Haunted House Hunters

Some people like living in the past. Others, like to live with it.

By Geoff Williams, FrontDoor.com | Published: 8/10/2010

Some homeowners love the idea of living with a supernatural presence.

That's the sort of statement that might make some homeowners turn pale, offer a nervous laugh and tell their real estate agent that they've reconsidered. Or maybe just laugh and brush it off. But not Turton. Intrigued and perfectly content with the idea of having a ghost in the house, she and her husband moved in.

If you don't believe in ghosts, you're probably rolling your eyes. But many people do believe, and some even relish the thought of purchasing a home known to have ghosts – or at least some homeowners, perhaps because the price has been lowered or they're simply confident that the world is a black and white place, can get past the idea that a house has a creepy past.

How else to explain why the infamous Amityville Horror home where six family members were murdered hasn't met its fate with a wrecking ball? While one family claimed the home was haunted, three other families have lived there since, reportedly without incident. The Long Island, N.Y. home is currently on the market for $1.15 million.

And then there's the house where O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered. One might think that, too, would have been destroyed, with nobody wanting to be associated with the site of two of the nation's most infamous, brutal murders, but that sold as well – granted, after being on the market for two long years. Still, even if those buyers had second thoughts about signing on the dotted line, some homeowners are enthusiastic to learn that their house is haunted and even seek that characteristic out.

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