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I met a listing realtor at an open house and she told me about a house that fits my requirements will be listed in two weeks. She also told me that the 93 year old original owner of the house died inside the house in her sleep. I love this house plan and it is in a nice location. I would prefer not to know about this. Since it was a natural death, did she have to tell me this? Would it prevents you from buying this house?
It's not that this woman died in her sleep. It's the age of the home. Old homes are for the most part money pits. Plumbing needs to be up dated , electrical, insulation, appliances, old homes usually have small closets and bathrooms. One bath? Forget it!
It's funny...this suicide thing...see, they didn't want to be here...
trust me, they are not haunting the place...remember it was the last place
they wanted to BE!
Even in states that require disclosure there is a time limit, such as within the last 3 years. This would mean that anything before that is not necessary to be disclosed, unless the house carries a stigma from say a mass murder or something.
I wouldn't have a problem with buying a house where someone died naturally of illness or old age. Mass murder or suicide would make me think differently. If you live in a close knit community, people never forget. Houses get stigmas of old man whoever shot his wife there in the hallway and hung his kid from the chandelier. I'd also hate to think that a house has such a depressing vibe that someone felt it was ok kill someone or take their own life there.
We rented a house from a man several years ago. I knew in renting it, at least one person had probably died there because the man had inherited it from his parents. It didn't bother me. I thought it was funny that another neighbor came over while we were loading the moving truck to move out. She asked me if I had seen any ghosts and told me the owner's mother had passed away in the master bedroom. I'm not a believer in ghosts, but if there was one, she was a happy ghost. I never felt much other than peace and happiness in that house.
It wouldn't bother me.....Back in the 70's. a friend bought a house where an old guy lived his whole life (he died on the porch) and one day about 5 years later while sanding, he found $20K under a loose floorboard....
I met a listing realtor at an open house and she told me about a house that fits my requirements will be listed in two weeks. She also told me that the 93 year old original owner of the house died inside the house in her sleep. I love this house plan and it is in a nice location. I would prefer not to know about this. Since it was a natural death, did she have to tell me this? Would it prevents you from buying this house?
Doesn't bother me at all. Everyone dies. The lucky ones die at home in their sleep.
Now, a murder or suicide might give me pause.
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