I bought my place from a real jerk. I insisted on buying the whole 30 acres, because i didn't want him for a neighbor. Before we moved in, people came through and broke windows, stole stuff, one outfit even "borrowed" our electric meter, ran up a $180 bill on it and put it back in.....
..I thought it was funny, but DW wanted to shoot somebody. I calculated that they did not know us yet and thought they were stealing from the previous owner, who had dang sure stolen from them.
Once we moved in, if anybody wandered onto the place, I showed up quick and asked them what they were doing there and why. I was quick to tell the kids that they needed to stay on the roads or play at home, because my place was private property, all in a friendly way, but firmly, and always with a gun strapped on.
I only had to tell then once, with a single exception. The second time I told him, he stayed told. I never did post the place and do not intend posing it. My neighbors kinow they can come over and talk for a few minutes, but nobody comes around when I am gone.
One can usually make it plain what is expected if one starts out polite and friendly but firm. Over the years, we have had a few bad neighbors, but those kind rarely last in a rural setting and waiting them out for a few months works pretty well for the kind that obviously need to go back to town to be near the welfare office.
Just keep in mind, that beforfe you move in, you are faceless to them, but once they kinow who you are, they will change their habbits, either for the better or worse. Which it will be is up to you.....Joe
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