Well, I have some long old time friends in the city, well it's kind of a suburb city which has been engulfed by the growing area, it is just wall-to-wall city now. You know "they call it LA - Los Angeles home to 16.6 million people on 460 square miles of concrete." (read that to the monotone introduction of the 1980s hit Police Series - Dragnet). Anyway, I am visiting my friends, they live in a culdasac two-blocks from a busy main street.
The neighborhood is not like it use to be, but my friends home is now worth $415,000 or $656,000 two and a half years ago? Ouch! Anyway, one of their neighbors is trying to sell his home, and worried about being foreclosed on, there have been several people to look at it, but no offers. Real estate market slow? Well, yes, but that's only half the problem. His next-door neighbors are in perpetual partly mode, blaring music and they park their obnoxious cars on their lawn, sometimes half on his lawn too.
He has had some words with his neighbors, so has my friends, but these are some rough guys and gals with tattoos and the works, it does no good, only causing more friction and harsh words. The real estate agents, yes this is its third, 60-day listing, tell them;
"Until the neighbors leave or mellow out, no one is going to buy your home!"
Even suggested waiting until they make their next run to Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, Vegas or get thrown in jail, to call so the Real Estate Agent can show the home? They have tried everything; called city code enforcement for parking on the lawn, etc. As soon as the code enforcement shows up the guy walks out and turns on the hose, and says;
"Hey man, I am just trying to save water, I am going to wash my SUV now!"
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