4/5/09
So, my morbid curiosity got the best of me and I went to check the house out today. I sent the listing agent an email yesterday asking for the lock box code, and he sent an email right back with the code. Then I sent another email right after that saying that I was just curious about the picture in the mls, and asked if that was blood on the carpet.
His silence speaks volumes.
I guess someone decided that it might be easier to sell the house without the remnants of a crime scene present, which, I think was a pretty good idea...
You cant tell from this picture, but there are still stains all over the terrazzo, particularly in the bottom right hand corner.
SPOOKY.
I spent about 3.5 seconds in the house, and then I ran out because the hair was standing up on the back of my neck.
I still made an offer on it, though.
I'll keep you posted.
I'm off to bed, where I will probably have horrible nightmares and have to sleep with the lights on.
P.S.
I keep wondering why in the world someone would include that photo in the listing. Any agents out there? Would you ever even think of adding a picture like that?
P.P.S.
And, no, Ned, I did not write "help me" on the walls. You sick bastard.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Spooky...
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Might be worth picking up a bottle of luminol to have on hand:
http://www.crimescene.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=49
That is so strange....praying for no nightmares for ya!
That is so bizarre! I'll be curious to hear any good reasons for an agent to include a crime scene photo on the MLS listing. You're a brave woman, Steph! From previous blog posts, I know you're no stranger to vomitting at a property so I guess you were prepared for any outcome. LOL!
Ingrid- I normally carry a bottle of luminol in my glove box, but I am alll out at the moment..
Shae- If the carpet was still there, I'm pretty sure I would have vomited all over the place.
I don't about the realtor but maybe they were slaughtering chickens for Santaria and got carried away.
Bruce NJ
I thought of that too, Bruce, but figured there would be feathers everywhere if that were the case.
If it was a very active REO Realtor, he/she probably has a lackey that goes out and takes photos for them and uploads them to the listing. Good photos sell houses (at least in the standard/non-REO market)--no one should ever hire a Realtor to sell their home if that agent doesn't put at least 10 photos of the home on the listing (again, this would apply to the non-REO market.
That could be.
But even a monkey should be able to figure out that a blood-soaked looking carpet should not be included in the listing, ya know?
If that was really blood, I would imagine it was probably a suicide that took place. They were losing their home and just got to stressed out......
Maybe it was red paint?
I would include pics of a gruesome crime scene in a listing, if........ I was planning on offering on it myself at some point, and wanted to keep the price way down ;) hehe
-C
>Ned, I did not write "help me" on the walls. You sick bastard.
I'm sorry your right, I should have said spray paint an outline of a body on the floor. :-)
I am a Realtor and I know FO SHO I would not include that picture in the listing! Of course we have to disclose that there was a murder there (if we know about it), but blood on the carpet is NOT a huge selling point. :)
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