Buying a house? Nevada realtors don’t have to tell you if it’s haunted

Buying a house? Nevada realtors don’t have to tell you if it’s haunted

Could your dream home be a…nightmare?

In the state of Nevada sellers are not required to tell buyers if a home is rumored to be haunted or if there have been reports of paranormal activity.

Alyssa Bethencourt reports.

"HAUNTED HOUSES" THAT POP UPWHERE PEOPLE WANT GO TO BESPOOKED - BUT THEN, THERE ARE"REAL"HAUNTED HOUSES WHERE GHOSTS ANDSPIRITS SUPPOSEDLY LIVE ON.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTERALYSSA BETHENCOURT JOINS US NOWLIVE TO EXPLAIN HOW YOUCOULD’VE BOUGHT A HAUNTED HOMEWITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT.COULD YOUR DREAM HOME BEANIGHTMARE?HERE, IN THE STATE OF NEVADA ITGHMIT BE -- BECAUSE SELLERS ARETECHNICALLY NOT REQUIRED TO TELLYOU IF A HOME IS RUMORED TO BEHAUNTED, OR IF THERE HAVE BEENREPORTS OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.TRISH NASH, A BROKER HERE INVEGAS, WITH OVER 20 YEARS OFEXPERIENCE TELLS ME THAT KIND OFINFORMATION ONLY HAS TO BEREVEALED IF A BUYER ASKSTHAT ALSO INCLUDES THINGS LIKE ADEATH ON PROPERTY OR EVEN AMURDER.NASH SAYS DESPITE THE NUMBER OFHOMES SHE HAS SOLD, SELLINGPLACES WITH KNOWN PARANORMALACTIVITY IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.TRISH NASH / OWNER, SIGNATUREGALLERY OF HOMES"IT’S NOT UNCOMMON WHERE YOUMIGHT HAVE A DEATH WITHIN THEHOME, OMSEBODY THAT IS ELDERLY,HOSPICE, THAT KIND OF THING SOOFCOURSE WE HAVE TO BE HONESTAND DISCLOSE THAT BUT OFTENTIMESTHAT CAN HINDER THE SALE OF AHOME.""LET’S SAY FOR EXAMPLE THATTHERE WAS A MURDER IN THE HOMEAND THEN THEY WANT TO GO ANDRESELL THE HOME IF THAT’S KNOWNBECAUSE EVERYTHING, YOU CAN LOOKUP EVERYTHING NOW IN THENEWSPAPER, ONLINE, THAT COULD BEAN ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD FOR THEMSELLING THEIR HOME."SO THERE YOU HAVE IT- -IF YOUSPOOK EASILY, BEST TO DO SOMERESEARCH ON A PROPERTY BEFORESIGNING ON THE LINE!ALYSSA BETHENCOURT, 1