Life Would you buy a haunted house? - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 05-31-2009, 11:24 AM

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

**RNR** · 05-31-2009, 02:47 PM

If someone is silly enough to give you a good deal because they think it is haunted heck yes. I have yet to see anything that leads me to believe in haunted houses.

**Dave Lane** · 05-31-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyonsd

I wouldn't go look at it. You never know if a ghost or two will follow you home if they like you enough.

My Grandma used to tell the story she grew up on a farm where their house was haunted. This would have been in the 1910's. They had a rocking chair that would start rocking all by itself, stuff like that. She said on numerous occaisions their horses would break out of the barn in the middle of the night and run round and around the house in a circle.

The only bad thing that ever happened was one quiet night when everyone was sleeping there was a large racket in the attic and when her dad went up to check on it he found the family cat laying against the wall dead, like it had been thrown there.

Grandma was the most honest religious person I ever met so I believed her.

And she believed that story!!!

What a classic lie to get rid of the cat

**Dave Lane** · 05-31-2009, 03:26 PM

By the way I'd be all over it if I was you! I'm thinking of calling myself that place is awesome. If you could arrange to remove all Bronco fans I'd put in an offer today.

**Rain Man** · 05-31-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

By the way I'd be all over it if I was you! I'm thinking of calling myself that place is awesome. If you could arrange to remove all Bronco fans I'd put in an offer today.

I'm more interested in it as an office than a house (even though it'd be a way cool house), and I've still got another year on my current lease. I actually am seriously interested in it, though.

One caveat is parking, which I think is tough in that area, but parking can be overcome.

teedubya · 05-31-2009, 04:46 PM

• Scariest site: The Croke-Patterson Mansion has to be one of Denver's spookiest dwellings. Whether used as a private residence, apartments or as office space, the structure has been plagued by mysterious incidents. Former Rocky Mountain News owner Thomas Patterson died in the house, and Goodstein is fond of saying that when the newspaper fails to expose a scandal, Patterson's spirit acts up, causing typewriters and office equipment to shut off and on spontaneously. When one owner renovated the property, he had difficulty finding a night watchman to stand guard, so he got a Doberman to protect the house. The following day, said Goodstein, he found the dog dead on the lawn. Two other dogs supposedly jumped to their deaths out of a third-story window. A psychic conducting a séance in the house for a local television station claimed there was the ghost of a little girl living in the basement. One of the current owners reported waking up one night and seeing a petite woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes, who introduced herself as Maggie. One of the children who lived in the house in the past was named Margaret.

• Scariest tale: The scorned mistress of a politician cut her wrists and slowly bled to death in one of the units in the Acacia Apartments. Residents of the unit still claim to hear water gurgling in the tub late at night and keys spinning in the locks.

• Rating: Three ghosts

**RNR** · 05-31-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

• Scariest site: The Croke-Patterson Mansion has to be one of Denver's spookiest dwellings. Whether used as a private residence, apartments or as office space, the structure has been plagued by mysterious incidents. Former Rocky Mountain News owner Thomas Patterson died in the house, and Goodstein is fond of saying that when the newspaper fails to expose a scandal, Patterson's spirit acts up, causing typewriters and office equipment to shut off and on spontaneously. When one owner renovated the property, he had difficulty finding a night watchman to stand guard, so he got a Doberman to protect the house. The following day, said Goodstein, he found the dog dead on the lawn. Two other dogs supposedly jumped to their deaths out of a third-story window. A psychic conducting a séance in the house for a local television station claimed there was the ghost of a little girl living in the basement. One of the current owners reported waking up one night and seeing a petite woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes, who introduced herself as Maggie. One of the children who lived in the house in the past was named Margaret.

• Scariest tale: The scorned mistress of a politician cut her wrists and slowly bled to death in one of the units in the Acacia Apartments. Residents of the unit still claim to hear water gurgling in the tub late at night and keys spinning in the locks.

• Rating: Three ghosts

**bevischief** · 05-31-2009, 05:39 PM

My aunt looked for a haunted house and bought it. But we always did call her the crazy aunt.

Stinger · 05-31-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

One caveat is parking, which I think is tough in that area, but parking can be overcome.

Have the ghosts valet the vehicles in another dimension.

