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The first article begins with the old Russian proverb: “Don’t buy the house; buy the neighborhood.” While I would say BOTH are of great importance, I get the point.
This is an excellent 2013 article on the topic:
https://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/home-buying-tips-don-t-forget-to-study-the-neighborhood-1.5058894
This is a scary new article about a US Senator badly injured by his next door neighbor:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/rand-pauls-alleged-assault-by-a-neighbor-is-cautionary-tale-for-all-homeowners-2017-11-13
Does these articles ever ring true! I have a friend who is a single mom homeowner — who wound up with a pilot next door who is gone most of the time, and who parks on my friend’s grass or driveway at will. The neighbor on her other side is a guy who tried to seduce my friend’s daughters with dope while they were still living at home with mom.
So check out BOTH the house and the neighborhood.
–Dee
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