A Real Estate Ghost Story
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Joshua Ferris in Blog
In the spirit of Halloween I thought I’d share a couple experiences I had while on tour last weekend. Touring homes with clients, we encountered two homes that were both odd.
The first home was located in the Town of Blooming Grove, near the historic Village of Washingtonville, and was accessible only after we took down the chain guarding the road.
It took us a minute to find the home at the end of a long, narrow wooded driveway. We looked through the home and could immediately tell it had been a while since the house was last occupied. A blood red carpet stretched throughout the living room and the overall ambiance was creepy.
Okay, maybe I’m being a little dramatic. Let’s get right to the picture of ghostly orbs:
I’ll concede that the orbs to the left may have been dust particles since we did walk past that part of the room to see a bedroom (with a chair sitting in the closet, facing out). The one that has us puzzled is the orb right in front of the sofa.
Here’s a closer look that orb, circled in white:
What say ye? Ghost orb or simply dust particles?
The second house (no picture, sorry) was built circa 1850 in the Village of Goshen New York. Goshen is well known for some of its haunts including the Salesian School where the suspicious death of 9-year old Paul Ramos Jr. remains a mystery to this day.
In the second house we only stayed for a few minutes because of the extensive mold and water damage in the home. The strange thing that occurred in this home was purely audible. I didn’t hear it but my clients mentioned a distinct whistling noise coming from the kitchen as I opened the door. They even asked if someone was making tea inside before I disclosed to them that the home was vacant.
Inside, the whistling sound got louder and louder until reaching it’s peak in the kitchen, over the stove. That’s all the ghost stories I have from that tour but if I encounter more I’ll be sure to write about them. Bringing my camera with me next time too!
