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Originally Posted by Dion
I never did buy the house as the idea of someone comitting suicide in the basement creeped me out.
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That's probably the reason for a long-term price discount. If I bought a house and didn't know someone was murdered there or committed suicide there I could probably live as peacefully as I could in any other place. But if I knew, it would probably creep me out a bit. One of those cases of 'Ignorance is bliss"
I would also think it would be ethical for realtors to disclose this, because I can imagine a scenario where someone could buy a house without knowing about the murder or suicide, live happily there, and then find out months later from neighbors and be unable to sleep sound or peacefully enjoy the property after knowing.