Would you buy a house where a murder/suicide took place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This house:
http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3619-Quesada-St-NW-20015/home/9970426/mris-DC8053122

This story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reetika_Vazirani -- though it says CC MD, it was this house in DC.

It's a really cute house, but I can't look past the history.

How'd you even know about the history? Unless you live close by, the rest of the gneral public would have forgotten.

People talk. Realtors, friends who remember the incident, etc.

Well posting it here is a jerk-ish move. You could have asked the question without providing links to the house & to the suicide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This house:
http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3619-Quesada-St-NW-20015/home/9970426/mris-DC8053122

This story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reetika_Vazirani -- though it says CC MD, it was this house in DC.

It's a really cute house, but I can't look past the history.

How'd you even know about the history? Unless you live close by, the rest of the gneral public would have forgotten.

People talk. Realtors, friends who remember the incident, etc.

Well posting it here is a jerk-ish move. You could have asked the question without providing links to the house & to the suicide.

Why? I know there's no legal requirement to disclose this type of thing, but I would be seriously upset if I found this out down the line. Looks like there are lots of people for whom this doesn't matter. This way, the path is cleared for those who feel the same to buy the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This house:
http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3619-Quesada-St-NW-20015/home/9970426/mris-DC8053122

This story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reetika_Vazirani -- though it says CC MD, it was this house in DC.

It's a really cute house, but I can't look past the history.

How'd you even know about the history? Unless you live close by, the rest of the gneral public would have forgotten.

People talk. Realtors, friends who remember the incident, etc.

Well posting it here is a jerk-ish move. You could have asked the question without providing links to the house & to the suicide.

Why? Clearly some people care (and probably would like to know) and some don't and won't be bothered. As a buyer, I would be furious to find this out only after the fact.

[Anonymous]

I agree, it's better to know this before putting a contract up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This house:
http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3619-Quesada-St-NW-20015/home/9970426/mris-DC8053122

This story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reetika_Vazirani -- though it says CC MD, it was this house in DC.

It's a really cute house, but I can't look past the history.

How'd you even know about the history? Unless you live close by, the rest of the gneral public would have forgotten.

People talk. Realtors, friends who remember the incident, etc.

Well posting it here is a jerk-ish move. You could have asked the question without providing links to the house & to the suicide.

Why? Clearly some people care (and probably would like to know) and some don't and won't be bothered. As a buyer, I would be furious to find this out only after the fact.

+1. I would be so upset to find this out after the fact. I would never buy a house where a murder or suicide took place. I don't believe in ghosts, but it's still bad karma.

[Anonymous]

If your relative committed suicide would you like it to be resurfaced everytime the house sold?

[Anonymous]

I'm one of the ""sociopathic"" pps and it really blows my mind that people are so squeamish about this. The "karma" argument seems off, since nobody has mentioned minding if other types of violent crimes took place, or if the deaths were nonviolent.

For the buyers who'd want to know before making an offer: because you wouldn't make the offer if you knew, or because it affects the house's value?

[Anonymous]

We live in a house where there was a murder.

I dont give a shit. Sometimes I sit in our family room and wonder where exactly she died. Under our couch? Near the stereo?

But whatever. We all die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would knock 10% off the list price

I'd be seriously pissed if a friend committed suicide in my house, thus reducing the property value. How rude.

*gallows laughter*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in a house where there was a murder.

I dont give a shit. Sometimes I sit in our family room and wonder where exactly she died. Under our couch? Near the stereo?

But whatever. We all die.

Wow, you're blowing our minds with your existentialism. Your life must be a veritable Ingmar Bergman festival.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in a house where there was a murder.

I dont give a shit. Sometimes I sit in our family room and wonder where exactly she died. Under our couch? Near the stereo?

But whatever. We all die.

Wow, you're blowing our minds with your existentialism. Your life must be a veritable Ingmar Bergman festival.

It is.

[Anonymous]

I lived in an apartment building in DC where someone was killed on my floor. Someone I met in the elevator, too.

Never gave it a bit of thought once the novelty wore off. You walk past murder sites every single day, you just don't know it.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I would want to know if something like this happened but only because it provides me with knowledge that I can use in negotiating the price.

As is evident from this discussion there are those who would not consider buying such a house. It would not bother me at all but knowing that the competition is likely to be restrained would enable me to price it accordingly. If this sounds mercenary, it is ..... but also, the pricing would be affected when I wanted to sell the house down the line and it was known to be the site of a murder/suicide.

Frankly, the tragedy that occurred would be a lot less bothersome to me as a potential buyer than buying a house with other drawbacks like the location, condition, floor plan, etc.

[Anonymous]