Would you buy a haunted house?

[Rain Man]

There's a screaming deal on a haunted house not far from where I live. It's enormous, and I think I could convert it to an office given its zoning and a previous use as an office. However, there's the little matter of being haunted.

http://www.fullerproperties.com/sear...2a4e&propNo=11

It looks like it needs some work on the inside:

http://www.rockymountainparanormal.com/galleries/croke/

Some ghostly stuff:

http://www.ghostpi.com/Photos-Croke-...n-Campbell.htm

http://www.spiritpi.com/investigatio...ansion2005.htm

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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!!!

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by bdeg

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

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

[chasedude]

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]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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]

Originally Posted by Miles

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

In a heartbeat.

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

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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]

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.