This Historic Wisconsin Hotel Is Listed Well Below Market Value — But It's Reportedly HauntedThe 5,500-square-foot property includes a large bar and grill.
ByAmanda Breen•
In today's tumultuousreal estate market, somehome buyersmight have to overlook aspects that would otherwise be deal-breakers — like ghosts.
That's the case for one Humbird, Wisconsin listing, at least. According toRealtor, the 5,500-square-foot property, built in 1869, comes with a lot of history in addition to its "many updates."
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The commercial property, priced at $279,900, serves as a six-room hotel and includes a large bar and grill. It also comes with an 1,800-square-foot "open concept" residence that boasts two large living rooms, a kitchen, a bedroom and a detached two-car garage.
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But, per the listing, the building "could behaunted," as numerous reports from previous owners and guests detail "supernatural activities." The property was even examined by aMinnesota ghost-hunter grouprecently.
"The owners were sitting in the bar, and there was this hanging light and it started to move," listing agent Julie Bahnub of Bahnub Realty, LLC, toldRealtor. "One person got up and stopped it from moving and said he could feel the force of somebody pulling it, so he sat down and it just continued to spin."
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Still, the large property is somewhat of a bargain: According toRedfin, the median list price in Wisconsin is $299,900, with an average price-per-square-foot of $159. The Humbird property is priced at just $51 per square foot.