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Paul Sandhu#5 Short-Term & Vacation Rental Discussions Contributor
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Paranormal activity in a STR.

Paul Sandhu#5 Short-Term & Vacation Rental Discussions Contributor
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I have 22 furnished houses and apartments in my town.  82 beds total.  21 of the units have no complaints about paranormal activity.

My biggest house is a 3 story, 4 bathroom, 6 bedroom house with 9 beds. It was built in 1908. A person fell to his death when it was being built.

 Half of the people that stay there have nothing unusual to say. 

The other half say...things move across the mantle over the fireplace, pictures move across the room, water turns on on its own, locked doors are found wide open, lights turn on on their own, shadows of a person walking up the stairs when there is no person, etc.

The last in there was 6 people.  They stayed there for a month and they moved out.  Their food was disappearing and the locked doors would be found open.  I heard this from the other contractors they work with.  $1050/week is what they paid.

This activity is going to continue, IMO. 

Questions:

Should I tell new renters they may see strange activity? This will give them a mental bias.

Should I just rent out the place and let renters use their own untainted judgement about the house?

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James Palassis
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I would get testimonials from the guests that have witnessed things. Use it for marketing your property. Many people would stay just to get a chance to see something abnormal. BTW I agree with @Thomas S. about the "activity."

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