Real Estate Disclosure and Death that previously occurred on the property

[Trainwreck20]

I suppose there could be certain situations - say, it is a very rough neighborhood and someone was killed by a stray bullet from a drive-by - where you could say the property (if not the actual house) is somehow a greater risk than may be apparent.

[love roses]

I would probably buy a house that,say, an elderly person passed away in or maybe died of other natural causes. A murder or suicide I would not, because of the more violent nature.

As it is, my dad currently lives in the house his mother passed away in. Even though she was under hospice care, noone would sleep in her room because he still had her bed and furniture in it. Now that he changed the furniture and bed out, he's hoping noone will feel weird sleeping in there.

[FalconheadWest]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

I suppose there could be certain situations - say, it is a very rough neighborhood and someone was killed by a stray bullet from a drive-by - where you could say the property (if not the actual house) is somehow a greater risk than may be apparent.

This is the main example of the only time you "have" to disclose a murder on the property, in Texas. The property could be a known crack house, and if people don't realize that ownership changed hands, the new owners run the risk of injury for a future drive-by.

[cronies6]

the death was the result of an accidental fire...I'm still waiting for the details...

[jtur88]

However, there will be ghosts. It is probably your children who will notice them, they are more attuned to things like that..

[TughillTina]

Interesting topic, I am currently living next door to a empty house, going on two years now. The last occupant, who was a tenant, shot himself in the living room. Being a small town, word travels fast, the owners couldn't get anyone to rent it out after that and no go on any buyers either. The bank owns it now and I can only assume it will sit empty for a few more years.

[cronies6]

I found out today that the house was "demolished" (according to a newspaper article I found) in the fire. The owner was found in the garage and had died from smoke inhalation.

The offer we made on the house was rejected... perhaps for the best. I also found out that the death occurred on my birthday--I'm not superstitious, nor do I believe in hauntings, but that little fact would have made it harder to forget about.