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stlchiefs 05-31-2009 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 5807599)
Cool. You can have the office where the Dobermans fled to their death in terror.

DaFace you need to hold him to this. If I read the story correctly you just scored yourself the Turret!!! :clap:

Rain Man 05-31-2009 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bdeg (Post 5807507)
better to work than live there, prob wouldn't bother me so long as i wasn't trying to sleep there

would probably bring some publicity, cool building too


I think it's funny that the office use has a 4 to 1 positive vote, but it's less than 50 percent for the house. That's kind of my thinking, too - I'd buy it for the office, but I'm not sure I want to be sleeping in a place that kills Dobermans.

Miles 05-31-2009 11:11 PM

That really is an amazing price for that building. Are you sure that the whole place won't fall down when you hang the Rainman and Associates sign?

Rain Man 05-31-2009 11:48 PM

Yeah, that's what I'm wondering, too. The inside doesn't look like it's great, but there's a similar mansion for sale about 8 blocks away that's roughly $3.5 million. I would've guessed this building to be at least $2 million.

Ha. I'm realizing that a lot of horror movies start this way. This is where I say, "Wow, that building is really cheap. I'm not going to worry about those rumors of hauntings."

chasedude 06-01-2009 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan (Post 5807474)
Instead of spending cash on a haunted house-why not invest in the Next big thing.

Soup Trolley's

I am looking for investors to take this thing nation wide.

Me and a friend of mine are looking near Overland Park for a 2nd location.

Property is Cheap
Labor is cheap
Equipment is pennies on the dollar

It is a Goldmine-like if you could go back and invest in Mcdonalds in 1960

http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2008/...-soup-nazi.jpg

chasedude 06-01-2009 12:33 AM

Oh and as for the OP, Hell Yeah! I've always thought I'd be awesome to live in a haunted place.

As for an office, this would spawn great threads.

Miles 06-01-2009 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 5808077)
Yeah, that's what I'm wondering, too. The inside doesn't look like it's great, but there's a similar mansion for sale about 8 blocks away that's roughly $3.5 million. I would've guessed this building to be at least $2 million.

Ha. I'm realizing that a lot of horror movies start this way. This is where I say, "Wow, that building is really cheap. I'm not going to worry about those rumors of hauntings."

You are the caretaker and have always been the caretaker.

Im rather curious what it's so amazingly cheap for the location.

Rain Man 06-01-2009 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Miles (Post 5808093)
You are the caretaker and have always been the caretaker.

Im rather curious what it's so amazingly cheap for the location.


One partial theory would be parking. I'm not sure what part of Denver you're in, but this place is in one of the denser parts of Capitol Hill, and parking is brutal there. Since the carriage house was converted to living space, I think this is a 13,000 square foot house without any place to park your car, or a 13,000 square foot office where your employees can never find parking.

However, that in no way fully explains the cheap price.

Another theory might be that the interior was gutted when it was office space, and it's not attractive inside. It'd cost a fortune to bring a house that size back to its original grandeur if someone gutted it and put up drywall. But even that wouldn't explain it, because it's cheaper than even the most basic office space.

Chiefs=Champions 06-01-2009 07:16 AM

first i thought what a great deal.. But the doberman story is pretty spooky.. Then again the story of you fleeing the house after an encounter with a ghost would make for a greaty thread :) ..

Ooo that gives me an idea.. Why not stay there for a night and see if its really haunted before buying it..?

cdcox 06-01-2009 07:36 AM

Those turrets alone almost make the deal.

Does the suit of armor stay with the house? That would be a huge plus. Although if I were a ghost, it would be really tempting to animate that suit of armor, just to see how strong DaFace's convictions are about not believing in ghosts.

JD10367 06-01-2009 07:54 AM

Most hauntings aren't malicious. Usually it's just a residual haunting (i.e. a time loop replay of certain events, such as people walking through halls). Sometimes it's a particular person. Rarely is it a malicious spirit which attaches itself to a particular individual. However, there are ways to evict ghosts, starting with the mild (positive thinking, talking to them, keeping the lights on) to the more aggressive (religious intervention) to the truly vicious methods of getting ghosts to leave (e.g. set up a VCR and turn the volume up loud and play a repeating loop of Detroit Lions or Oakland Raiders games of the past decade). :)

Iowanian 06-01-2009 09:37 AM

I wouldn't, but then again, my only experience of what I would call a boogie man, blew out my attic windows when I yelled at it.

ClevelandBronco 06-01-2009 09:41 AM

In a heartbeat.

I wouldn't believe it, but I could have fun with friends who do.

Frazod 06-01-2009 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 5808099)
One partial theory would be parking. I'm not sure what part of Denver you're in, but this place is in one of the denser parts of Capitol Hill, and parking is brutal there. Since the carriage house was converted to living space, I think this is a 13,000 square foot house without any place to park your car, or a 13,000 square foot office where your employees can never find parking.

However, that in no way fully explains the cheap price.

Another theory might be that the interior was gutted when it was office space, and it's not attractive inside. It'd cost a fortune to bring a house that size back to its original grandeur if someone gutted it and put up drywall. But even that wouldn't explain it, because it's cheaper than even the most basic office space.

You could always find a nearly cemetary and convert it into a parking lot.

Of course, make sure you only pretend to have the bodies moved.

Rain Man 06-01-2009 09:56 AM

Okay, I walked by it today and asked any ghosts to appear in the window if they didn't want me there. None appeared, so I think I'm clear.

However, I have another theory on the cheap price. The building is constructed of sandstone blocks, and I've never understood using sandstone as a construction material. It's got a lot of areas that are cracking badly, and I bet it would cost more than the house price to get all of that restored. That, more than the ghosts, might explain the price.

Nonetheless, it's still an unbelievably cool house. If it's still on the market in another six months, I might ask for a showing.


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