Life Should I move into a haunted Duplex? - Page 3

ModSocks · 10-24-2009, 09:20 AM

So my girlfriend and I have been looking to move into a bigger place for some time now.

A friend of her family owns a ton of real estate in Central San Diego. She has a duplex that was built in 1932 that she wants to rent out badly. It's been abandend for the last 5 years now after a fire took out half of the duplex. The supposedly Haunted half. The Haunted half is NOT physically connected to the other half, they are a few feet apart.

I will be moving into the "not haunted half" of the duplex. The building has been deemed "Historical" by the city of San Diego, and she is now forced to restore the property.

The property has a very good sized front yard that will have new grass planted and a water fountain installed. The Home itself (not the haunted side) has a beautifully remodeled kitchen with a brand new stove, and brand new double doored fridge. It's a nice 2 bedroom unit with 2 hall closets, new tile flooring, new oak cabinets and so forth. It also has washer and dryer hook ups in the back and i'll be allowed to have a dog. It's on a quiet one way street at the top of a hill overlooking the rest of San Diego, about 5 minutes from the Gaslamp District and so forth.

Please keep in mind that a property like this goes for at least 1100+ in San Diego, and rarely can u have pets, and rarely do you get a washer and dryer hook up. If you want a front yard, those properties are usually 2K+. It just doesn't happen on the cheap in San Diego

Because the owner is a friend of the family, i can pay her the deposit whenever I
feel like it. My rent would be $850. Which is killer for this home and location.

The Problem: My Girlfriend claims that the other half of the Duplex is haunted. She lived there with her family as a child, and she claimed that she would see a little boy every once in awhile, just sitting in the corner of her room. She also claims that she would hear the sound of children running up and down the stairs late at night. She swears on her own life that she saw/heard these events.

Recently, her cousin stayed in the haunted side because he had nowhere else to go. He stayed there for two nights and claimed that he would hear children running around the unit playing. He said he would never, ever, go back there again.

So....should i stay there, or should i let a great opportunity pass me by?

**Bugeater** · 10-24-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Nope, the big ugly yellow one. It' much nicer inside and the outside will be remodeled by february, otherwise i wouldn't even consider it.

Yeah, that was my first thought, the place is an eyesore more than anything. My curiosity would eventually get the best of me and I'd have to go poke around the haunted side.

**Buehler445** · 10-24-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Yeah, that was my first thought, the place is an eyesore more than anything. My curiosity would eventually get the best of me and I'd have to go poke around the haunted side.

This.

ModSocks · 10-24-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Yeah, that was my first thought, the place is an eyesore more than anything. My curiosity would eventually get the best of me and I'd have to go poke around the haunted side.

I'm sure i'll get drunk with some friends one night and go in there. My GF will kill me though. She thinks that if we go in there, it will follow us to the other unit.

**luv** · 10-24-2009, 09:53 AM

I'd say it's a no brainer to keep looking. As others have pointed out. Your family and girlfriend would be freaked out, and think of the noise factor. It may be less money, but how much are you willing to pay for peace of mind and some quiet?

**Rausch** · 10-24-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

I'm sure i'll get drunk with some friends one night and go in there. My GF will kill me though. She thinks that if we go in there, it will follow us to the other unit.

If she's that worried about it I wouldn't do it.

Hell, first time the wind blows heavy, boards settle, or you get a mouse she's gonna' freak out and run to church in her undies...

**Bugeater** · 10-24-2009, 09:57 AM

Hope you don't mind me posting this, the addy is nowhere to be found.

ModSocks · 10-24-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Hope you don't mind me posting this, the addy is nowhere to be found.

That's fine

ModSocks · 10-24-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

If she's that worried about it I wouldn't do it.

Hell, first time the wind blows heavy, boards settle, or you get a mouse she's gonna' freak out and run to church in her undies...

I was thinking the same thing. But if they do as good of a job on the outside of the place as they are doing on the inside, it will be a steal, and i'll feel like an idiot for not doing it.

**Rausch** · 10-24-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

I was thinking the same thing. But if they do as good of a job on the outside of the place as they are doing on the inside, it will be a steal, and i'll feel like an idiot for not doing it.

