‘Weirdest And Creepiest Thing I Have Found’: Texas Realtor Shows Clients A House. Then They Look In The Attic

A real estate agent in Southeast Texas has the internet shocked after revealing what she discovered in the attic of a home she was showing.

In a video with over 45,000 views, TikToker Alex Harper (@alexeharper) explains how one house showing ended up becoming a nightmare complete with late-night visits from the police and more.

To start, Harper says she was showing a couple a house when one of them decided they wanted to look in the attic, which could only be accessed from the primary bedroom. Harper says she allowed him to go up to the attic. But when he came down, she recalls him holding something strange: soundproofing foam.

“He proceeds to tell me there’s a room framed up here,” Harper says. She notes the room was filled with soundproofing.

“I was like, ‘Shut up. What do you mean?’” she recalls questioning.

The Story Gets Weirder

Harper says she decided to check out the room for herself, discovering that it was heavily soundproofed. Thick foam lined the interior, and the walls had insulation and carpet padding on the outside of them, she recounts. There was also only a single bulb in the room, with no other electrical outlets. And, she says, there were several children’s suitcases on the floor.

“This house is vacant,” Harper explains. “An investor had purchased it so many years ago. … There’s nothing in this house. But there’s some children’s suitcases in the attic.”

Naturally, Harper thought this was strange. But she says she didn’t think too much about it. In her words, “If you’re a real estate agent, and you’ve done this for long enough, you know that you see very unorthodox things in people’s houses.”

However, upon relaying this story to her father later, she says that he asked her a question that stopped her in her tracks.

“He proceeds to look at me, terrified, and said, ‘Was there a door on this room?’” Harper states. “And in that moment, I’m like, ‘You know, I don’t know. I don’t know if there was a door.’ And he said, ‘You need to know if there’s a door.’”

Harper then realized that there was, in fact, a door to this attic room—a door with no handle on the inside that could only be locked from the outside.

Harper says it was at this point that she decided to get the police involved.

The Police Arrive

In a follow-up video, Harper says that she coordinated with the owner of the house and the agent to resolve these concerns. From there, she says she called the non-emergency police line. And about an hour later, a police officer returned her call and agreed to investigate, traveling to the house with her late that evening.

Inside the attic, they examined the strange room in detail. Their investigation, she says, resulted in the discovery of more disturbing items. She says they found disconnected air ducts that may have once brought ventilation to the room as well as numerous baby girl clothes and toys scattered throughout the insulation and rafters.

Harper says she believes they were taking the situation seriously. However, she says they also offered potential explanations for the room that she didn’t quite buy.

“They were like, ‘Maybe it was their grandkids’ stuff… maybe they played up here,’” Harper says. “I looked at this man like, ‘The nerve! Do you know anybody’s grandchildren or children that are just playing in the attic?’”

Some commenters also thought it could have been a grow room for illegal drugs. But Harper doesn’t buy that theory, either.

A Possible Solution

In her final video on the subject, Harper says she was then called by detectives to visit the room again. This time around, the detectives also floated the “grow room” theory. Though the presence of so much soundproofing makes this theory unlikely.

After the detectives left, Harper says she was called by the authorities the next day. They thanked her for reporting the issue and announced that they had a new theory: The space was a music studio.

“He says that they went down the line, basically, of everyone that’s ever owned the home. And they tell me who the original people were… who it was sold to and that they ended up getting in touch with someone that built the room,” Harper details. “So this person tells him, ‘Um, yeah, I built this room to be a music studio.’”

Harper says she is not satisfied with this answer. She adds videos of the attic to show how she isn’t sure the space was used as a music studio. She also mentions how one of the owners installed a spinning roof vent in the room, implying it required ventilation.

“Apparently, this person told the detective, ‘You know, come to think of it, I’m sure that room does look pretty creepy, considering all the materials I used,’” Harper says. “My mind immediately goes straight to, ‘Why would you have a music studio in your attic?’”

She goes on to say that the owner who built the supposed studio was single, childless, and had plenty of space inside the home for a studio.

To close the video, Harper says that the detective is still looking into the case, and she still has considerable suspicions about the whole thing.

Is The Music Studio Theory Plausible?

While Harper may have her doubts, the “music studio” theory isn’t actually that far-fetched.

Soundproofing a room isn’t as simple as adding a bunch of foam insulation to walls. Professional soundproofing requires one to add in insulation, air gaps, and more, which is why a common solution to this issue is simply building a room within a room.

While this is effective, this makes the area hard to reuse for other purposes without tearing out everything one has installed. This explains why so many amateur and professional musicians alike end up building home studios in spaces that don’t have other uses, such as an unused garage, an unfinished basement, or an attic.

Some commenters questioned why the room wouldn’t be set up with electrical equipment as a result. But it’s uncertain whether such electrical equipment would be required for such a space. For example, this could have been not a studio but a rehearsal space. And a drummer, an acoustic guitar player, or a singer could all rehearse in such a space without issue.

Additionally, given the layout of the area, it’s unlikely that it was intended for recording. But, if someone wanted to record, many modern home recording setups allow one to do easy, lightweight recordings with microphones wired into an interface and plugged into a laptop, no external power required.

What About The Door And The Suitcases?

Regarding the door, it’s unclear if this was the original door. Soundproofing a door is notoriously difficult, and a true soundproof door would be substantially thicker and further covered in sound-dampening foam.

However, assuming that this was the original door, there’s no reason to believe that the doorknob has always been missing. By Harper’s own account, the house has gone through several owners since the person who built the studio; it’s possible that the doorknob fell off during one of the other owners’ regular use, and, as they did not need the soundproof space, they simply decided to leave the door constantly open rather than replace the handle.

This “subsequent owner” theory also explains the suitcases. Attics are commonly used for storage, and, as the owner who built the studio didn’t have children of his own, it’s more likely that a subsequent owner put the luggage and clothing in the attic as storage, and then either forgot or simply left the luggage up there upon moving out. This wouldn’t be unheard of. One study from the U.K. found that half of people polled admitted that they lost something or left something behind during a move.

Furthermore, Harper also says that a part of the roof had to be removed by one of the previous owners. This shows that owners after the original builder of the room—presumably, the people who could have left the children’s suitcases—did not care about its soundproof nature, as the removal of part of the roof would make it no longer soundproof.

Is the room creepy? Absolutely. Could something more sinister be happening here? Maybe. But one shouldn’t be so quick to write off the innocent explanation.

Commenters Share Their Thoughts

In the comments section, many users shared the TikToker’s suspicions.

“My brother had multiple different music studios or sound rooms over time. A homemade one would look like – but what i dont get is the lack of plugs,” wrote a user. “How are they plugging in amps ? Keyboards ? Computer etc ?”

“Single, no kids and never married but has tons of suitcases and clothes. Absolutely not. That’s extremely sketchy,” offered another.

“Girl take a black light in there. I’m so nosy, I’d have to investigate myself. I 100% don’t believe it’s a music room. I asked my retired deputy sheriff husband and he said he doesn’t think so,” stated a third.

BroBible reached out to Harper via TikTok direct message and comment.