Wow, that seemed kind of fast. Well, the house was a bargain for this neighborhood (as was ours approximately two years ago) so I guess I shouldn't be surprised at all. Now begins the waiting and wondering for us... Who will our new neighbors be? Will they be older? Younger? A couple? A family? What are their plans? The only people I've actually seen poking around the property was a group of three men.... contractors, perhaps? The flipping of homes is a far less profitable pastime in today's economy, but I suppose that individuals with deep pockets who target desirable neighborhoods can still make it work. No McMansions, please! There are a few larger homes on the street already, and they are ok... I wouldn't say they disrupt the character of the neighborhood (how does one disrupt a tract of ranch houses, after all) but a big house could potentially contain a super-big family, and we love our quiet more than anything! It's one of the major perks of the neighborhood.
The house does need serious attention, so construction mess and construction noise is inevitable. Working nights means I'll be home during the day to witness and attempt to sleep through it. Whatever is done, I hope it's done quickly! I really don't care if the new owners build up... We don't have a view as it is, and if they build up we will at least have a completed house to fashion our own addition around when the time is right. And anyway, with the steep hill that makes up a chunk of our yard, we will never have our view taken away-- we will just need to position the deck (that I'm dreaming about-- my #1 project once we've paid off the wedding!) a little further up the hill.
Gosh, I sound so NIMBY-ish about this whole thing! I'm not... In fact I look forward to having new neighbors to get to know. The woman who owned the house previously was ill-- we never saw her. The only people we actually saw were a staff of Filipino nurses coming and going with groceries and such. It's sad... The original owners of these homes are at that precarious age, where if you're lucky enough to be mentally fit for homeownership, you are probably suffering from physical ailments. One of the neighbors said that she would have been the one welcoming us into the neighborhood if she had been well. I love the members of my grandparents' generation. Such good people! They earned the nickname, 'The Greatest Generation' and I think it's fitting. They will be missed! I know I miss my grandparents every day.
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