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I'm lost... Why would I have to "disclose" a death in my house that might be for sale? Maybe Gramma died in her sleep of natural causes or maybe someone else decided to take their own life at some point in time. Why should that matter in the sale of a home? The living people are moving out, and the dead people are, well... dead.
I'd buy the house. Easy. People die in their homes all the time - of heart disease, lung disease, all sorts of diseases and ailments. That person died of brain disease (depression).
Every house has both a happy and sad story to tell, and certainly there was a lot of laughter and love in there too.
Totally agree. Very well said, Moon.
All houses (apartments, condos & single family) are filled with the past energy of arguments, divorce, minor crimes, illness, deaths in the family (possibly at home), accidents, bad vibes of all sorts from previous owners, visitors & even neighbors... & all the good actions, behaviors & feelings, too.
If you believe in such things, you could find someone to cleanse the house for your... either a Feng Shui practitioner, priest, energy healer/space clearer, or do it yourself in any symbolic way meaningful to you.
Maybe visit again for awhile & see how it feels. If it feels great, take it. If not, there will be others. Good luck!
I have taken on the sale of a house where the owner died by natural causes in the home by listing it as an "Estate Sale" which makes it perfectly clear that the owner died. It is not connotative that the owner died on the property but it leaves open the option for the buyer to ask the question and the owner's heirs to answer it. It is not in most states a requirement to disclose this information unless the buyer point blank asks.
Let's say you found a great deal on a house. It's listed 12% below comparable listings...
That house is a deal and is BY FAR the best deal out there, but the house has a history not publicly known. The previous owner of the house committed suicide in the house.
I'm a little unclear on what is going on with the price. You believe that the suicide is not publicly known - but then why is the house priced lower? If it's such a great deal why hasn't it been snatched up yet? The two don't match up.
It could be that the suicide is know and is driving down the price (in which case, buy it), or there could be something else (i.e. structural) that you haven't discovered. I'd definitely get a thorough inspection of the house done before before buying it.
The previous owner shot himself in the head in the master bedroom.
This happened to a woman I knew in Florida; she was away and asked a friend to house-sit. He shot himself in the head in her "master" bedroom, and she couldn't sell that house to save her life. I don't know her well enough (haven't been in touch) to know if she disclosed it and that's the problem, but I remember when it happened. She tried to sell it about two years later, and about FOUR YEARS after that, it was still sitting idly on the market.
This happened to a woman I knew in Florida; she was away and asked a friend to house-sit. He shot himself in the head in her "master" bedroom, and she couldn't sell that house to save her life. I don't know her well enough (haven't been in touch) to know if she disclosed it and that's the problem, but I remember when it happened. She tried to sell it about two years later, and about FOUR YEARS after that, it was still sitting idly on the market.
I doubt that is the reason it wouldn't sell. Unless the person was famous nobody remembers except their friends and family.
2 of the house i own first one guy hung himself in the garage I found him 3 days latter the other his wife shot him. Never had a problem re renting them no one cares.
The previous owner shot himself in the head in the master bedroom.
That's a bit gruesome. Were the walls, ceiling and floors replaced, or were they washed and painted? I'd expect replacement prior to purchase ... simply because I wouldn't want to think about human tissue and blood under the paint or between the floor boards.
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