Realtor Horror Stories

[CA renter]

[quote=CDMA ENG][quote=UCGal][quote=briansd1]
I agree. If you live in an house or an old city like Philadelphia, chances are pretty good that someone died in the house.
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This is true.
I think I had the only 100+ year old home in the Philly area that didn’t have someone die in it. I know because I bought from the 2nd occupants – a 104 year old woman and her 78 year old daughter – and they rented from the builder (the original occupant).

Personally – I think if someone dies peacefully at home – that’s good karma for a house.

But then again, I have an antique rocking chair that my great grandmother died in… had a big Christmas dinner, sat done in her chair, content, and died.[/quote]

I know that may have ruined christmas for the others members of the family… But honestly… That is about the best death one could ever wish for.

I would also agree that is good karma.

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Was going to say the exact same thing.

Nice story, UCGal, and agree that a peaceful death of a nice person can be a good thing. I like the “history” that comes with old houses.

[scaredyclassic]

i for one would love to get a great d eal on a house that was a horrific murder scene…

[scaredyclassic]

i for one would love to get a great d eal on a house that was a horrific murder scene…

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i for one would love to get a great d eal on a house that was a horrific murder scene…

[scaredyclassic]

i for one would love to get a great d eal on a house that was a horrific murder scene…

[scaredyclassic]

i for one would love to get a great d eal on a house that was a horrific murder scene…

[Aecetia]

Do ghosts have to be disclosed?

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Do ghosts have to be disclosed?

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Do ghosts have to be disclosed?

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Do ghosts have to be disclosed?

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Do ghosts have to be disclosed?

[Navydoc]

I can tell you with certainty that my wife would not have bought our current house if the previous owner died in it. The reason why I know this is that the husband did in fact die from a very aggressive cancer, and she wanted to make sure he didn’t actually pass in the house. My wife is Laotian and in her culture this would indeed be a very bad thing to happen in a house that you wanted to buy. She would be looking for his spirit everywhere.

On a similar note, when I was stationed in Japan I bought a Samurai sword, but I had to buy a newer one that was made in the traditional way. My wife forbid the purchase of an old original one (and I had my eye on a real nice one in Kamakura) because in Japanese culture when the Samurai warrior dies his soul passes into his sword, and my wife didn’t want the spirit of the dead warrior in the house.

You never quite know what beliefs you’re going to run into when you marry into another culture.

[Navydoc]

I can tell you with certainty that my wife would not have bought our current house if the previous owner died in it. The reason why I know this is that the husband did in fact die from a very aggressive cancer, and she wanted to make sure he didn’t actually pass in the house. My wife is Laotian and in her culture this would indeed be a very bad thing to happen in a house that you wanted to buy. She would be looking for his spirit everywhere.

On a similar note, when I was stationed in Japan I bought a Samurai sword, but I had to buy a newer one that was made in the traditional way. My wife forbid the purchase of an old original one (and I had my eye on a real nice one in Kamakura) because in Japanese culture when the Samurai warrior dies his soul passes into his sword, and my wife didn’t want the spirit of the dead warrior in the house.

You never quite know what beliefs you’re going to run into when you marry into another culture.

[Navydoc]

I can tell you with certainty that my wife would not have bought our current house if the previous owner died in it. The reason why I know this is that the husband did in fact die from a very aggressive cancer, and she wanted to make sure he didn’t actually pass in the house. My wife is Laotian and in her culture this would indeed be a very bad thing to happen in a house that you wanted to buy. She would be looking for his spirit everywhere.

On a similar note, when I was stationed in Japan I bought a Samurai sword, but I had to buy a newer one that was made in the traditional way. My wife forbid the purchase of an old original one (and I had my eye on a real nice one in Kamakura) because in Japanese culture when the Samurai warrior dies his soul passes into his sword, and my wife didn’t want the spirit of the dead warrior in the house.

You never quite know what beliefs you’re going to run into when you marry into another culture.

[Navydoc]

I can tell you with certainty that my wife would not have bought our current house if the previous owner died in it. The reason why I know this is that the husband did in fact die from a very aggressive cancer, and she wanted to make sure he didn’t actually pass in the house. My wife is Laotian and in her culture this would indeed be a very bad thing to happen in a house that you wanted to buy. She would be looking for his spirit everywhere.

On a similar note, when I was stationed in Japan I bought a Samurai sword, but I had to buy a newer one that was made in the traditional way. My wife forbid the purchase of an old original one (and I had my eye on a real nice one in Kamakura) because in Japanese culture when the Samurai warrior dies his soul passes into his sword, and my wife didn’t want the spirit of the dead warrior in the house.

You never quite know what beliefs you’re going to run into when you marry into another culture.

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