Would you buy a house next to this?

[Anonymous]

This post is reminding me I have a bunny wreath to take down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post is reminding me I have a bunny wreath to take down.

I have a Christmas wreath with a bird’s nest in it. It ain’t coming down until the birds have left the nest.

[Anonymous]

Be creative and list your home during winter holidays.

[Anonymous]

I live nearby too (not the PP), although not next door, and have seen this too walking around. Doesn't bother me either...

[Anonymous]

2 people who claim to live nearby say this doesn't bother them. I just have to know, would you mind living next door to it? I'm so curious. The skeletons are more than one story tall!

[Anonymous]

Call Montgomery County housing law enforcement and report it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: 2 people who claim to live nearby say this doesn't bother them. I just have to know, would you mind living next door to it? I'm so curious. The skeletons are more than one story tall!

No. I’d think it was funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: 2 people who claim to live nearby say this doesn't bother them. I just have to know, would you mind living next door to it? I'm so curious. The skeletons are more than one story tall!

No. I’d think it was funny.

Even the yard food trash that's attracting rats???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live nearby too (not the PP), although not next door, and have seen this too walking around. Doesn't bother me either...

This is curious as it bothers many neighbors. Do you follow the real estate forum for a reason? This seems like it could be the realtor herself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I've considered mental health and, of course, financial reasons. Neighbors have talked to her directly about this. Her child goes to an expensive private school, and the business seems to be thriving. It does not seem that mental health is the cause. It is just a mystery. Our neighborhood has been gracious, for many years, and saw the humor when the skeletons were the only items on the lawn, but now they are in disrepair, and there are layers of other holiday decorations in addition to the trash. We will contact the city about rodents. Thx.

Of course it's mental illness. Successful people can have ADHD/autism and be hoarders and generally unable to keep a home. The mentally ill aren't automatically disabled people in group homes, OP. My very financially successful husband has a hoarding problem and would totally let the house and yard go to seed if I wasn't there.

No, not everyone with an ugly house and yard has mental illness. Generally they just don’t really notice their surroundings and have no sense of aesthetics. They’re the same people who wear pajamas in public, they are wrapped up in their own little world and the opinions of others never cross their minds.

You just described someone with high-functioning autism. I have close relatives like that. They have a diagnosis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I've considered mental health and, of course, financial reasons. Neighbors have talked to her directly about this. Her child goes to an expensive private school, and the business seems to be thriving. It does not seem that mental health is the cause. It is just a mystery. Our neighborhood has been gracious, for many years, and saw the humor when the skeletons were the only items on the lawn, but now they are in disrepair, and there are layers of other holiday decorations in addition to the trash. We will contact the city about rodents. Thx.

Of course it's mental illness. Successful people can have ADHD/autism and be hoarders and generally unable to keep a home. The mentally ill aren't automatically disabled people in group homes, OP. My very financially successful husband has a hoarding problem and would totally let the house and yard go to seed if I wasn't there.

No, not everyone with an ugly house and yard has mental illness. Generally they just don’t really notice their surroundings and have no sense of aesthetics. They’re the same people who wear pajamas in public, they are wrapped up in their own little world and the opinions of others never cross their minds.

You just described someone with high-functioning autism. I have close relatives like that. They have a diagnosis.

1000%

[Anonymous]

Her yard. Looks fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I've considered mental health and, of course, financial reasons. Neighbors have talked to her directly about this. Her child goes to an expensive private school, and the business seems to be thriving. It does not seem that mental health is the cause. It is just a mystery. Our neighborhood has been gracious, for many years, and saw the humor when the skeletons were the only items on the lawn, but now they are in disrepair, and there are layers of other holiday decorations in addition to the trash. We will contact the city about rodents. Thx.

Of course it's mental illness. Successful people can have ADHD/autism and be hoarders and generally unable to keep a home. The mentally ill aren't automatically disabled people in group homes, OP. My very financially successful husband has a hoarding problem and would totally let the house and yard go to seed if I wasn't there.

The irony is that she is successful in real estate and staging. When she goes to sell this home, we can guess that her yard will be well-kept and staged. In the meantime, neighbors selling around her will suffer.

Sounds very much like ADHD and hoarding: she's great at short-term tasks (putting a home up for sale and making it look nice), but bad at long-term upkeep. I think she can't even "see" what's wrong with her home compared to the neighbors', OP. Not unless you very specifically point out the differences, and then she'd feel momentarily bad about it, but wouldn't have the bandwidth to actually do much, unless there was a deadline to work towards and a financial incentive. There's a reason she's good at her job, it's what her brain naturally tends towards.

The google maps street view is... interesting. Wow. In *June* 2022 the skeletons are all there, and they are still there in Oct 2023. Nothing more recent since 2023, but obviously they went up before June 2022 and sounds like they have been going strong since then (in addition to everything else). Yikes. Bizarre.

[Anonymous]

There have been 7 complaints filed formally since 2010 about issues with this property. The owner was legally required to remedy 3 (trash, paint, car without tags). This property is problematic, but the decorations, despite their condition, are legal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There have been 7 complaints filed formally since 2010 about issues with this property. The owner was legally required to remedy 3 (trash, paint, car without tags). This property is problematic, but the decorations, despite their condition, are legal.

If there have already been 7 complaints and the skeletons are still up, I promise you they’re going to stay up. Sounds like you can fix the trash issue, though.