How would you feel about purchasing a house that has been hit by six cars in nine years? That’s the question a family in Raleigh, NC is asking after their house was hit for the 6th time last month (some of them fatal). According to a recent article in Fast Company, the house sits on the corner of a divided road and the entrance to a subdivision – near a sharp curve in the road – and is the victim of bad street design. The current owners purchased the home in 2004 (aware of at least one prior crash) and experienced the 1st of the six crashes in 2007 when racing teenagers lost control. Most recently they have been the subject of a petition asking the city of Raleigh to buy their home and demolish it. While we’re not sure where that effort will lead, one thing is for certain; for better or worse, do your due diligence about a property’s history before you buy it.
“The city put up some new signs, and there were four accident-free years. Then, on a Saturday afternoon, with family and friends gathered in the living room, a drunk driver hit the wall in front of the house. A stop sign ricocheted toward the window, barely missing Bernarte’s daughter”
Click here to read “Raleigh man fed up after house hit by car for 6th time” on ABC11.com
