Is it very difficult to sell a house next to a cemetery ?
I saw this question on one of the real estate sites. I have had three experiences showing homes next to cemeteries and in all cases the buyers did not buy the house though they loved it.
One of the houses was a luxury home. The wife was a doctor and the husband an engineer. Both of them loved the house. The wife,( the doctor) did not mind the location but the husband did not want to buy a house next to the cemetary. They are Asians. They believed in principles of Feng Shui.
There was another couple I worked with, where the wife actually liked the location because she said it would be quiet and she could even go for a walk there but the husband did not want to buy next to a cemetery . The price reflected the location and it was priced right. They paid much more and bought another house.
Recently I took a couple to new construction. The only lot available was close to a cemetery . They loved the model home and would have bought if there were any other lot.
If priced low enough you can find buyers for these properties but you will have to sell at a very low price when you sell and it will take a long time for the right buyer to come along.
In real estate it is LOCATION,LOCATION,LOCATION.
Even if you buy a house at a great price in some locations, you should always ask yourself this question , if you ever have to sell it , will there be buyers ?
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