1) In this economy there will be plenty of "steals" in the housing market.

2) Once a woman gets an idea in her head good luck getting it out.

3) It's been empty for 5 years. There's a reason. Real or imagined.

4) This is your G/F, not wife. You sign a 1 year lease and she wants to leave, you = H0SED...

stormtrooper · 10-24-2009, 10:12 AM

Hell ya !! do it

**Rausch** · 10-24-2009, 10:16 AM

Hell, I guess you could always get your own reality show.

So there's that...

allen_kcCard · 10-24-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Hope you don't mind me posting this, the addy is nowhere to be found.

So...what are we looking at here?

Where is the "haunted" part?

If it were me and it was that good a deal, I would not only be getting in there, I would be asking if there could be an option to rent to own....then I would work my ass off to fix the place up over some years and make a killing on it later when the housing market is recovered and people are looking to overpay to get something they want.

If the inside is already pretty good, some hard work on that outside could makes some huge improvements, and as long as you gag the g/f with something no one would know of haunted rumors wether things happen to make you a believer or not.

Red Brooklyn · 10-24-2009, 10:16 AM

I have not read a word of this thread, but YES. Absolutely, you should.

**Bugeater** · 10-24-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by allen_kcCard

So...what are we looking at here?

Where is the "haunted" part?

If it were me and it was that good a deal, I would not only be getting in there, I would be asking if there could be an option to rent to own....then I would work my ass off to fix the place up over some years and make a killing on it later when the housing market is recovered and people are looking to overpay to get something they want.

If the inside is already pretty good, some hard work on that outside could makes some huge improvements, and as long as you gag the g/f with something no one would know of haunted rumors wether things happen to make you a believer or not.

What you see is the haunted part, I'm assuming the unit he is considering is the one you can barely see on the left.

stormtrooper · 10-24-2009, 10:25 AM

looks like the hood homie

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10-24-2009, 09:20 AM
ModSocks Needs more middle fingers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego Casino cash: $4274563	Should I move into a haunted Duplex? So my girlfriend and I have been looking to move into a bigger place for some time now. A friend of her family owns a ton of real estate in Central San Diego. She has a duplex that was built in 1932 that she wants to rent out badly. It's been abandend for the last 5 years now after a fire took out half of the duplex. The supposedly Haunted half. The Haunted half is NOT physically connected to the other half, they are a few feet apart. I will be moving into the "not haunted half" of the duplex. The building has been deemed "Historical" by the city of San Diego, and she is now forced to restore the property. The property has a very good sized front yard that will have new grass planted and a water fountain installed. The Home itself (not the haunted side) has a beautifully remodeled kitchen with a brand new stove, and brand new double doored fridge. It's a nice 2 bedroom unit with 2 hall closets, new tile flooring, new oak cabinets and so forth. It also has washer and dryer hook ups in the back and i'll be allowed to have a dog. It's on a quiet one way street at the top of a hill overlooking the rest of San Diego, about 5 minutes from the Gaslamp District and so forth. Please keep in mind that a property like this goes for at least 1100+ in San Diego, and rarely can u have pets, and rarely do you get a washer and dryer hook up. If you want a front yard, those properties are usually 2K+. It just doesn't happen on the cheap in San Diego Because the owner is a friend of the family, i can pay her the deposit whenever I feel like it. My rent would be $850. Which is killer for this home and location. The Problem: My Girlfriend claims that the other half of the Duplex is haunted. She lived there with her family as a child, and she claimed that she would see a little boy every once in awhile, just sitting in the corner of her room. She also claims that she would hear the sound of children running up and down the stairs late at night. She swears on her own life that she saw/heard these events. Recently, her cousin stayed in the haunted side because he had nowhere else to go. He stayed there for two nights and claimed that he would hear children running around the unit playing. He said he would never, ever, go back there again. So....should i stay there, or should i let a great opportunity pass me by?
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10-24-2009, 09:53 AM	#34
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6239600	I'd say it's a no brainer to keep looking. As others have pointed out. Your family and girlfriend would be freaked out, and think of the noise factor. It may be less money, but how much are you willing to pay for peace of mind and some quiet?
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