Would you live in a haunted house for cheaper rent?
People will do anything to save a buck.
Some skimp on haircuts. Some on child care. Some can’t even afford pants that reach their shoes.
But where resting your head is concerned, rent is often something you can’t cheap out on.
Trim a hundred bucks a month from your cost and you’ll be sleeping with a) bedbugs, b) screaming locomotives, or c) next to a meth lab.
That doesn’t mean people won’t try, though.
A new survey from Rent.com has revealed more than two-thirds of renters would live with ghosts or in an otherwise rumoured-to-be haunted house for a lower monthly rate.
According to the study, 69% would bunk with the Poltergeist for “the right price.” Fifty-one percent would share their home with a ghost for free rent, and 27% would open their doors to the spirits for half-price lodging.
But, wait, you didn’t think an outrageous survey would stop with only the bare essentials. There are more variables under which renters admit they’d live with ghosts. A kind of paranormal bartering system.
Rent.com concludes 30% of people would cuddle up with Casper for included utilities, and almost one-quarter (23%) said they’d do it in exchange for a free flat-screen TV with cable subscription.
Now, depending on how you look at things, there are still some rational people out there. Almost one-third (31%) of renters said they wouldn’t touch a haunted house under any circumstances, whether a complimentary toaster or bath mat or whatever be involved.
Of course, flipping that on its head, how ridiculous is it to suggest ghosts actually exist outside of the mind of Haley Joel Osment?
What’s your reaction to this? Would you stay away from an apartment spooked by the paranormal, or is this a no-brainer way to save cash from all the other suckers who buy into this kind of thing?
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: dave jones | Oct 30, 2021 8:12:53 PM
ive lived in haunted houses , tho at 1st it can seem strange , but after a while you get used to it , as ghosts cant hurt you , only when you leave a haunted house , things will seem kinda quiet and strange for a time,
so yes i would live in a haunted house , actualy i miss not living in one
Posted by: Jonathan Vlietstra | Oct 31, 2021 11:38:06 AM
Modern science still has not proven the existance of ghosts. If we haven't decided for sure by now, they probably dont exist. There are people who believe in them, people who dont, if they really existed im sure everybody would know for sure by now.
So I would live in the haunted house and take advantage of any discount I could get. And if the long shot occurs and it really is haunted, well at least I would learn something about the supernatural.
Posted by: Dr. Steed | Oct 31, 2021 12:33:19 PM
I certainly do not believe in ghosts, so if someone wants to rent out an apartment or house that is claimed to be haunted at a lower rate, then I would definitely consider it. My decision to take such dwelling would be based purely on location and factors not in anyway related to this "fantasy" or "supernatural" hogwash.
Posted by: Orabela | Nov 1, 2021 2:29:50 AM
I'm usually not one for believing in ghosts, however, I think I may already be bunking with one. For years now, every morning I wake up with some form of cuts on my hands, wrists, arms, and (last week) my leg. Usually its only slight cuts so I don't care but this morning I woke up with a deep cut on my pinky and blood on the bed. If there is a supernatural around, I wish it'd give me break.
Posted by: badmissnaughty | Nov 2, 2021 12:35:42 PM
lol, haunted houses? I don't think I would take one at a cheaper rent. That would only afford an indication that the hauntings are of a more serious nature. I've lived in a haunted house in Mississauga and I live in one now but I sure would take the house I live in now as opposed to the Mississauga house for sure! I would have to take a tour of the house to get a feel for the real before I weighing my options.
Posted by: Mike Cecchin | Nov 2, 2021 3:15:53 PM
Well considering ghosts don't exist, yes, I'd happily buy or rent at a cheaper rate to live inside a "haunted" house.
Perhaps I should start rumours about places I"m looking to buy being Haunted. Might be able to save myself $20,000 off the purchase price.
Hmm....
Posted by: Bev Ascah | Nov 2, 2021 4:22:37 PM
I live in a haunted house and love it - I am never alone, and always entertained where those two ghosts move things on me. I have seen them, and we all enjoy being with each other. It is nice to know that there is something after this world.
Posted by: T | Nov 2, 2021 8:46:42 PM
Heck yeah. I am so tired of barely making ends meet, sign me up. I sure that we could make peace with the spirit and maybe even have a little fun with it!
Posted by: Sarnia | Nov 3, 2021 6:27:20 AM
I don't think rent would be reduced if the place was haunted by friendly ghosts. Maybe an unfriendly entity. I lived in a place which was next door to a funeral home.
At first, when creepy things happened I ignored it because I figured it was my location that had me imagining things. I lived there for over a year and brushed off things my 2 & 3 yr old told me.
But when my three year old's bed was moved around the room and he was levitated off of it (with the pillow still under his head and blankets still covering him)- it was time to go.
The house has since been torn down because no one would live in it.
Posted by: Chris | Nov 5, 2021 9:39:04 AM
Probably most of the time when people talk about a "ghost" story, they are lying or there is a logical explanation for it. However, there are times when there is absolutey no question about whether or not there is another realm of existance on this planet. My house used to have one in it, and some extremely chilling things happened over and over.. it is gone now, but based on my experiences there is no question in my mind whether or not it is a real phenomenom or not.
Posted by: kris | Dec 10, 2021 12:01:48 AM
looking to rent a haunted house for under $600...
Posted by: Elizabeth | Apr 27, 2021 2:57:58 AM
I would rent in a minute a house out of the way, in the country somewhere, regardless of haunted claims. It used to be that houses stigmatized in this way were dirt cheap because noboby wanted them. Now it seems to be popular and people want a haunted house. So there go my plans of finding a cheap, out in the country, fixer upper house.
Posted by: Hotels | Jul 27, 2021 2:48:27 PM
There's no such thing as ghosts, so yes. Free money.
Posted by: m g | Mar 26, 2021 3:09:23 PM
I would absolutly love to live in a house that is haunted. It would be a investment to me I love ghosts.
Posted by: Tina | Jul 6, 2021 7:51:21 PM
Heck yeah I would. Especially for reduced rent. One good blessing of sage is all an old house needs.