• mayo_cider [he/him]
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      11 year ago

      At this point 22 murders seems like a smart budgetting decision, worst case scenario you’ll get housing for life (if you live in a civilized country)

    • @[email protected]
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      I feel like that unless they were killed because of the crazy people in the neighborhood, which are still there, I don’t see the price dropping… It’s another Hollywood lie…

  • @[email protected]
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    231 year ago

    I live in a house with parts built in it from 1100. The down stairs used to be a stopping off point for knights on their way to the crusades. If people haven’t died in this place i would be really surprised.

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      My much more recent building from 1860 has certainly had a number of people die in it. It’s part of the natural history of any habitat imo.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        It’s only recent history that has people going to the hospital to die. It used to be that “deathbeds” were in the home.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            I’m curious on the stats. I don’t doubt the likelyhood of home v. Hospital but just the mentality being a modern shift of the hospital is where you go when you’re sick. Especially rurally it was less common (doctors did more home visits).

            • @[email protected]
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              21 year ago

              The hospital will discharge you, they avoid keeping beds warm for those that will soon be dead. So unless they think your going to be back very soon, they will send you with a discharge plan to go die at home when at all possible.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      That is so so so coooooool. My place is a century old so its history is as exciting as beige bath towels.

  • @[email protected]
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    131 year ago

    I live in Europe in a building that is almost 100 years old. I’m sure at least 22 people have died in it over the years.

  • @[email protected]
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    861 year ago

    Does that mean the rent is reduced? I’ll move in tomorrow! Bring in extra ghosts if it will save money!

    • Battle Masker
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      171 year ago

      “Mary I swear to god if you don’t have your share of the rent tomorrow I’m calling the Ghostbusters!”

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        51 year ago

        Beetlejuice would understand in this economy. He’d probably help find cool extra ghosts for you.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Beetlejuice wouldn’t understand, he’s a used car salesman and a bad one at that. He would probably offer under the current market value though. Not even he’s that crazy. Ultimately he’s in it for the game, not the prize.

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    351 year ago

    I mean, since the paranormal doesn’t exist unless the people in the house died due to some kind of environmental factor then the number of people who died there is completely irrelevant to the new residents, and does not in any way increase their likelihood of harm.

    Really it just lowers the rent or mortgage, an objective win for the new residents.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      I dunno, at 22 deaths of the entire families, the supernatural doesnt exist, but SOMETHING in that house is causing deaths

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Could have been rival gangs killing each other in the house for all we know.

        But I think anything of substance or concern would fall comfortably under the “environmental factors” I already made caveat for in my original comment

    • @[email protected]
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      151 year ago

      It’s amazing how common this is. One of my old employers got a great discount on rent for office space in a central location because no one wanted to rent on the 13th floor.

      • @[email protected]
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        61 year ago

        I wonder if non-Christian people do not mind living in 13th floors. That superstition of number 13 being unlucky is mostly believed by Christians.

        • Rozaŭtuno
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          13 being unlucky is mostly believed by Christians.

          More like westerns, the superstition started out in Mesopotamia.

          I wonder if non-Christian people do not mind living in 13th floors.

          Yes, but then they avoid “their” unlucky numbers. Like 4 in Japan.

        • @[email protected]
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          31 year ago

          In Vancouver the buildings don’t have 4th, 13th, 14th, or 24th floors. So it goes from 12th floor to 15th floor.

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          31 year ago

          Weirdly, the boss was very Christian. I guess he valued money over his beliefs, and the superstitions of others?

        • @[email protected]
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          61 year ago

          Well it spreads to those around them. It becomes part of the culture even if it means nothing to others.

    • Xanthrax
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      31 year ago

      I agree. Also, they would totally market it as a ghost house on air bnb, and never sell it.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        I’d also wire up all kinds of paranormal special effects shit to fuck with the people staying there.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          Who needs special effects? Just use the classic trick of carbon monoxide pumped into the house and let them hallucinate all kinds of stuff for free.

  • @[email protected]
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    291 year ago

    Sir, I’m a millennial. It would have to be a graveyard without the house on top before I refused it.

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    Manner of death is important.

    Murder? Statistically its safer than any other house.

    Asbestosis? Run.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        Can you imagine how low the sale price is with that many deaths? Those ghosts are probably more reasonable than buying a home these days

  • Anna
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    271 year ago

    Hey you’ll be Lucky to afford such a place in this market