House for sell 2016

[underthegarden]

I'm raising money for Amityville Horror House. Click to Donate: https://gofund.me/2b22f5w?pc=tw_cr_n via @gofundme

Only $700k needed, lol. I've seen weirder things funded on GoFundMe, though, often to much success.

I'm sure there will be a stipulation in the ownership contract that the house cannot be used for income-deriving purposes. Or you'd have issues with zoning laws - property can't be a B&B because it's not in a commercial zone. HOWEVER, I wish you luck! It would just be so freaking cool to spend the night, or even an hour there.

[Crash]

Amityville horror 'Airbnb' / couchsurfing. Anyone with 700k could find a way around any contract.

[underthegarden]

Amityville horror 'Airbnb' / couchsurfing. Anyone with 700k could find a way around any contract.

Perhaps, but I can imagine neighbors screaming at the new owner/Airbnb host/overnighters to GET OUT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQseahtPVAA

[DC Fan]

I'm raising money for Amityville Horror House. Click to Donate: https://gofund.me/2b22f5w?pc=tw_cr_n via @gofundme

Only $700k needed, lol. I've seen weirder things funded on GoFundMe, though, often to much success.

I'm sure there will be a stipulation in the ownership contract that the house cannot be used for income-deriving purposes. Or you'd have issues with zoning laws - property can't be a B&B because it's not in a commercial zone. HOWEVER, I wish you luck! It would just be so freaking cool to spend the night, or even an hour there.

In addition to these concerns about whether it would even be allowed to be turned into a commercial venture, I would also want to be a stockholder instead of a donor.

It would be even more cool to raise more money and redo the house to its DeFeo era look with the quarter-moon windows, dark blue siding and 6 bedroom configuration.

It might be easier to just build a B & B elsewhere that is a replica of the DeFeo house.

That being said, I also played with this pipe dream of turning it into a bed and breakfast when it was up for sale last time. It certainly is a cool idea.

[Victoria Principles]

I'm raising money for Amityville Horror House. Click to Donate: https://gofund.me/2b22f5w?pc=tw_cr_n via @gofundme

1. The house is in a neighborhood that is not zoned for commercial purposes.
2. You would never get the go-ahead to turn it into a Bed and Breakfast.
3. Are you going to have a Go Fund Me to pay the taxes and the expenses every year?

[msammons]

The house is for sale again. Here's a link to the Zillow site.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/108-O ... 6605_zpid/

No pics of the interior.

[Brooke Forrester]

Beautiful! I love it. Wish I had the $850,000!

[underthegarden]

Yes, and it still hasn't sold! Listed on 6/3, so it has been on the market for 76 days (national average time on market is 49 days). Wonder if there have been many/any bids? Wonder if they'll drop the price if it doesn't sell by Labor Day?

Or, perhaps it is time to put up interior photos (to generate more interest from non-Amityville story obsessed buyers) or perhaps ease up on all the hoops they make interested buyers jump through.

[Brooke Forrester]

Well the market isn't good for real estate right now, so I'm not surprised. The economy isn't good either, and I find the job market is tough.

[underthegarden]

Well the market isn't good for real estate right now, so I'm not surprised. The economy isn't good either, and I find the job market is tough.

I live in an area where the real estate market is absolutely bonkers. Too many overpaid tech workers, not enough housing. If the Amityville house could be relocated to my neighborhood, there would be crazy bidding wars and people offering cash. I can imagine this house going for well over $1.5M. I'm sure there's no chance of this house being transported to the West Coast, but I do think it would sell in days out here. If not hours. My family and most of my friends have been totally priced out of this crazy market and there's no end in sight. $850K would be considered a bargain price out here, believe it or not. Sigh.

Other houses in the same zip code (and on the water) as this house have gone for much less, so the buyer would definitely need to be willing to pay more for the historic aspect of the house. At the same time, the buyer would need to deal with people driving by at 3 a.m. and yelling stuff out the windows. That probably doesn't appeal to people who have young kids. So basically your market is: wealthy people without kids who have a historical interest in the house but who aren't paranormal field celebrities and who don't intend to exploit the house. It's a pretty limited market.

[Ridewithme38]

So basically your market is: wealthy people without kids who have a historical interest in the house but who aren't paranormal field celebrities and who don't intend to exploit the house. It's a pretty limited market.

The previous owner was a member of the Amityville Historical society, so i think you're right with that guess. The house next door is also for sale but, for significantly more money and has been on the market a LONG time. The two houses on Ocean close to this one, that have sold recently have been hundreds of thousands of dollars less then the $850,000 requested for this one.

Unless they drop the price, i'd say into the $500's, this house will stay on the market a LONG time.

[underthegarden]

So basically your market is: wealthy people without kids who have a historical interest in the house but who aren't paranormal field celebrities and who don't intend to exploit the house. It's a pretty limited market.

