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Updated about 2 hours ago, 12/15/2024

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Corey Goldstein
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Satanic Rituals In This House!

Corey Goldstein
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This house has all the 'feel' of a "satanic cult". 

The people that lived there must have had severe mental and behavioral problems. Before I owned it, I visited the house and the "Elder" condoned and encouraged the 7 other family members deviant behavior. 

You can see by the pictures that this home was severely abused and turning around a house like this may or may not be worth it.

What do YOU think? Should it be gutted and rehabbed or sold?  

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JD Martin
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Shoot, that's nothing. You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked.

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That is pretty bad, but I have definitely seen worse.  I'm frequently surprised at how some people live. 

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@Corey Goldstein 

Aw, come on. Where are the protection pentacles? The summoning ring? The cages for the sacrifices? The blood spatter on the walls and floor? Satanic, my foot.

This just looks like the result of run-of-the-mill substance abuse and mental illness issues.

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Well....what are the numbers? Isn't that what it's all about. 

Side note- you could have a killer satantic ritual themed airbnb. Looks like this one is ready to list now!

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Dont see anything to suggest some satanic cult... just crappy tenants and a unit that needs a big rehab

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    Quote from @JD Martin:

    Shoot, that's nothing. You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked.


    ya thats maybe a 5 on a scale of 6.. the really bad ones you need a resperator to go into them.. and people worry about a little dab of mold these folks live in a petri dish.

    I had a call this morning from a Homicide detective as suspected murder was holed up in one of our houses.. I beg them not to beat the **** out of the house.. they could do whatever they want to the suspect preferably send in a Canine unit
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    Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:
    Quote from @JD Martin:

    Shoot, that's nothing. You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked.


    ya thats maybe a 5 on a scale of 6.. the really bad ones you need a resperator to go into them.. and people worry about a little dab of mold these folks live in a petri dish.

    I had a call this morning from a Homicide detective as suspected murder was holed up in one of our houses.. I beg them not to beat the **** out of the house.. they could do whatever they want to the suspect preferably send in a Canine unit

     Yeah, go into a house that's had someone decomposing in it for a few weeks and you find out what real putrid smells are! I once bought a house that was so terrible of cat piss that you virtually couldn't go in without a respirator and I thought I'd have to tear out the subfloors to fix. When my hardwood guys started sanding the smell was unbelievable, but we actually were able to seal the floors and get rid of the smell. 

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    Maybe there’s something satanic you know about that you didn’t share. According to the pictures it looks like extra trashy place. Trash cleans you know. 

    You give me rockstar deal we will clean the house out and even if there were satanic activities going on, we will pray for that house and dedicated it to Jesus.

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    Quote from @Joe S.:

    Maybe there’s something satanic you know about that you didn’t share. According to the pictures it looks like extra trashy place. Trash cleans you know. 

    You give me rockstar deal we will clean the house out and even if there were satanic activities going on, we will pray for that house and dedicated it to Jesus.

    "Pecunia non olet"

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    Quote from @JD Martin:
    Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:
    Quote from @JD Martin:

    Shoot, that's nothing. You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked.


    ya thats maybe a 5 on a scale of 6.. the really bad ones you need a resperator to go into them.. and people worry about a little dab of mold these folks live in a petri dish.

    I had a call this morning from a Homicide detective as suspected murder was holed up in one of our houses.. I beg them not to beat the **** out of the house.. they could do whatever they want to the suspect preferably send in a Canine unit

     Yeah, go into a house that's had someone decomposing in it for a few weeks and you find out what real putrid smells are! I once bought a house that was so terrible of cat piss that you virtually couldn't go in without a respirator and I thought I'd have to tear out the subfloors to fix. When my hardwood guys started sanding the smell was unbelievable, but we actually were able to seal the floors and get rid of the smell. 


    we have all had the cat piss house.. UGH.. I had one were we did not get to it for a while 6 months or so it was just boarded up.. when i went to sell it wholesalers were going through it said it smelled bad.. one of them finally went down to the basement and found a corpse that had been for quite a while. scared the heck out of him.. WE figured homeless or someone Od.. called the cops they hauled the body out and that was the end of that.

    Bottom line some people in America live in such filth its unimaginable to most folks.

    U do this long enough you will see it all..
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    Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:
    Quote from @JD Martin:
    Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:
    Quote from @JD Martin:

    Shoot, that's nothing. You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked.


    ya thats maybe a 5 on a scale of 6.. the really bad ones you need a resperator to go into them.. and people worry about a little dab of mold these folks live in a petri dish.