**DaFace** · 05-31-2009, 07:13 PM

I don't believe in ghosts, so I guess I'd be fine with it.

Halfcan · 05-31-2009, 07:29 PM

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

bdeg · 05-31-2009, 07:49 PM

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(at least make your company memorable), cool building too

el borracho · 05-31-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Here's a little more ghostly information:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...096162,00.html

http://www.epinions.com/review/trvl-...t_452462546564

This one would be a little troublesome for me:

It was most recently owned by a veterinarian who had several pets. The veterinarian said he was brushing his teeth when he noticed the shower curtain rattling in his bathroom. Thinking one of his cats was making trouble for him, he checked to see what it was doing. He found no critter around the tub. He shrugged the occurrence off and returned to the sink to finish cleaning his teeth. The shower curtain then flew across the room and hit him across his face and torso.

Well, obviously you would have to stop brushing your teeth.

Frazod · 05-31-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I don't believe in ghosts, so I guess I'd be fine with it.

I used to not believe in ghosts, either.

Meeting one will change your tune in a hurry.

I hope Kevin ends up getting this place.

**Rain Man** · 05-31-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I don't believe in ghosts, so I guess I'd be fine with it.

Cool. You can have the office where the Dobermans fled to their death in terror.

Hammock Parties · 05-31-2009, 08:12 PM

Rain Man should host a draft party and/or Chiefs parties there if he buys it.

View Poll Results: Recognizing that the price is low, would you buy this place as ... ?
Part 1: An office for your company?	11	9.24%
Definitely. Nice building, good price.	56	47.06%
Probably. Just put interns in the haunted parts.	19	15.97%
Maybe, but I'd pay more for a non-haunted building.	6	5.04%
Probably not. Ghosts aren't great for business.	13	10.92%
Definitely not. The spirits will destroy your accounts receivable.	6	5.04%
Part 2: A private home?	11	9.24%
Definitely. Looks cool.	55	46.22%
Probably. Just avoid the most haunted parts.	8	6.72%
Maybe, but I'd pay more for a non-haunted home.	11	9.24%
Probably not. Constant fear is bad for one's health.	16	13.45%
Definitely not. I don't want to die.	14	11.76%
I'd need to send in my medium before I could knowledgeably vote.	7	5.88%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 119. You may not vote on this poll

05-31-2009, 11:24 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-422449 VARSITY	Would you buy a haunted house? 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
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05-31-2009, 02:47 PM	#31
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05-31-2009, 03:26 PM	#33
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05-31-2009, 04:46 PM	#35
teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $9023042	• Scariest site: The Croke-Patterson Mansion has to be one of Denver's spookiest dwellings. Whether used as a private residence, apartments or as office space, the structure has been plagued by mysterious incidents. Former Rocky Mountain News owner Thomas Patterson died in the house, and Goodstein is fond of saying that when the newspaper fails to expose a scandal, Patterson's spirit acts up, causing typewriters and office equipment to shut off and on spontaneously. When one owner renovated the property, he had difficulty finding a night watchman to stand guard, so he got a Doberman to protect the house. The following day, said Goodstein, he found the dog dead on the lawn. Two other dogs supposedly jumped to their deaths out of a third-story window. A psychic conducting a séance in the house for a local television station claimed there was the ghost of a little girl living in the basement. One of the current owners reported waking up one night and seeing a petite woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes, who introduced herself as Maggie. One of the children who lived in the house in the past was named Margaret. • Scariest tale: The scorned mistress of a politician cut her wrists and slowly bled to death in one of the units in the Acacia Apartments. Residents of the unit still claim to hear water gurgling in the tub late at night and keys spinning in the locks. • Rating: Three ghosts
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05-31-2009, 05:39 PM	#37
bevischief .... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere Kansas Casino cash: $7769352 VARSITY	My aunt looked for a haunted house and bought it. But we always did call her the crazy aunt.
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05-31-2009, 07:13 PM	#39
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1623101	I don't believe in ghosts, so I guess I'd be fine with it.
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05-31-2009, 07:29 PM	#40
Halfcan In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7327995	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
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05-31-2009, 07:49 PM	#41
bdeg Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: iowa Casino cash: $10004900	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(at least make your company memorable), cool building too Last edited by bdeg; 05-31-2009 at 08:13 PM..
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05-31-2009, 08:12 PM	#45
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