Only a handful of states require Real Estate agents to disclose paranormal activity in a home that they’ve listed for sale. But whether or not the home might be haunted, if it has been the site of a murder or suicide, many states have statutes that compel the home seller to include this in their… Read More
Home Sellers Disclosure
Think Safety First When Selling Your Home
The Importance of a Home Safety Check Both Realtors and Homeowners need to be aware of what is included in the Home Seller’s listing disclosures, as what is not disclosed may come back to bite you. The first step in identifying items that might need to be disclosed is by doing a thorough safety check… Read More
Show of Hands… Would You Buy a Haunted House?
Show of Hands… Would You Buy a Haunted House? Strangely enough the subject of haunted houses comes up frequently in Real Estate continuing ed classes. Personally, though I’ve never encountered one (at lease not that I know of), I don’t think selling a haunted house would be any more dubious than selling a house with… Read More
Are There Laws for Selling a Haunted House?
Believe it or not, there are laws in place for the selling of a Haunted House, and whether or not ghosts are relevant varies by state. Some states require disclosure of apparitions and/or visions, sounds, movement or any other evidence of ghosts. Others do not. In some areas, disclosure is entirely dependent on the notoriety… Read More