    I had a call this morning from a Homicide detective as suspected murder was holed up in one of our houses.. I beg them not to beat the **** out of the house.. they could do whatever they want to the suspect preferably send in a Canine unit

     Yeah, go into a house that's had someone decomposing in it for a few weeks and you find out what real putrid smells are! I once bought a house that was so terrible of cat piss that you virtually couldn't go in without a respirator and I thought I'd have to tear out the subfloors to fix. When my hardwood guys started sanding the smell was unbelievable, but we actually were able to seal the floors and get rid of the smell. 


    we have all had the cat piss house.. UGH.. I had one were we did not get to it for a while 6 months or so it was just boarded up.. when i went to sell it wholesalers were going through it said it smelled bad.. one of them finally went down to the basement and found a corpse that had been for quite a while. scared the heck out of him.. WE figured homeless or someone Od.. called the cops they hauled the body out and that was the end of that.

    Bottom line some people in America live in such filth its unimaginable to most folks.

    U do this long enough you will see it all..

     LOL, you're just a dream-killer with these Debbie-Downer corpse stories, Jay!

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    Fix it. The unit was crappy to begin with and this didn't happen over a short period of time. Consider periodic inspections. 

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    I don't see any evidence of satanic rituals. This looks like my Uncle Bob's house. He was just an unemployed alcoholic living off the government teat, ruining one rental after another.

    Smells like money.

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    Quote from @Jim K.:
    Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:
    Quote from @JD Martin:
    Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:
    Quote from @JD Martin:

    Shoot, that's nothing. You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked.


    ya thats maybe a 5 on a scale of 6.. the really bad ones you need a resperator to go into them.. and people worry about a little dab of mold these folks live in a petri dish.

    I had a call this morning from a Homicide detective as suspected murder was holed up in one of our houses.. I beg them not to beat the **** out of the house.. they could do whatever they want to the suspect preferably send in a Canine unit

     Yeah, go into a house that's had someone decomposing in it for a few weeks and you find out what real putrid smells are! I once bought a house that was so terrible of cat piss that you virtually couldn't go in without a respirator and I thought I'd have to tear out the subfloors to fix. When my hardwood guys started sanding the smell was unbelievable, but we actually were able to seal the floors and get rid of the smell. 


    we have all had the cat piss house.. UGH.. I had one were we did not get to it for a while 6 months or so it was just boarded up.. when i went to sell it wholesalers were going through it said it smelled bad.. one of them finally went down to the basement and found a corpse that had been for quite a while. scared the heck out of him.. WE figured homeless or someone Od.. called the cops they hauled the body out and that was the end of that.

    Bottom line some people in America live in such filth its unimaginable to most folks.

    U do this long enough you will see it all..

     LOL, you're just a dream-killer with these Debbie-Downer corpse stories, Jay!


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    Quote from @Corey Goldstein:

    This house has all the 'feel' of a "satanic cult". 

    The people that lived there must have had severe mental and behavioral problems. Before I owned it, I visited the house and the "Elder" condoned and encouraged the 7 other family members deviant behavior. 

    You can see by the pictures that this home was severely abused and turning around a house like this may or may not be worth it.

    What do YOU think? Should it be gutted and rehabbed or sold?  


     As a note investor, that is a good looking post foreclosure home.

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    attempting to respond earnestly to your post - Satanic ritual abuse is a real and serious issue that often goes completely under the radar for many reasons. In terms of property value, I dont think it would have much of an impact as SRA really isnt classified as a crime specifically because of secular laws and such and the crime would be sa, murder, extortion etc..  SRA might be an enhancement since the perpetrator committed a crime in the name of their deity? . I dont think it would affect the sale too much, as satanic rituals arent something that has to be disclosed but who knows that could change in the next four years hahaha. imagine.  Im not a lawyer, Id flip that house though. maybe get the priest to come throw some holy water on it. 

    I do however sympathize with you having to deal with some real wackjobs. 

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    Looks like a normal C- Ohio crapbox. A D property comes with a decomposing body….

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    Ah, the beauty of real estate: no matter the horrors a house has seen - satanic rituals, questionable paint choices, 1970's wallpaper - everything cleans up.

    Bloodstains? That’s just a job for peroxide and a good story for the open house. Scorch marks from unholy fires? "Industrial chic." Strange symbols carved into the floor? "Custom woodwork with an artisanal flair." Worst case, slap on some primer, throw down a rug, and voilà: a "blank canvas for the next homeowner."

    Remember: someone bought the house from The Amityville Horror.

    Best regards, Stevan

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    Quote from @Corey Goldstein:

    This house has all the 'feel' of a "satanic cult". 

    The people that lived there must have had severe mental and behavioral problems. Before I owned it, I visited the house and the "Elder" condoned and encouraged the 7 other family members deviant behavior. 

    You can see by the pictures that this home was severely abused and turning around a house like this may or may not be worth it.

    What do YOU think? Should it be gutted and rehabbed or sold?  


     When did you get into my primary residence???

    • Sam McCormack