if you’ve ever sold a home you’ve likely been made aware that you have to disclose any physical issues with your house including a cracked foundation pests any health hazards like lead paint and property damage issues you may even know that you have to disclose what’s known as “emotional defects” with the home including any murders suicides or violent crimes that may have happened on the property but did you know that you have to disclose any paranormal activity too a 1991 case in the new york supreme court appellate division known as stambovsky v ackley commonly known as the ghostbusters decision held that a home whose owner had previously advertised to the public that it was haunted by ghosts was legally haunted for the purposes of an action for cancelation brought by a subsequent buyer of the house read more how scary is the housing market high mortgage rates low builder confidence have buyers spooked therefore whether you believe in ghosts or not it may be smart to cover all of your bases as a possible seller or buyer  heres how youd do that first if you’re spooked away from the housing market due to high interest rates and low affordability benzinga has you covered did you know you can invest in rental properties for as little as 100 and make passive income check this out it really works do your research on your states disclosure laws as a seller the requirements for what sellers must tell buyers differ by state sometimes youll learn everything there is to know about a houses past but theres also a risk you might not do independent research on the property as a buyer check historical documents and newspaper clippings to discover if any deaths that you should be aware of occurred at that house find out if the house was built on a former battleground or an old burial site by researching the land on which the house exists as a buyer talk to the neighbors neighbors typically get the inside scoop on everything going on in the area including any tales about a nearby haunted house as a buyer check the buy sell and repair history of the house the buy and sell history of the house is another item that could provide some intriguing hints about its background read next will homeownership soon be a thing of the past the strategy millennials are using to enter real estate market