#HUPoll: #Socialites would you purchase a murder house? A home where someone died by murder? According to a new survey done by YouGov, 3 in 10 Americans admitted they would not hesitate to purchase and inhabit a home where a previous owner (or someone else) was murdered.
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#HUPoll: Would You Buy A Home Where A Murder Happened? 30% Of Americans Would!
Additionally, the YouGov poll also found that about 32% of Americans would consider a house with a murder a “dealbreaker.”
The leftover 38% of folks said they weren’t quite sure how they would feel about moving into a house where someone was brutally killed — or they simply preferred not to say how they felt. It is also unclear what percentage of houses in the United States are actually considered murder homes.
The poll, which was conducted earlier this year also asked people about their beliefs in the supernatural. It is said that nearly 2 in five Americans say that they do in fact believe that the following exists: ghosts (36%), demons (37%), and psychics (37%). Less than half of Americans are on the other side, and say they don’t believe any of them exist.
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Side note, this detailed by California-based listing agent Tony Mariotti, “Currently, only California, South Dakota, Alaska and Vermont have laws requiring sellers to disclose a recent death in a home, including suicides and murders.”
Specifically for California, the law demands home sellers to explicitly reveal to prospective home owners about any deaths that may have happened on the property, at least within the last three years.
And for listing agent Mariotti, he says he actually does not mind at all showing off any homes that have been cited as a murder home. He says, ” view it like a defense attorney would: every seller and buyer deserves representation.”
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However, he did add that he does not make the revelation to prospective buyers right away. He says that he typically waits until after the seller accepts an offer.
It is noted that at this time in the home-buying process, this is when other less-than-ideal disclosures are more than likely revealed; ie: lead paint, proximity to earthquake zones, etc.
Mariotti does disclaim that, “Buyers are still able to back out at this stage.”
So, we ask again, #Socialites, could you see yourself calling a murder house “home sweet home?”
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