are people aware of their neighbor's houses might be producing meth before buying it?

Submitted by NecessaryMistake9754 t3_11xvf7i in newhampshire

so i was home shopping and recently came across a website https://www.dea.gov/clan-lab where it has records (not comprehensive) of homes that have been used as a meth lab. i saw that many of the houses next to these meth labs are recently sold at pretty astronomical prices (upward of 400k/500k/600k). are home buyers aware of the neighbor's stigmatized house? where in NH can I find more information about these? i obviously don't want to be a neighbor of a meth production site.

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[deleted] t1_jd50lg2 wrote

Half these recent homebuyers are putting offers in sight unseen… if a little meth lab next door is gonna stop you, you’re never gonna get a house in this market.

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FatLionGuy t1_jd5ew8u wrote

Those days aren’t really around anymore my friend.

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danmac1152 t1_jd7rr0x wrote

Not to mention how many meth labs do you think are actually in NH? You never know, there may be a small mom and pop type deal out there but as far as I know from what I’ve read, it’s almost impossible to make the stuff without access to heavily restricted industrial chemicals. They have factories cranking it out south of the border. I genuinely wouldn’t worry about this in NH.

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NecessaryMistake9754 OP t1_jd50srv wrote

>if a little meth lab next door is gonna stop you, you’re never gonna get a house in this market.

would you live next to a meth lab?

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z-eldapin t1_jd545ar wrote

Realtors only have to disclose certain things when selling a house.

Checking out the neighbors lies solely on the buyer.

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FatLionGuy t1_jd5eqj9 wrote

If we are aware, we definitely have to disclose if it’s produced at the property and/ or the client asks about neighbors.

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FatLionGuy t1_jd5eqxy wrote

If we are aware, we definitely have to disclose if it’s produced at the property and/ or the client asks about neighbors.

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cumsona t1_jd53epi wrote

if it's between that and not having a home, then yea

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[deleted] t1_jd54ayd wrote

It’s adorable that you think current buyers have a choice in the matter.

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NewPhoenix77 t1_jd51zoa wrote

I haven’t told my neighbors about my meth lab yet.

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Icy-Neck-2422 t1_jd52wbr wrote

Home cooks are largely a thing of the past. It's more of a cartel thing and produced on a large scale.

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vexingsilence t1_jd5h1yj wrote

Not sure what the point of that site is. It's not clandestine if the DEA knows about it, and presumably it's been busted and cleaned up.

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ZacPetkanas t1_jd7ikg7 wrote

> It's not clandestine if the DEA knows about it, and presumably it's been busted and cleaned up.

Years ago I saw a listing for a house in Berlin (IIRC) that was super cheap even by Berlin pricing. In the description was something like: "Do not enter, hazardous chemical site." and a link to the DEA. Busted but not cleaned.

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gweased_pig t1_jd5nis8 wrote

Buy it cheap, call in the cops on the meth lab. No prob.

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soul-on-ice11 t1_jd6zds2 wrote

Shut up im trying to sell my house right now. We dont need this noise..

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tzac6 t1_jd9pf5z wrote

Shut up im trying to sell my meth right now. We don’t need these neighbors..

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Low_Alarm_925 t1_jd7to2k wrote

Never much cared what my neighbors were doing, especially what they did before I even got there...

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Twerks4Jesus t1_jd63chf wrote

I too would love to know where these awful places are for no reason what so ever.

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baxterstate t1_jd7e5ov wrote

Real estate agents depend on referrals. If I hire a buyer’s broker, I’d tell them I expect to be informed of any issues that would affect the value of the house that they know about or should know about. If a law that affects my purchase is likely to be passed, I want to know about it. I want my broker to look out for me as they would themselves. If they don’t, they won’t get a good referral out of me and I might sue.

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smartest_kobold t1_jd50smt wrote

I'll tell you what my grandma told me. Don't buy meth until it's produced.

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