The neighbor’s across the street are moving next weekend, and the house will be rented again to a new family.
I’ve been watching them through our living room window for the past few weeks as they’ve sorted and packed and piled the boxes filled with what makes their house a home – their home – into the garage.
Three years ago, I was newly inaugurated into this world of the stay-at-home-mom, as I watched that family, and their next-door neighbors move in to the houses across the street from us in a matter of a few weeks. (yes, we have 3 rental houses across the street from our house!) In the past 5 years that we’ve lived here, we’ve known seven different families whom have lived in those 3 houses. So far, so good. I hate to sound judgmental, because I know we’ve all been in that rental boat at some point in time…but you never know if the next family is gonna be the one that shakes up the energy on the block (in a bad way, of course – we can always use a little good energy shake up, right?!). To be honest, I don’t know if we would have purchased this house knowing about the rentals.
Now it’s time for this family to move on to their new beginnings. And our quiet little street will be busied with movers and moving vans.
Please, please, please let it be a younger family – kinda like mine – maybe even with a bona fide stay-at-home-mom!
I haven’t known a SAHM in real life (plenty via the internet!) since officially joining their ranks. And I think it might be nice to have someone to connect with, and maybe even become friends with…a grown-up BFF perhaps?! Yeah, I won’t hold my breathe. But I will keep my fingers crossed, and my heart open.
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When we sold our house three years ago, I was so happy to get away from the horrible neighbor across the street. They owned. They were a fixture in the neighborhood. A nightmare! Oh, if they were renters, maybe they would have moved away. So happy we did:)
BTW – Since then we have been renting a condo in the city. But – We are about to be that new renter in a neighborhood of mostly owned homes. We can’t decide where to live these days, since our nest got empty. Hoping for good neighbors. Promise to be one.
Moving is so stressful! Like you said, even homeowners can be horrible neighbors! I just think it’s the “fear of the unknown” for me when getting new neighbors, renters or owners – but with renters, the turnaround time just seems so fast!
Take your time scoping out “the perfect place” – and have fun starting this new chapter in your life!
Thank you! You are very kind! I totally understand your concern. I, too, have a fear of the unknown. Don’t quote me, but I believe I read a statistic once that the average renter stays in a property for three years. That’s just the average – so turnaround can be much faster! I hope you get wonderful new neighbors – maybe even a great BFF SAHM