I would be open-minded about it. As @XD said, bad energy can be cleansed. It’d really depend on how the house feels when I stepped inside of it. If it felt really bad, I’m not sure that it’d be something I’d want to take on. If it feels a little creepy, it’s probably only because I know the story.. so once I did a cleansing/purification ritual, cleaned the house, and put my own energy in there, it’d likely be fine.
When I lived in Roanoke, the guy directly across the hall from me died in his apartment and was there for a few days before he was found. I can’t tell you the energy and the creepy factor emanating from that apartment. I totally felt like I could still feel him there, for a good month, and I seriously thought it’d always be that way. But you know what? With time, that faded. Every time I thought of him, I honored his memory and how sad it was that such a young guy died so early. It stopped feeling creepy and weird.
So, basically, I’d check the house out and see what my gut said.