Originally appeared at the Hallmark Abstract Service website
Home buyers: Beware of what (or who) may have been in your dream home before you got there!
This article, written by Long Island and New York City attorney Elan Wurtzel, tells an interesting tale of home buying clients who were very close getting much more from their purchase than they bargained for.
The takeaway? When you are making what could be the most expensive purchase of your lifetime, being represented and protected by a top-notch professional is critically important.
‘Poltergeist?’ by Elan Wurtzel, Esq.
“a spirit believed to manifest its presence by rappings and other noises and also by acts of mischief, such as throwing furniture about” Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition (On-Line Version)
Remember the movie Poltergeist, where a new house was inhabited by spirits because it was built on burial grounds without removing the remains? It was a scary movie and very entertaining. But is that something that really happens? Is it real or fantasy?
In the early 1980s one of my clients was looking to buy a home in the Plainview area.
After a long search they decided to buy a sprawling ranch which was built on multiple lots and included an in-ground pool. It was the perfect place to raise a family.
A generation ago, much of the Plainview area had been farmland, which was developed after World War II. In its heyday, this particular area of Plainview had been rolling farmland, situated on the western edge of West Hills with small streams and ponds dotting the area. It had all the elements of Paradise and the present residential development had some of those characteristics which made the house and neighborhood very attractive....
Read the rest of the story at the Hallmark Abstract Sentinel here.
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