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 Wow, why does everyone on here bash people who are on low income housing???
I'm not at the moment but am thinking about applying. Our rent is a little too high compared to our income. I stay at home and watch our 14 month old son while my husband works. I'm not ...


 If you lose your job, house and there is no ss or medicare, can you survive in usa?
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 Does paying your first house payment the day you sign your morgage papers really knock 10 yrs off a 30yr loan?
my mom said she heard sopme expert on TV say so. I would really like to know. People who lend money please respond....


 Aside from drugs, smoking, and pets, does a landlord have the right to say what I can and can't have...?
...in my house?
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He wants to tell me I can't put up a Christmas Tree....


 If a person is a top contributor in yahoo answers does it mean they have a lot of time with no real life?
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 Do I need to disclose that my house is haunted when I sell it?
I can't really prove that it is. But every time I walk in I hear "Die! Die! Let your blood flow into the earth below!". While I have gotten sort of used to it over the years, I am ...


 My boyfriend and I are looking to buy our first house, no idea where to start with mortgages etc....?
we've been livin in rented accomadation for over a year now and want out! need advice on what mortgages and what type of mortgages are best etc. also we have a limited amount of funds, ie around ...


 Which is more fun: buying a house or buying a new car?
I am considering doing both right now, one or the other, actually. I find researching and looking for the right car to be
much more fun than researching and looking for a house....


 Am i out of order to offer a lot less then then asking price on a house?
i have seen a house that has every thing i need but i think it is well over priced it is on the market for 197,950 it needs loads of work it is a real mess what do you think if i offer 175,000 in ...


 OK, the mother in law is on title , cause she was the Realtor when house was bought?
long story, married wife, mother in law is a relator and broker. got married,rented a condo from mother in law,years later moved into a house she owned,payed rent to her. few years later, she ...


 I'm afraid I might be homeless soon...what do I do?
I have been living with a friend of mine for the past month, bc I am doing a dental assisting externship and am not getting paid, therefore, don't have any income.
Today we had a falling ...


 If the USA were put up for sale, how much you think it'd be worth?
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 I bought a house with my boyfriend, both on mortgage and deed. broke up neither one of us wants the house.?
I paid for all of the move-in expenses, including renovation, realtor costs,etc. We bought a house 1.5 years ago. Now we broke up, he does not want to give me the house, does not want to take ...


 Earnest money related to New construction?
The builder is requiring us to put down 10% of the pucrhase price as earnest money, but directly to him an not in an escrow account.

Or asking for 10% (allowing escrow) plus 5% promissory ...


 Would u do 5 years inside for £100,000? if not, how much?
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 Can I afford $1200 per month for rent with this salary? help me!?
I'm looking for a 1 bedroom place in a nice area of Brooklyn or Jersey City (close to transit so I can commute to NYC for work b/c I have no car).....if I make $35,000 a month can I afford rent ...


 I recently won £100,000 on a scratchcard! wot should i buy?
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 Is living near a park a positive thing when selling a house?
Directly across the road there's a park with baseball, soccer, tennis, horseshoes, picnic tables, play area... Would this be good to mention to realtor?...


 What city has the worst crime rate???
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 I considered moving in an apt but never signed a lease or moved in-can the landlord take me to court or sue me
The landlord keeps calling saying he will take me to court and win but I never signed a thing or moved in. Is he just trying to scare me into paying money?...



Sammi
Would you buy a house that someone was murdered in?
I am in the process of buying a house and have today discovered that someone was brutally murdered there just over 2 and a half years ago.
The case was in the national news and there is a new local campaign surrounding the case which is going to make a lot more people aware of it (hence how I've only just found out).

I'm not personally worried about living in the house but I'm concerned about it's resale potential.
Would something like this totally put you off buying a house or more inclined to want to buy it?
Do you think it would decrease the value of the house or increase it because of the history?

Your opinions are appreciated!
                     
 




Captain Jack
It wouldn't bother me personally...but I would expect to pay less for the house. I do believe it's market value is quite a bit less since a lot of the market would not consider buying it.

You may be in a great position to renegotiate...if you plan to flip the house in the short term...it's high risk.

If you are going to live in it long term...you can get a great deal


Branded
Whats happened in the house is nothing to do with the house,if you think its a good deal well that's the answer. The history will recede as the years go by, whatever. You know there are some really nice people living there now etc.


holy_crap123
if they knock a bit off the price I would buy it. I don't mind living with a tortured soul.


