Would you buy a house in which a hidden corpse was discovered?

[Malthus]

I was thinking of the case of this poor renovator:

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2007/07/25/renovator_uncovers_mummified_infant.html

He was renovating a house, when he found a mummified baby stuffed into a wall.

A tragedy, but an old one: baby dates from the 1920s. I was thinking this would have a ... problematic impact on the sale price of the house, as a certain number of buyers would not want to buy a house with a hidden creepy secret if the story was widely known.

What says Languish? Would you care? If so, why?

[DGuller]

No, but I would pretend that I care a lot when negotiating with the current owner. 

[Barrister]

I would worry if the corpse might have effected the structural integrity - causing mold or rot or something.

But the mere fact a baby died there almost 100 years?  If you're buying an old home like that you have to expect that at some time bad stuff probably happened in that house.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Nah, wouldn't care (as long as it's cleaned up and all that, of course).  But, like DGuller up there, I'd act like it when negotiating.  Dead babies in the walls means some bucks off for sure.

[Malthus]

I would worry if the corpse might have effected the structural integrity - causing mold or rot or something.

But the mere fact a baby died there almost 100 years?  If you're buying an old home like that you have to expect that at some time bad stuff probably happened in that house.

To be fair, I don't think it is the fact that a baby died that most would find problematic, but that its corpse was stuffed into a wall. That (a) strongly implies that the baby's death was somehow illicit, and (b) it is creepy to think of its little corpse stuffed in the wall all those years.

My own response is a bit of a variant on DG's - I would not care, but others might, which could affect the resale price - hence, I would want a discount. 

[Grey Fox]

Alright, we now have establish that we are all willing to try to make money off the misfortunes of others, like any other asshole.

[DGuller]

My own response is a bit of a variant on DG's - I would not care, but others might, which could affect the resale price - hence, I would want a discount. 

That's actually a better angle.

[derspiess]

Do you get to keep the corpse?

[Valmy]

Do you get to keep the corpse?

This house includes many extras like a refrigerator, washer/dryer, and mummified corpse!

[Malthus]

Do you get to keep the corpse?

Mummified babies are, arguably, not a "fixture". 

[CountDeMoney]

My own response is a bit of a variant on DG's - I would not care, but others might, which could affect the resale price - hence, I would want a discount. 

I dunno...I think the number of people that would want a discount would be exceeded by the number of freaks that would pay a premium because it would be cool.

That said, my residual Catholicism makes me superstitious enough not to want to live there; not because of finding a corpse, but I really don't need Casper the Friendly Ghost watching me masturbate.

[viper37]

I was thinking of the case of this poor renovator:

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2007/07/25/renovator_uncovers_mummified_infant.html

He was renovating a house, when he found a mummified baby stuffed into a wall.

A tragedy, but an old one: baby dates from the 1920s. I was thinking this would have a ... problematic impact on the sale price of the house, as a certain number of buyers would not want to buy a house with a hidden creepy secret if the story was widely known.

What says Languish? Would you care? If so, why?

If the price goes down, yes, I would buy it.

[The Brain]

Why would I buy a house with a hidden corpse?

[Monoriu]

I personally don't care.  But the problem is that it is safe to assume that most Chinese care very much.  I'll have real problem trying to sell it. 

[Admiral Yi]

It would probably creep me out a bit.