One thing you really don't have any control over is who your neighbors are and if you'll like them or they'll like you. You can drive through a neighborhood at all times of the day and night before you 'make the offer' to buy that dream house. You can check the stats for crime in the city and how the schools are ranked, but unless you go door to door and interview each and everyone, it's just a crap-shoot. You kinda get what you get and try to make the best of it.
So, let me fast forward to our street. I did drive the neighborhood at all times of the day and night; checked the crime stats and tried to find out everything I could before we made the offer. And when all is said and done, we lucked out! We have great neighbors! We got invited over to a birthday party last Saturday and just had a great time. Except for one house on our cul-de-sac, our new friends are interesting, family focused and just fun to hang around. We were only going to stay for an hour and ended up hanging out and visiting until almost midnight. We talked about our kids and grandkids and our jobs and school and the economy....we almost solved world hunger!!
Here's to having some great luck and finding some new friends!
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