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Paul, could you talk to the real estate person who helped you get the house
you are presently in about these things? Some neighborhood issues can
really be touchy.
Sandy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:41 PM
Subject: QUESTIONS ABOUT NEIGHBORS
> Hey, Family
>
> Two questions about being a homeowner. I know we're to love our
neighbors,
> but...smile...I've only been a homeowner about two years and don't know
much
> about the etiquette of it. For some reason even though my neighbors have
> garages they park in the street. I don't know how they can afford the
> insurance on two or three or four cars anyway, but that's the way it is.
It
> never bothered me much (other than having to drive around them coming down
> the road) until yesterday. One of my neighbors has parked a car directly
in
> front of my house, next to my driveway. The curb bends in there so I
guess
> it's designed for someone's car to be parked there, but I'd assume that to
> be my guest, not my neighbor's from around the corner. This is also
> directly in front of the spot where I am supposed to leave my trash and if
> it's blocked the trash guys won't pick it up. Do I have a right to ask my
> neighbors to move the car or is it a public street (I live on a cul de
sac)
> so I can't say anything?
>
> Also, as I walked the neighborhood today I noticed that a good 10 percent
of
> the houses are for sale. Is this something that should concern me? I
know
> there has been a lot of advertising lately to sell to lower income folks
who
> are being given bargains to get into the houses then signing their lives
> away to keep them since they can't afford to keep up the payments. Is
this
> some kind of sign that I should think about moving too or just part of a
> neighborhood's life? People came and went constantly in the apartment
> buildings but I thought there'd be more stability in a community of
houses.
>
> Anyway, I'd appreciate the thoughts of any homeowners out there.
>
> Land Conscious Lion
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