The previous owner was a member of the Amityville Historical society, so i think you're right with that guess. The house next door is also for sale but, for significantly more money and has been on the market a LONG time. The two houses on Ocean close to this one, that have sold recently have been hundreds of thousands of dollars less then the $850,000 requested for this one.

Unless they drop the price, i'd say into the $500's, this house will stay on the market a LONG time.

I was sort of expecting the price to drop over Labor Day weekend, but it's still at $850K. They still haven't added any interior shots to the listing page. What is the big mystery? I'm assuming all the furniture has been moved out and the walls painted. Why would they omit interior photos, so weird.

I know when the house first came on the market, there were articles stating there were numerous interested buyers. They seem to have disappeared, which makes me think their bids were too low.

I Googled that property nearby - the 120 Ocean Avenue property - and can't believe it's on the market for so much. Then again, it's 5000 square feet, so that's 1,400 square feet more than 108 Ocean. Plus a carriage house AND boat house. Built in 1929, not long after 108 (112), so same era. I'm assuming its on the same ley lines as well, if you are into that sort of thing.

[underthegarden]

Just noticed that the price for the house next door (larger house at 120 Ocean) dropped 16.6% - was 1.19M, now 999.99K.

According to Trulia, the number 9 helps to signify a good deal. I guess putting a ton of nines in the selling price might move the property?

[OntarioGuy1988]

Underthegarden, you mentioned ley lines... what do you think about that in relation to 108?

here's something you might find interesting, look at the lat/longitude coordinates of the house and the number 666... coincidence or?

http://www.djtricities.com/amityville/location.php

[henry_kaney]

There appears to be some sort of angel statue kneeling TOWARDS the house in this shot. Go see picture #7 under the listings.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/108-O ... 6605_zpid/

[underthegarden]

Underthegarden, you mentioned ley lines... what do you think about that in relation to 108?

here's something you might find interesting, look at the lat/longitude coordinates of the house and the number 666... coincidence or?

http://www.djtricities.com/amityville/location.php

Honestly, I had never really looked into ley lines until I found a reference to them on this board. I know that the concept of ley lines is generally written off as pseudoscience. However, I do think that certain places have a sort of energy that might cause some visitors or occupants to feel uneasy and/or unwell. Perhaps other visitors feel more perceptive or in tune with natural forces. If you have ever been to Yosemite, you notice how the energy there is off the charts - in addition to raw physical beauty, it has an otherworldliness that basically knocks you socks off. Yosemite is said to be at the intersection of many powerful key lines. It also has many ponds, streams, and waterfalls, which perhaps amplifies that energy.

The Amityville properties are near water. If there were ley lines (no idea if there are), maybe the proximity to water affects their energy (if you believe in that).

[underthegarden]

There appears to be some sort of angel statue kneeling TOWARDS the house in this shot. Go see picture #7 under the listings.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/108-O ... 6605_zpid/

Interesting. Does the direction the angel is facing mean anything? I've always found angel statutes to be more creepy than protective, so I am a little biased.

I love how all all the blinds/shades on most of the windows are drawn/closed. In addition to no interior photos, there are no photos where we are offered even a small peek inside. This of course adds to the mystique. Everything is so guarded; to gain a glance, you have to jump through so many hoops. I am kind of surprised there have been no info leaks by prospective buyers. Like an anonymous "I did a walk-through and this is my impression" sort of blog post.

I know my imagination tends to run wilder when it is clear information is being unusually withheld. The lack of interior shots is just bizarre. Maybe the walls need paint? Maybe they don't want people analyzing ever mark and scratch and dent? But still, I can't help but wondering if there is a more curious reason.

[BNSF18]

That would be pretty cool to own the house but I'd never live in it (aside from the cost) I'd be too scared of hauntings

[Ridewithme38]

Halloween was a mess. Amityville Police on Ocean and either off duty police or security standing in the driveway of 108 handing out candy.

From what i've been able to tell recently, the house MAY be empty. The home owners cars don't seem to be coming and going anymore.

[OntarioGuy1988]

Halloween was a mess. Amityville Police on Ocean and either off duty police or security standing in the driveway of 108 handing out candy.

From what i've been able to tell recently, the house MAY be empty. The home owners cars don't seem to be coming and going anymore.

Wow that is interesting. Please keep us up to date on things there

Would you stay in the house for onenight if you could? I'm certain paranormal activity still goes on in that house, I've heard a local say before on this forum they would hear banging/weird music/arguing voices coming from the house at night when it was empty.... who knows

[Victoria Principles]

Halloween was a mess. Amityville Police on Ocean and either off duty police or security standing in the driveway of 108 handing out candy.

From what i've been able to tell recently, the house MAY be empty. The home owners cars don't seem to be coming and going anymore.

Wow that is interesting. Please keep us up to date on things there

Would you stay in the house for onenight if you could? I'm certain paranormal activity still goes on in that house, I've heard a local say before on this forum they would hear banging/weird music/arguing voices coming from the house at night when it was empty.... who knows

If they hear the voices, then why don't they get a recording of it?

I also heard a local say the world is flat.