Post to SinFongChanRE.wix on 30/12/2017 at 3:04 AM
Commenting on “What’s really going on when someone thinks their house is haunted”
https://www.domain.com.au/living/whats-really-going-on-when-someone-thinks-their-house-is-haunted-20171218-gzz2cs/
I know this post is going to be the most read blog for 2017. Whether you are superstitious, a religious believer, a feng shui practitioner or just a skeptic of paranormal event, you may treat it as mumbo jumbo, informative or entertaining.
As a small boy, I heard stories about fairies, wicked witches, bomoh, angels, and even the Almighty God. Some of these scared me but never scarred my tender memory, because I understood then that not everything needed to appear in physical form or present to represent their existence. To support my argument, I used thought and memory to justify the existence of both although I had never seen them.
It dates back to more than twenty five years ago, after the weekly stock run - inspecting properties listed during the past week. The sales staff visited an one and half years old own-occupied home. It was part Federation style, and part contemporary style. As usual, my team of buddies consisted of four members including an English-Aussie lady, would gather in one of our cubicles and have a chat fest upon returning to the office.
I described my "hairy" experience when I was inspecting the laundry and walking pass the passage way of the house that we visited about an hour ago. To my surprise, the lady felt the same. She "admitted" she had sixth sense.
The property was a bright house, with plenty of morning sunlight shining through some of floor-to-ceiling windows. Strictly speaking, the house temperature was just comfortable, and not nippy at all, and yet both the lady and I were showing goose-bumps as we were inspecting those locations mentioned above.
After that open and frank discussion, our team would exchange notes about our "experience" after each stock run, or inspection of a new listing.
I hinted before in my writing that if you do not feel comfortable without any logical reason when you enter the house or inspect some part in the house, no matter how much you like the rest of the house, I do suggest you do not proceed with any offer to purchase.
Whether your goose bumps are popping up, or you just feel the presence of some beings, such experience will affect you or other family members psychologically and it is unlikely that the house will turn into a happy home.
I heard of babies or young children being very sensitive to some unexplained phenomena. Some seem to cry without reason at particular part of a house. The cry is not due to hunger or physical discomfort, and they resume to their normal selves after leaving the property. Besides babies and young children, puppies seem to have that extra sense.
There were times I would not stay inside a house during open-for-inspection; It had nothing to do with say the stinking smell of cat pee or untidiness of the house. Somehow I felt uncomfortable to remain in the house, even after trying to deal with the situation with my bag of tricks.
I was very particular about the lighting inside the properties that I listed. I liked all the blinds or curtains drawn wide open, and all lights switched on. I normally advised my clients to change light bulbs to higher wattage if necessary. “Romantic” dim lighting was unlikely to work well for daytime open for inspection, anyway.
Certain photos or pictures, especially of the former deceased owners or close relatives, conspicuously displayed including being hung on the wall, did not go down well with me. I would advise the present owners to remove them or replace them with other images temporarily during the campaign period. That was not always welcomed by the owners.
I have other experiences but prefer to keep them untold. Do you have a story to tell or share with other readers?
Thank you for reading.
Commenting on “What’s really going on when someone thinks their house is haunted”
https://www.domain.com.au/living/whats-really-going-on-when-someone-thinks-their-house-is-haunted-20171218-gzz2cs/
I know this post is going to be the most read blog for 2017. Whether you are superstitious, a religious believer, a feng shui practitioner or just a skeptic of paranormal event, you may treat it as mumbo jumbo, informative or entertaining.
As a small boy, I heard stories about fairies, wicked witches, bomoh, angels, and even the Almighty God. Some of these scared me but never scarred my tender memory, because I understood then that not everything needed to appear in physical form or present to represent their existence. To support my argument, I used thought and memory to justify the existence of both although I had never seen them.
It dates back to more than twenty five years ago, after the weekly stock run - inspecting properties listed during the past week. The sales staff visited an one and half years old own-occupied home. It was part Federation style, and part contemporary style. As usual, my team of buddies consisted of four members including an English-Aussie lady, would gather in one of our cubicles and have a chat fest upon returning to the office.
I described my "hairy" experience when I was inspecting the laundry and walking pass the passage way of the house that we visited about an hour ago. To my surprise, the lady felt the same. She "admitted" she had sixth sense.
The property was a bright house, with plenty of morning sunlight shining through some of floor-to-ceiling windows. Strictly speaking, the house temperature was just comfortable, and not nippy at all, and yet both the lady and I were showing goose-bumps as we were inspecting those locations mentioned above.
After that open and frank discussion, our team would exchange notes about our "experience" after each stock run, or inspection of a new listing.
I hinted before in my writing that if you do not feel comfortable without any logical reason when you enter the house or inspect some part in the house, no matter how much you like the rest of the house, I do suggest you do not proceed with any offer to purchase.
Whether your goose bumps are popping up, or you just feel the presence of some beings, such experience will affect you or other family members psychologically and it is unlikely that the house will turn into a happy home.
I heard of babies or young children being very sensitive to some unexplained phenomena. Some seem to cry without reason at particular part of a house. The cry is not due to hunger or physical discomfort, and they resume to their normal selves after leaving the property. Besides babies and young children, puppies seem to have that extra sense.
There were times I would not stay inside a house during open-for-inspection; It had nothing to do with say the stinking smell of cat pee or untidiness of the house. Somehow I felt uncomfortable to remain in the house, even after trying to deal with the situation with my bag of tricks.
I was very particular about the lighting inside the properties that I listed. I liked all the blinds or curtains drawn wide open, and all lights switched on. I normally advised my clients to change light bulbs to higher wattage if necessary. “Romantic” dim lighting was unlikely to work well for daytime open for inspection, anyway.
Certain photos or pictures, especially of the former deceased owners or close relatives, conspicuously displayed including being hung on the wall, did not go down well with me. I would advise the present owners to remove them or replace them with other images temporarily during the campaign period. That was not always welcomed by the owners.
I have other experiences but prefer to keep them untold. Do you have a story to tell or share with other readers?
Thank you for reading.
