We have found a house we love, the mounds of paperwork and digging up our lives from the day we were born for the lender and escrow company are finally done. Our offer has been accepted and its time for the inspection.
So there I am, at our new future home with the inspector and our agent. My husband is working and cant be there. The garage door, front and side doors open for the inspector to do his thing. And all of a sudden, standing in my kitchen I turn around to a strange person standing there. "Hi" she says in a loud but friendly voice. All I want to do is say "who are you and what are you doing in my house" but I hold my tongue and let her introduce herself as my new next door neighbor.
What makes her think its ok for her to just walk right in uninvited without even knocking? Where are the bounderies of privacy, and knowledge of the inappropriateness of just walking into someones home who you do not know.
But she just wants to see how the house is "all fixed up"......and try to invite herself over to use our pool. She mentions that the new fence is too high now and she cant see into the backyard anymore. And this is a problem why? Kudos to the sellers for putting in a high fence....I want privacy. Don't get me wrong, im a very friendly person, and I certainly want to get to know my neighbors, but my house is my house and I dont want curious neighbors peering in whenever they feel like it. I will invite you in when I feel comfortable, if that even happens now.
I had something like that happen when we got landscaping done. The neighbor just came right into my backyard thinking that no one was home. She looked really surprised to turn around and see me staring back at her. She just wanted to see the landscaping.
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