‘Poverty ghost’ scarier than the dead for practical Taiwan ‘haunted house’ buyers
- Big villa for sale at knock-down price has ‘ghost’ from drug overdose death, as property prices go up more young snap up cheaper ‘haunted’ homes
A property agent in Taiwan, who advertised a house in which someone had died, has sparked a discussion on social media after online observers dubbed it a “happy haunted house” because the death was not violent.
In mid-May, the agent in the island’s Yilan county, posted information on the company’s Facebook account about a villa with two garages for sale, the news website ftvnews.com.tw reported.
The four-storey property – built 29 years ago – has a total floor area of 210 square metres, eight bedrooms, two living rooms and five bathrooms.
It was on the market for NT$9.8 million (US$304,000), much cheaper than its original price of NT$13.8 million, because of its “haunted” history after someone died on the premises.
Two years ago, after the owner turned the house into a bed and breakfast hotel, a guest died from a drug overdose.
The owner was unperturbed by the death and continued to live there for two years.