Do You Want Good Neighbors Moving To Your Area?

Roy Kelley - thank you! I woke up real early this morning. A neighbor of mine reached out to send me a nice text message. That's when I started to get inspired and composed this blog post. 

I wish you a great day too!

Nina Hollander, Broker - Oh yes, you are right! I recently wrote a post about do you know who is lurking in your own backyard. Until now, I always felt safe in my little sleeping town community. I thought the children were getting a good education. But now we know, we still have to remain vigilant. 

Patricia Feager sad that we have to live that way these days.

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 - Whether we live in a big or small community, it helps to be a good neighbor. "Being observant is a positive!"

A few years ago, I attended funeral services for a dear friend who lived on a street similar to what you described. All the neighbors (which were few in number) had a chance to say something to everyone who was attending. Everyone who spoke had something positive to say. The one that I will never forget, was the lady that shared that during the week we all learned we had to wear masks, our friend Patti got up in the middle of the night and made smiley faces on put them on everyone's mailbox box while they were sleeping. 

Having a positive attitude gives us all happiness and peace of heart. 

Gwen Fowler SC Lakes & Mountains 864-710-4518 - Awe, that's terrific! You can be spaced out from your neighbors and still have close connections. I love your comment. There really is no excuse not to watch out for each other and stay connected. 

Wayne Martin - every good change starts with one and then it moves on to others. Before you know it, those who embrace it, are living happily ever after. And when positive change occurs, such as within your neighborhood, it becomes contagious. People begin to look forward to it, just like we did when we were kids, if we waited for Santa Clause to stop by and leave presents. 

Being social is a gift we give to each other. 

Kat Palmiotti - Even though I am not your neighbor, you gave me a sample of how friendly and caring you are when I was in Montana for the Writers Workshop in Kalispell several years ago. 

Anyone who is your neighbor, is mighty lucky to have you around. I think you would go out of your way for anyone, because you are very caring and fun to be around! 

Awww thank you Patricia Feager !

Michael Jacobs - there sure are a lot of ways the message of being a good neighbor perpetuates in a good way. Communication is a visual. We hear it in jingles, we read about it in social media, like ActiveRain. whenever someone sends a package, letter, or text, those that live the by the Golden Rule are richer by far!

We are all glad for members like you. 

Carol Williams - I really do believe it is the people in the neighborhood that help promote their neighborhood as a good place to live. When the neighborhood makes a great first impression it makes the house for sale more attractive too. 

Finding a place to live where people look friendly, the homes are well taken care of, and the neighborhood has that clean look about it helps a lot in selling a house for sale. 

Anna "Banana" Kruchten - That was precisely my point when I left a comment on Carol's feedback too. Prospective buyers often visit neighborhoods they are interested in seeing that are for sale. When buyers are looking to buy, they often scope out the neighborhood. Seeing good neighbors, well maintained neighborhoods, and possibly children playing outdoors can be a big incentive, especially if the potential buyers have children of their own. 

So many times, I had that happen when I was showing properties. If a mom saw other kids about her own children's ages, she would get excited. Plus, I had kids with their parents know the kids in the neighborhood too from school. 

George Souto - With your good humor, who wouldn't want to be your neighbor! Having you for a neighbor would be so much fun!

Lew Corcoran - I agree with all your thoughts, including living in a healthy environment where people appreciate the value of their homes and want to keep it that way, deserve to have new homeowners move to their neighborhood too! Neighbors can help make a sale, especially if the Listing Agent already met a few neighbors.