My house was built in the early 1900s, and I know that a child died there in the 1970s. We didn't find out until several weeks after we had closed and moved in, and I don't think it would have changed our decision to buy it. I felt really sad for the previous homeowner when I found out because it was her daughter. It was an accident and had nothing to do with the structure of the house or location. I think her father also died there, but we haven't noticed anything weird happening. Sorry, this is a sad answer, but I suppose it was a sad question.
How can these people possibly know? Unless there was a police report, how would they know that old Aunt June passed away in her sleep in 1965 at your house?
The house we rented before buying our current one was previously a convalescent home. Ya, it was haunted. Nothing bad happened tho. Plus, I think my dad haunted too but probably just to protect us. I mentioned in another thread awhile back that my family has experienced hauntings. Usually not bad just family members letting us know they're still there. I'm not afraid of ghosts. Now if it was a negative haunting that's different but usually it's just weird stuff that happened. Kinda hard to explain away a vibrating Pepsi can that stops once you say ok very funny lol. No, nothing was in it whatsoever. Sorry, I'm probably not helping. When we closed nothing was disclosed about a death in this house but it was built in 86 so is still under 30 years old. In California they're disclosure laws.
my parents' old house was haunted. the previous owner had committed suicide, and you could hear someone walking in the hallway when no one else was home, my stereo used to randomly turn on, and the finished basement gave me the creeps whenever i went down there. all of a sudden one day, it just stopped. i like to think that it was because he was finally at peace.
I don't believe in ghosts, but I'm starting to question after last night. My ipod dock in my kitchen turned itself on last night and I was pretty sure there was an ax murderer in my house, trying to lure me into the kitchen for easy killing, so I ignored it until it woke my H, so he went down and turned it off, after yelling at me and me not answering (I was downstairs on the futon with the baby and he was upstairs in the bedroom). He was really annoyed when I explained to him that I thought there was a murderer lurking in there, because I guess if there's random noise in the house he assumes it's me and if I assume it's a murderer, I should let him know. Anyways, not a murderer, so maybe a ghost?
Lurker.. but I have an active RE license in OK. According to my state laws, you only have to disclose if there has been a murder or suicide there. Creepy but true.
Speaking of though, the other day a woman asked why a house had been on the market so long and said "What? Is it like haunted?" I laughed and said "Yep. Probably haunted." And she looked me straight in the face and said "Seriously?" Lol note: don't joke with clients about ghosts.
Re: Do you have a haunted house? *nevermind*
Then again, I don't believe in ghosts.
Did I spell it wrong? I suck at spelling.
Creepy story though, DD was in the tub the other day and she kept pointing at the ceiling saying "Sheila"
The only Sheila I know is my aunt that passed away a few years ago.
Speaking of though, the other day a woman asked why a house had been on the market so long and said "What? Is it like haunted?" I laughed and said "Yep. Probably haunted." And she looked me straight in the face and said "Seriously?" Lol note: don't joke with clients about ghosts.
eta: learned to spell