NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Alexandra Chauran, a 32-year-old fortune teller in Issaquah, Wash., bought a home there with her husband in December 2011. But she hardly blinked at the $350,000 asking price when she discovered the house was haunted.
A possessed property -- perhaps a deal-breaker to some -- actually allows a seller to command a premium on the real estate market when the buyer is an enthusiast of the occult like Chauran. It's hard for experts to put a finger on the exact value a ghost adds, but that intangible factor can clinch a deal.
Chauran and her husband met the previous owner of the four-bedroom, three-bath home who explained how the spirit of a boy who died on the property still lingers. That's when the Chaurans decided they had to make this their home and brought their two young children in tow when they signed on the dotted line.
"The story just increased our enthusias
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