Some houses that are up for sale may come with an extra resident.  They won't eat your food or make your water bill go up, but nevertheless you will feel their presence.  That's because the extra resident is a ghost.  In the current real estate market it is tough to sell a home much less a haunted one.  It can be done, but it takes a little more effort for the seller and the real estate agent.

1. Find ot what your state's laws are in regards to selling a haunted house.  Some states require you to write something alluding to the poltergeists in the contract and if not, there may be financial repercussions.
2. Practice full disclosure when selling your home.  Don't just tell your potential buyer that the place is haunted, tell them exactly what happened there.  You don't want them to move in and have a neighbor informing them six people were murdered in the attic.
3. Just because it's a haunted house doesn't mean it has to look haunted.  Give the place a new coat of paint and clean up the dead trees.  If you want to de-spookify it from the inside, call in a medium and try to appease or get rid of the spirits.
4. Prices can be all over the place when it comes to hauted houses.  Some people will spend more for the history and other people couldn't be paid enough to live in a home where ghosts live.  One agent says in her experience, haunted homes sell for 10-20% less than comparable un-haunted houses.
5. Like we said earlier, the market is difficult as is and it can be even more difficult when the house has spirits.  Just be patient and the right person will come along and purchase it.

Would you live in a haunted house?  Any other tips?

When you're going to buy a house, you can get homes worth millions of dollars for a fraction of the cost.  When you're the one selling your home, however, you may find it difficult.  Fewer people are looking for houses right now and those that are looking, only want to pay pennies on the dollar for what your home is valued at.  People are also reluctant to change homes when things like job security are so tentative right now.  So how do you sell your home?  There are a few easy steps you can follow to help making the home transition easier.

1. Enlist the services of a skilled real estate agent. This professional can help you with everything from setting the right price to staging your home's interiors. Call several agents when searching. Ask these agents how many homes they've sold in the current market. Ask them, too, how close they've gotten to their sellers' original asking prices.
2. Agree with your agent on the right price for your home. In a bad market, an overpriced home can sit for months without attracting any serious offers. Buyers have too many other options to waste time negotiating with you on your sales price. By setting a price that's low, but fair, you'll nab the most offers. Your agent will help you find this price by showing you examples of the prices that local homes similar to yours have recently nabbed. You can then adjust your asking price upward or downward, depending on how your home compares to these.
3. Draft a marketing plan for your home with the help your real estate agent. In a bad market, it's even more important to promote your property to as wide an audience as possible. You'll need to advertise in print publications, of course, but also on as many real estate websites as possible. If you are selling a more expensive home, advertise in niche publications that target doctors, lawyers and other well-paid professionals. If you're selling a single-story ranch house, market it in publications servicing senior citizens who'd appreciate the lack of stairs.
4. Hold regular open houses. You probably won't find a buyer for your house at an open house. But other real estate agents who attend the open house might know of clients who'd be perfect for your home. The more people who know that your home is on the market, the better. Broker open houses, in which only real estate agents attend, are also effective ways at getting your listing noticed by agents who might have clients looking for your type of residence.

What other suggestions would you have?