Foreclosure Home Buyer Gets Corpse in the Deal

A Florida newspaper recently reported that the buyer of a foreclosed home bought something more he bargained for. The surprise was none other than a corpse, and apparently not a fresh one. The story, which includes more details on the episode, was reposted in today's zerohedge.com.

The story noted the house had been in foreclosure for three years. The holding bank, unwilling to sell at a loss, let the structure sit there. No one bothered to knock on the door, mow the lawn, or wonder why debt notices went unanswered. Interestingly, neighbors (at least those willing to be interviewed by journalists) seemed to be at a loss over what happened during those thirty-six months of the holding bank's indifference to the home's condition. What were they thinking? Was anyone even a teensy, weensy bit curious?

Frankly, though, Florida strikes me as a Petri dish for weirdness. The Sunshine State features a long list of unpleasant oddballs, from corrupt politicians to real estate sharks, from unscrupulous medical practitioners to protected college football rapists, from wacky right-wing rednecks to wacked-out liberal milquetoasts.

Well, at least the housing is relatively inexpensive. And the dead body -- well, that's on the house.