We believe in your ability as an ARMLS subscriber to sell even the most challenging properties, like the infamous Murder Castle! Here’s a sample of how your public remarks could captivate potential buyers:
Public Remarks: A three-story, mixed-use building in Chicago, featuring a hotel on the second floor and apartments on the third. The ground level offers space ideal for shops and retail. With over 100 rooms and a unique maze-like layout, this property is truly one-of-a-kind. Renovations include quirky features like doors that open into brick walls, windowless rooms and dead-end staircases.
Designed with a labyrinth of hidden, soundproof rooms and trapdoors, this property offers endless opportunities for creative use, perfect for concealing furniture or other items. This property also features an airless vault and chutes that drop to the partially finished basement, used by the previous owner for, let’s say, scientific experiments and research. This property is the deal of a lifetime. Call this your new dream castle! |
Photo by Chicago Tribune historical photo, H.H. Holmes “murder castle” is seen here in March 1937
The History Behind the Murder Castle
This property in Chicago was owned and designed by H.H. Holmes. In August 1886, Holmes moved to Illinois and adopted the alias “H. H. Holmes,” becoming one of America’s earliest documented serial killers. The infamous “Murder Castle” earned its name from sensationalist yellow journalism, though there is no concrete evidence that Holmes committed murders there. The building was demolished in 1938, and today a U.S. Post Office stands in its place, no lingering stigmas attached.
Photo by Jenkins, J. Philip (2024, April 26). H.H. Holmes. Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spooky Stigmas in Real Estate
Sometimes properties have spooky stigmas, whether real or imagined, but nothing in ARMLS Flexmls is too ominous. At best, in a search of Public Remarks spooky words, you will find:
Spooky Word | Occurrences in Flexmls Public Remarks |
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Ghost | 10 |
Killer | 4 |
Devil | 2 |
Magic | 74 |
Buyer Behavior and Haunted Houses
Last spooky fact! According to an Inman survey, 27% of people surveyed knew of a suspected haunted house and purchased it anyway. About one in three buyers experienced buyer’s remorse as a result, but here’s the real fright: Most people surveyed stated high interest rates and unexpected costs related to homeownership were the scariest of all! Oh, the horrors!
If you want to see some genuinely spooky property for sale nationwide, check out this blog!
Happy Halloween from ARMLS!
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