The real estate market may be hot right now, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things to consider when you sell a house. Maybe you should get rid of personal photos, or declutter your closets. Perhaps it’s time to think about repainting your walls a bright, neutral color that will show up well in photographs. many recommend rethinking dated flooring, or investing in a professional deep clean. And then, of course, there’s that terrifying spirit from a supernatural realm who haunts the property.
This real estate agent says she got more than she bargained for when setting up a recent home showing. But is that what is really happening in this video, or is there more going on here than meets the eye?
According to this video, a real estate agent was surprised during a recent home showing when doors and other objects began moving on their own, but looking at this video, we have some questions.
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The first of these is what kind of real estate agent would stage a house the way it appears to be staged in this video? The arrangement of bizarre photos in that one section of wall behind her is certainly better suited to a TikTok video than any kind of house showing, Similarly, one must question the cluttered fireplace mantle, which appears to hots an assortment of empty cans, random plastic containers, and other trash. Staging for a home show this is not. It looks more like this house was the recent setting for a frat party.
Finally, we question the lack of cleanliness everywhere int eh video. Many sellers don’t want to repaint, but does that go as far and not wiping off the scuff marks from the doors?
In short, is this really a “real estate agent” at all, or just someone posting a “spooky” video for social media clout?
But though this video may not be real, the question of how paranormal activity can affect a home’s value is an ongoing one.
Do You Have To Tell Buyers a House Is Haunted?
Only four states in the country even mention paranormal activity when it comes to discussing real estate law. In Michigan and Minnesota, the statute actually protects the seller, saying that they are not required to disclose evidence or rumors of paranormal activity about the place , and in New Jersey, they are only required to share this information upon inquiry by the buyer.
In New York, however, a homeowner can get in trouble if they either create or maintain a reputation of a haunted property (such as contributing to publications or media about the possibility of the place being haunted). A seller can back out of the sale scot-free if they discover, say, that the home has been the setting of one of the popular “ghost hunting” programs.
Far more than the issue of hauntings , deaths on the properties must be disclosed in nine different states, though the exact wording varies by state.
Paranormal Activity and Real Estate Value
And though a haunted house might seem like a terrible blow to resale value, for a small segment of the market, it’s actually a huge plus. Famous haunted houses or the homes of famous killers have, upon occasion, been turned into tourist attractions. For instance, the infamous “Conjuring House,” known from the series of films based on the supposedly grisly hauntings that occurred with its walls, was bought by paranormal-loving investors who turned it into a tourist attraction, and is available for both visits and overnights by people interested in scaring themselves silly. The same hold trues for the house that Lizzie Borden and her family once lived in.
So it’s all a matter of perspective.
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