50sFit
    50sFit Posts: 712 Member
    edited October 2014
    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?
    Why not?
    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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