Yes, we looked at that house too.

What if the atrocity that was committed WAS the new countertops?

Fuck, yes. When the ex-husband and I were house hunting, we prayed for a house we otherwise couldn't afford whose value had been severely diminished by the gristly atrocities that had been committed there. Preferably with new countertops.

Maybe you can jump in his pants and act as a substitute since you're such a prick.