How much would you expect to pay on a house with a disclaime
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Would you live in a house where there was a brutal murder (institutionalized child brutally kills parents)?
Would you expect there to be a discount on the purchase price of the home? If so, how much (say regular price is around $250000)?
This is assuming, of course, that the house is fully and professionally cleaned and repaired to the point when you walk in there is no evidence that anything ever happened in the home.
Would you expect there to be a discount on the purchase price of the home? If so, how much (say regular price is around $250000)?
This is assuming, of course, that the house is fully and professionally cleaned and repaired to the point when you walk in there is no evidence that anything ever happened in the home.
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$100,000
and I still wouldn't buy it!! Eek I have way too vivid an imagination.0 -
This is assuming, of course, that the house is fully and professionally cleaned and repaired to the point when you walk in there is no evidence that anything ever happened in the home.
Ugh, the house would hold the memories, no amount of repair could truly conceal that.0 -
This is assuming, of course, that the house is fully and professionally cleaned and repaired to the point when you walk in there is no evidence that anything ever happened in the home.
Ugh, the house would hold the memories, no amount of repair could truly conceal that.
THIS!! you can re-paint all you want, but that energy isn't going ANYWHERE. no thank you.0 -
I wouldn't take it for free. Well, I would take it for free, I would just turn around and sell it to someone else though. I wouldn't spend one night in it fo sho!0
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first thing that comes to mind REDRUM
I couldn't live there yikes - I would hope they were offering a huge discount0 -
Depends on how nice the house was. But to answer the question-within-the-question, yes, I could live there.
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I refuse to believe in "evil" spirits because it freaks the hell out of me so I would buy the house BUT I don't want to know what happened there. Ignorance is bliss!0
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When did the murder occur and was it newsworthy? Like does everyone in town whisper about it when they walk by?
If it wasn't recent, and isn't being gossiped about - I think it'd be worth about fair market value.
If current event that was hyped up by the media - yes - I would expect a substantial drop in price, but depends on the market.
Some neighborhoods near me would still demand their full market value - and get it.0 -
hmm i think id have to see the aura of the place 1st..ghosts and stuff0
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Funny timing..our neighbor was just over last night and he bought the house from our friend who hung himself in the pole barn. He said he's been having some "weird occurances'" in the barn....like doors opening and closing on their own...creepy!!0
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first thing that comes to mind REDRUM
I couldn't live there yikes - I would hope they were offering a huge discount
Funny, my friend and I refer to it as the redruM house. It's down the street from him and the neighbors are really nice (the neighborhood is awesome).When did the murder occur and was it newsworthy? Like does everyone in town whisper about it when they walk by?
If it wasn't recent, and isn't being gossiped about - I think it'd be worth about fair market value.
If current event that was hyped up by the media - yes - I would expect a substantial drop in price, but depends on the market.
Some neighborhoods near me would still demand their full market value - and get it.
The incident occurred in October and was international news for a couple of days because of the man hunt for the son. When you look up property deed information the decedents still own the house, they are the only family that has lived there. The house was built and purchased in 2005. I was expecting to see it listed much lower or even just go up for auction.0 -
This is assuming, of course, that the house is fully and professionally cleaned and repaired to the point when you walk in there is no evidence that anything ever happened in the home.
Ugh, the house would hold the memories, no amount of repair could truly conceal that.
^^ This. I fully intend to research the history of any home I intend to buy and I'm superstitious enough to burn sage periodically to clean the energy of my home. Yup. I'm that girl.0 -
It shouldn't affect the value of the house. Property value doesn't go down. Property taxes won't diminish. There's no such thing as ghosts or "negative energy".0
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It shouldn't affect the value of the house. Property value doesn't go down. Property taxes won't diminish. There's no such thing as ghosts or "negative energy".0
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It shouldn't affect the value of the house. Property value doesn't go down. Property taxes won't diminish. There's no such thing as ghosts or "negative energy".
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It shouldn't affect the value of the house. Property value doesn't go down. Property taxes won't diminish. There's no such thing as ghosts or "negative energy".
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It shouldn't affect the value of the house. Property value doesn't go down. Property taxes won't diminish. There's no such thing as ghosts or "negative energy".
I meant to point out that the property value doesn't decrease based on the fact that there was a murder in the home. Property values fluctuate based on the economy, not ghosts.0 -
It shouldn't affect the value of the house. Property value doesn't go down. Property taxes won't diminish. There's no such thing as ghosts or "negative energy".
I meant to point out that the property value doesn't decrease based on the fact that there was a murder in the home. Property values fluctuate based on the economy, not ghosts.0 -
It shouldn't affect the value of the house. Property value doesn't go down. Property taxes won't diminish. There's no such thing as ghosts or "negative energy".
I meant to point out that the property value doesn't decrease based on the fact that there was a murder in the home. Property values fluctuate based on the economy, not ghosts.
Yes, but in some cases you're dealing with perceived value. The value of something can be deminished by perception, likewise the value of something can be exploded based purely on perception. Many people have a fear of death and will shy away from a property because of it. Homes where someone has died naturally requires no disclaimer and can be listed without divulging that information. However, when there's been a violent death on the premisis that's supposed to be disclosed during the purchasing process, and some people will then tend to shy away from the property. Perception is, afterall, reality.0 -
There is a law that requires the owners of a home to disclose if anything psychologically disturbing occured in the house. I saw a post that said there is no such things as ghosts, if you believe this the go ahead and buy the house....however, I would at least think some sort of discount would apply, maybe 10k.0
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Well, if the "ghost discount" exceeds 40%, send me the listing.0
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Just think, even if it doesn't bug you, when you go to sell the house you would need to legal disclaim that to everyone you try to sell it to and it is hard to sell a home like that. If you are keeping it for a long time and retire, then you probably don't have to worry as much and I would look at what similar houses in the area are selling for and then low ball them by asking THEM to pay all closing costs, a homeowners warranty, and that they take 10% off the purchase price. If I were you I would look at other homes and just wait for the price to go down unless you ABSOLUTELY HAVE to have it. But like I said, you see all the replies about how it's bad energy and bad luck, it's going to be that much harder for you to sell it when you are ready to move.0
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Would you live in a house where there was a brutal murder (institutionalized child brutally kills parents)?
Hellllll no!
Reminds me of Sling Blade
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I wouldn't care about owning it or living in it, I would just be cautious about the re-sale value when I have to sell it. For that reason I would probably find a different home to purchase, especially in the current buyers market that exists in the majority of the country.0
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I work for a real estate board and I can tell you I have enver seen a house listed for lower than it's value because of an incident that doesn't effect the structure, etc of the house. I HAVE seen a situation similar to this where the house goes into forclosure, then is listed lower.
So who OWNS the house since the parents were killed? Does the bank now own it? if so I would think that could affect the price.0 -
Would you live in a house where there was a brutal murder (institutionalized child brutally kills parents)?
Would you expect there to be a discount on the purchase price of the home? If so, how much (say regular price is around $250000)?
This is assuming, of course, that the house is fully and professionally cleaned and repaired to the point when you walk in there is no evidence that anything ever happened in the home.0
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