Comments on: Can Your Neighbors Affect Your Equity?

By: Mary Pope-Handy

Mary Pope-Handy — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:25:38 +0000

About 10 years ago we were selling our first home. The neighbors (on each side of us) knew that we would be having an open house that first weekend, so they decided to capitalize on it and hold garage sales. It looked like we were in the middle of a flea market! To make it worse, one neighbor decided that she'd fill a "kiddie pool" with water and lounge in it wearing her bikini and drinking beer - at 11 a.m. Oh, and ambiance was needed, so there was loud music too. We managed to sell the home anyway..... Mary Pope-Handy’s last blog post..Inviting Saratoga Townhome, End Unit, Close to the Village!

By: tarodoug

tarodoug — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:20:06 +0000

This is so true about your neighbors, when buyers are looking for homes for sale, they also evaluate the neighborhood (i.e. what the other houses curb appeal)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:30:45 +0000

"Putting away the trash cans and keeping the lawn mowed are the least a neighbor can do to help, right?" I wish it was that simple, right? There should be a service that distracts certain people for a period of time. A sort of 'slight of hand' for especially the loud ones. Jeff’s last blog post..Great Restaurant - Bistro One

By: Ryan Hukill

Ryan Hukill — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:58:40 +0000

Amy, if you had any immediate neighbors I might wonder

By: Ryan Hukill

Ryan Hukill — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:58:12 +0000

That’s funny, Julie. With 4 kids, I can totally relate, and I’m certainly not suggesting that there’s any neighborhood in the world that’s without it’s problems, but helping us all be mindful of what effect we can all have on our property values is my goal. Putting away the trash cans and keeping the lawn mowed are the least a neighbor can do to help, right?

By: Julie Ferenzi

Julie Ferenzi — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:52:18 +0000

I’m probably one of those nutty neighbors… with 4 (almost 5) kids there’s bound to be some yelling at this house

Seriously though, I’ve had similar situations where a neighbor totally killed any interest by being overly nosey, opinionated or inquisitive. They really just need to peek through the curtains until the moving truck pulls in. Then all bets are off, lol!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:14:27 +0000

So that’s what happened! =) J/K