03-29-2012, 02:51 PM
I understand BradW's point 100% I am lucky thus far to have good neighbors on all sides, and I cultivate those relationships, I put a lot of energy into them. But I also realize things could change drastically and quickly, if new neighbors moved in. There have been a few times when I have heard domestic screaming and super loud metal music, and I get a glimmer of how bad it could get - through NO FAULT OF MY OWN. It has nothing to do (in my case) with not doing my "homework" before buying, although if money was not a factor in purchasing a property it's possible I might have bought a larger more "upscale" estate where neighbors would be so far away as to be irrelevant. Other than money limitations, good vs bad neighbors has everything to do with luck. I'm lucky at the moment. Brad became unlucky, as many of us could, with bad neighbors. And he did what many of us would do in that situation if we could, i.e., we would move (not always an option, but a wise choice).