Johnny A
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I tried to sell a house that someone was brutally murdered in, and I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for that meddling dog and those pesky kids!


carmen1509s
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I could never do that. Every little noise or little bit of a draft coming through the windows would scare me.
I think it will decrease the value. Don't think many people would want to live in a house like that.


Jack Chedeville
is the house on Bundy Dr., in Brentwood California?

Buy it!


G's Random Thoughts
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That would be a little creepy. I would't want it.


jaishuntae
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hi it someone just got cut in there it straight. but a whole family died in there get the hell out there and never look back again. or sell and never look at it again. dont let the dead people bite tonite


teran_realtor
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Safety - If the murder was a personal issue, like a spouse or boyfriend thing, it's probably not an issue. If it was a drive by/gang related thing, I would be concerned that it has not ended yet.

Re-sale - If it was a regular Joe that got murdered, it will lengthen the listing time and lower the price. If a celebrity killed his wife there, it will increase the value of the property.

Disclosure - In Texas, a murder on the property must be disclosed in the sellers disclosure. Not something to be found out later. Deaths of natural causes need not be disclosed (old age, cancer, aids)


bluecow
I remember looking at a flat in HK 5 years ago, apparently, a serial killer butchered and cooked the victims in that flat. It was about 30% cheaper than other flats in the district and to this day it remain unsold,


Brahma
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It wouldn't bother me......as long as the murderer was not still there.


jo_raz_1
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Yes, my problem isn't the house's history, more the simple fact, i cant afford to buy the dam thing in the first place.


dreamyuk67
No i would not, as i wouldn't buy a house where the couple had divorced and had to sell, it may sound stupid but i just got bad vibes and felt it was a bad omen.


ivan3232@btinternet.com
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no one local would buy if you where selling, so i would say no


Royal1
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I lived in a flat where an Indian lady was murdered, thankfully I wasn't there long, but I don't think that it would decrease the value of your house. Good luck


pattibcacl
I woun,t buy it I couldn,t sleep at night thats scarey


melinda b
In Texas you have to disclose if someone was murdered on the property. Did the sellers not tell you? If not then that unethicial. I can and will hurt the property value and resale. Hope your getting a great deal.


Here's Tommy! AM
It wouldn't bother me some people might buy it because of that... just a thought


>woohoo<
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hell no. cancel it


paulmspencer
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i would not like it, you could just imagine the press camped outside one day if the story comes back up again. and it may also decease the value (sorry had to say it!!) good luck though.


dalylorraine
i would remember it.s the living you have to worry about ,the dead can,t hurt you ,,,,,, if i was you let the seller know you know what happen and tell him to have another look at the price


Ellie L
Gruesome it may sound, but I'd only be worried if it was the home of the murderer, I'd want to be sure that there were no other secrets in store. It wouldn't stop me buying, but I wouldn't go looking specifically for such a house.


Yanswersmonitorsarenazis
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I can totally see that being an issue for a lot of potential buyers. I know that for some people of certain cultures, they wouldn't even consider buying it. I would expect it to decrease the value, unless the victim happened to be a famous celebrity. I mean, if Anna Nicole died there, you might have something, for example.

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I thought that unnatural deaths in homes had to be disclosed by the sellers. Natural deaths, AIDS, need not be, but I really thought a murder had to be disclosed.

You might want to investigate that, and if you were supposed to have been told, that gives you an out to back out of the deal, if you want to.

And I'm not a religious or superstitious person in any way, but even I feel I'd probably be uncomfortable knowing someone was murdered in my home. I wouldn't personally buy it.


BAD MONKEY
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if the house is cheap because someone died in it then buy it, in 10 or 15 years nobody will care and you'll get your money back on it.


katie r
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would not bother me but reselling to locals who know the history of the house would be hard. I should imagine the only way to get full market value would be to sell it to some one from away. I don't think you have to disclose the history of the house to new potential buyers unless they ask specifically for it though and once the sale has gone through it does not matter if they find out then. Go see the estate agents or a solicitor or go to the citizens advice they will be able to give you all the details but hold off signing any thing until you have checked every thing out fully (unless the house is dead cheap then go for it)


pablo escobar
Why ask a question like that.
If its cheap who cares.


nicirae1313
It would not decrease the value, but you might have a hard time reselling the home. i don't think i would buy it.


a.c
nooo i wouldn,t be able to sleep...imagine every little noice..spooky


champagne
I wouldnt buy a house where someone was murdered.I think it would put most people off.Could be haunted................


sgleeson
Did you buy the house? I have EXACTLY the same problem. Found a great house but someone was murdered in it 6 years ago. Butchered to death by a gay lover that he met on a gay s&m website who is now in jail. Thoughts anyone?


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