People who move into nice neighborhoods and don’t care for the house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not important to them!

This. As long as they aren't hoarders and causing vermin and trash to enter your home and yard, MYOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

This is not the flex you think it is, I hate people like you, single handedly bringing down property values.

PP you replied to. Ha! The most expensive property on sale right now in my neighborhood is 7M. I really don't think my little front yard with the roses that everyone stops to smell is a minus. It's probably a plus, because from the street, it looks charming.

Most people have depressing plants and lawns, and I prefer properties with interesting gardens. Some of my neighbors also let their grass go to seed and leave dandelions alone. I love that. And despite all this... property values are utterly insane.

Maybe people aren't as boring and mentally rigid as you think they are.

[Anonymous]

So to summarize: cheap, poor, lazy, or some combo thereof?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Empty plant containers, potting soil bags, debris, damaged driveway.
Your yard looks like s***.
For the love of God, tidy up a little.

[Anonymous]

The most run down property on our street just sold for 2.5 mil. Someone will raze it, build something bigger and modern, as has been done for decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So to summarize: cheap, poor, lazy, or some combo thereof?

They have other priorities than trump your desires.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Please pick up your crap and litter daily. You are driving me crazy. I love your garden. It would look so much better if you took 1 minute to tidy up.

No

[Anonymous]

House poor and usually multigenerational that really can't afford the upkeep.

[Anonymous]

Their parents outsourced everything but they themselves don’t have the budget to do so. But they never learned to do anything on their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Empty plant containers, potting soil bags, debris, damaged driveway.
Your yard looks like s***.
For the love of God, tidy up a little.

You tell 'em.
I've also observed on our local Facebook that the same people with these messes in their yards are the first to denounce others for not using "sustainable modes of transportation", using too much water on their grass, and on and on "for the greater good." And they're ALSO the ones who come back from their trip to Japan or Europe complaining that Americans should be more like that (I.e. clean, tidy, respectful of others.) But when it comes to their own front yard that everyone can see they want the "freedom" to leave it looking like a sty.

[Anonymous]

If that is how the outside looks, I’d hate to see the inside.

[Anonymous]

No time! I commute and work long hours to afford this house. I barely have energy to sleep let along caring for a house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Empty plant containers, potting soil bags, debris, damaged driveway.
Your yard looks like s***.
For the love of God, tidy up a little.

You tell 'em.
I've also observed on our local Facebook that the same people with these messes in their yards are the first to denounce others for not using "sustainable modes of transportation", using too much water on their grass, and on and on "for the greater good." And they're ALSO the ones who come back from their trip to Japan or Europe complaining that Americans should be more like that (I.e. clean, tidy, respectful of others.) But when it comes to their own front yard that everyone can see they want the "freedom" to leave it looking like a sty.

Not that fancy neighborhood poster, but it's not about freedom and there is no contradiction here, it's just a different approach to landscaping and more ecologically friendly. Fwiw many euro countries use NO pesticides in public area landscaping, and so it looks like weeds everywhere on the side of the road and "untidy" to American eyes. But it's so much better environmentally. That's going to be the case for most lawns that look less well-kept as well due to trying to conserve water and not using pesticides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Empty plant containers, potting soil bags, debris, damaged driveway.
Your yard looks like s***.
For the love of God, tidy up a little.

You tell 'em.
I've also observed on our local Facebook that the same people with these messes in their yards are the first to denounce others for not using "sustainable modes of transportation", using too much water on their grass, and on and on "for the greater good." And they're ALSO the ones who come back from their trip to Japan or Europe complaining that Americans should be more like that (I.e. clean, tidy, respectful of others.) But when it comes to their own front yard that everyone can see they want the "freedom" to leave it looking like a sty.

Not that fancy neighborhood poster, but it's not about freedom and there is no contradiction here, it's just a different approach to landscaping and more ecologically friendly. Fwiw many euro countries use NO pesticides in public area landscaping, and so it looks like weeds everywhere on the side of the road and "untidy" to American eyes. But it's so much better environmentally. That's going to be the case for most lawns that look less well-kept as well due to trying to conserve water and not using pesticides.

does not explain visible junk, rotting wood and missing shutters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

This is not the flex you think it is, I hate people like you, single handedly bringing down property values.

I am not the PP, but if you think something like she describes materially affects your property value, you truly are an idiot.