Stigmatized properties are those properties that have unfavorable conditions that make them less attractive for selling. Under this group are homes where murders or suicides are committed, where there are previous owners with serious medical conditions, or those homes believed to be haunted. What if your house happens to be haunted and you want to sell it? Do you think this is possible? Here are some tips to help you sell that ghost-inhabited house of yours.
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Find special buyers for your special house
Stigmatized as it may be, but it is a special property too. Why? Because it can have a special market. True enough, there are buyers who will be interested in buying haunted houses. There are people who capitalize on haunted experiences for business. There are also organizations which buy stigmatized properties for their paranormal or parapsychological learnings.
Ahead of time, disclose the truth to all possible buyers
Haunted houses have such frightening reputations in neighborhoods and communities. They are usual topics of scare stories. If your house happens to be haunted and you're selling it, it will be wiser if you'll let buyers know that it is haunted. Even if you don' disclose that fact, buyers will readily know from neighbors and other people because it is a common knowledge. Make potential buyers happy with your honesty.
Cleanse the house of negative spirits
There are individuals who have reputations of driving bad spirits away. They can be priests, spiritual persons, faith healers, or paranormal experts. Let any of these persons handle the task of cleansing your house. Let this activity be known to potential buyers. Raise buyer awareness by inviting other people when these activities are done.
Slash the price
Because the property is stigmatized, you have to consider that buyers will usually negotiate for lower prices. Thus, you really have to adjust your selling price into favorable ranges. With this, you are somehow making the house become favorable in at least one factor.
If despite following the above tips, you are still finding difficulty selling the haunted house in your ownership, then you can always tap the help of your local real estate agent.
Real estate agents have knowledge on stigmatized property laws in your state. They can help you disclose facts about the house you are selling. They can also help you in negotiating prices to interested parties as well as with the paperwork necessary to close the deal.
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