We live in an area that has a lot of rules. We have been here 15 years and it still looks as good as when we moved in. About 8 years ago or so, when mortgages were easy to get (subprime), we had several new neighbors move in that were clearly not up to the same economic level as the ones who had left. They started doing things that were against the covenants. I would just call the HOA and they would take care of it. Eventually, they stopped breaking the covenants and complied. I am sure they suspect it was me that was turning them in, but I don't care. They were perfect examples of people who see their neighbor get away with something and then they feel they can do it as well. All I want is to live in a nice neighborhood where the houses maintain their value. I have lived in the other type neighborhoods and it is horrible when the neighbor has an old dishwasher out at the curb for months and junk cars in the driveway and on the street and you can't do anything about it. I can't wait to get to TV, it is very similar to where I live today in terms of being kept up.
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