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If you were interested in a home to buy, and found out that one of the previous owners passed away (from natural causes) in that home, would that change your interest?
Please post reply yes or no - and give me reasons either way.
Not if it was 'natural causes'. That wouldn't bother me.
There is a house in our area currently on the market that was the scene of a rather grizzly murder in 98....a son hacked up his parents and almost killed his siblings. It was just a creepy situation, apparently he was into satanic worship and other things. Now THAT house....NO WAY.
No. In fact I just bought a house in which the previous owner died. I couldn't care less.
I wouldn't care if there had been a horrible murder either. I might try for a lower price on the theory that when I go to sell others might care and it might reflect in the price at that later date. The mere fact that somebody died violently in the house wouldn't bother me though, after all, a house is just a collection of wood and drywall.
And it should be illegal to require this as a disclosure item. Some states require any death within the last three years, some require for suicid and murder. It's flat out discrimination. ESPECIALLY when an in home death from AIDS is exempt from those disclosure requirements!
(I am not a Realtor and may be mistaken on SOME of the specifics, so correct me politely, please. No flames are necessary.)
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