Need proof that we’re living in a hot housing market? And that sometimes it pays to own a haunted house? In September 2020, news broke that the then-current owners of the Conjuring House, Cory and Jennifer Heinzen, had listed it for sale for $1.2 million. But would it sell for that?
They’d bought it for much less than that ($439,000) in 2019. If they were able to get their asking price, they’d nearly triple what they bought it for —in two years! That’s a heck of a decent ROI! (Return on investment.)
So what happened? How much did the Conjuring House sell for? Below asking price, right on the money, or over? Who bought it? And most importantly, what’s its fate now? Will the para curious still be allowed to investigate and stay overnight?
The Conjuring House Sells for $1.5 Million
Well, it took about eight months, but WPRI.com recently reported that after considering 10 offers, the Heinzens found the right buyer. The sale was a little over $1.5 million. ($1.525 million to be exact, or 27% above the original asking price.)
The transfer of ownership will happen pretty quick now too. It’s set to close on Thursday, May 26.
Sale Stipulations
According to 6Park.News/RhodeIsland, the Heinzens stipulated certain conditions for the sale of the house, including interviewing all prospective buyers. If a buyer refused, no matter how awesome their offer, the Heinzens refused to entertain it.
But why interview buyers at all?
Because among other things, they wanted to make sure the buyer honored the following requirements:
- Continue to maintain the house as a business.
- Still allow overnight stays and paranormal investigations, including honoring remaining 2022 bookings.
- That the owner did not actually live in the house. (For their own protection.)
So there’s the answer to the other big question we had: what will the new owner do with the house? They’re going to keep it going as a paranormal business!
Speaking of the owner, let’s take a look at what we know about her so far.
The Conjuring House’s New Owner
According to 6Park.News/RhodeIsland, the new owner is Jacqueline Nuñez, a 58-year-old developer who lives in Boston. But she doesn’t believe a demon dwells in the house. She does believe the house amplifies “energy, attitudes and beliefs,” though.
As 6Park quoted her, “If your ultimate goal is to be terrified, you can deliver. Or if you go there to connect with a loved one, it can give you that as well.”
Nuñez also plans to team up with the Perron family for events, and possibly even transform the house into a “center of learning.”
Nuñez and Perron ultimately envision it being a place where people can come to connect with spirits, including ones “that are not connected to the house, but to them personally.”
As Andrea Perron was quoted in the article, “It’s time to make the farm a place of love.”
Check-In
If a place could help you connect with a deceased loved one, would you visit it?
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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It’d be tempting to visit a place in order to connect with a deceased loved one, but I would strive to take a LONG term view… I’d eventually join them, and we could catch up then. No need to bother their peace in the mean time.
What a thoughtful, wonderful answer that demonstrates what a kind soul you are, Priscilla. THANK YOU for this. I’m so grateful for all your comments but sometimes they’re soul food.