A man makes an extra £700 a month with his side hustle – cleansing haunted houses.
Kofi Masdammer, 24, has always been interested in the spirit world, and taught himself how to heal haunted homes, before performing his first cleanse on his own home, aged 18.
From doors slamming to unexplained footsteps, the audio visual engineer from New Cross, London, has helped homeowners who have experienced all manner of ghostly encounters.
Kofi charges up to £350 per cleansing, but his aim isn’t to make money, but to help people.
He said that people he has helped have told him it has been “lifechanging”, as many thought they would have to live alongside the ghostly apparitions forever.
He said: “I have to work every carefully when I enter homes, as I’m dealing with things that aren’t visible to the naked eye.
“There’s a lot of care and compassion that goes into it.
“Every experience is different, and a lot of people can become ill because of encounters with otherworldly forces.
“People say that I’ve helped say it’s changed their lives, many of them thought they’d never get out of it.”
Man starts cleansing haunted homes after researching spirit world
Kofi first became interested in the spirt world, through studying the history of ancient civilisations in his spare time.
Through his research, he discovered the process of cleansing houses to clear out energy left over by spirits, and began teaching himself to do this, using yoga and meditation.
He performed his first cleansing age 18, on his own home.
“When I was growing up, my mum said I acted as if I was playing with somebody, and she recalled many instances of seeing things that weren’t there”, he said.
“I researched the history of my area and realised it was bombed in World War II, meaning many people left their bodies in a state of shock, which can mean they become trapped”, he said.
After performing the cleansing, Kofi’s family no longer experienced any signs of spirits in their home, and said the home felt much “lighter”, and as though harmony was restored.
After finishing university, in 2022, Kofi began using Airtasker, which allows users to outsource everyday tasks, to earn some extra cash.
He began by using his skills as an audio visual engineer to help people install sound systems and mounting TVs connected to audio systems, charging around £50 per task, and making around £300 extra per month.
One day, Kofi spotted a request on Airtasker of someone asking for their house to cleansed, and realised he could use his cleansing skills to help people in need, and earn some extra cash.
Since then, Kofi has cleansed countless homes, of people who have reported everything from unexplained noises to seeing ghostly apparitions.
‘A door slammed’ during visit to supposedly haunted home
“Recently I went to a house where a woman was experiencing doors slamming, and hearing people walking through the house”, he said.
“This was causing her health to deteriorate.
“When I entered the house, I experienced a coldness, which is a tell-tale sign that someone is draining the life out of the environment.
“Whilst I was asking her about her experiences, a door slammed, which was a sign that whatever she was talking about, wasn’t happy with her talking about it.”
To cleanse houses, Kofi works with the elements, using fire, water, smoke and sound, to purify homes.
He uses tools such as incense and harnesses his own energy to purge the homes.
Ghost hunter charges up to £350 to cleanse a home
Cleansing a two-bedroom flat can take Kofi up to 45 minutes, whilst a bigger house with three to four bedrooms, can take up to two hours.
The baseline fee he charges for a cleansing is £50, with bigger jobs costing up to £350.
On average, he makes around £700 a month, however, he said his aim is not to make money, and instead to be a benefit to “all sentient being”.
“A lot of people feel afraid to reach out, or feel like they’re going crazy, and that no one will believe them”, he said.
Kofi explained that there is an increase in otherworldly activities during Halloween, and in the winter.
He said: “A lot of people feel low during the winter, because of the lack of sunlight, and negative forces feed on these feelings”.
