Finally, Some Good News For Annapolis Area Homebuyers and Owners: We Have No Bad Neighbors!
January 22nd, 2008 Categories: Buyers, One Minute Realtor, Real Estate News
Saw a report on The Today Show this morning about the latest online trend: cyber-snitching. I wasn’t aware of the term prior to this but apparently it’s all the rage, that is, going online to tattle-tale on someone for every offense from cheating on tests to driving poorly.
The Today Show guest was the founder of a new site called Rotten Neighbor, a sort of clearinghouse for – well – rotten neighbors. If the neighbors scream, smell, can’t control their barking dogs, or play bongos all night long, you can post a comment about them here, air their dirty laundry address and all.
It’s understandable you’d want to know something about the neighbors before moving into an area. We always encourage homebuyers to knock on doors and talk to people in the area – other homeowners, as well as store owners, the police, whomever – if they want firsthand feedback.
But posting neighbor complaints online seems a little vindictive and an option of last resort. For Pete’s sake, first try to be civil, talk to your neighbors, get to know them, send letters, use police intervention – anything to keep the peace and reach an understanding. (And if you can figure out a civil way to tell your neighbors they smell, you’re a better diplomat than I am.) Going so public with neighbor complaints can only fan the fires of resentment.
Of course, I couldn’t resist plugging in some Annapolis area zip codes and – just as I suspected – there are no bad neighbors in Annapolis. At least none that I could find. In fact, the site wasn’t responding all that well; maybe they were swamped with new complainers from this morning’s publicity. I prefer to think that it’s a regular neighbor love-fest out there in this wonderful city by the Chesapeake Bay.
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