Perks of Owning a Home

Jan 11, 2007 Author: Larissa | Filed under: Randomness

A single family home that is. One of them being not having to listen to your neighbors. Every night I go to sleep, I can hear someone snoring. I can’t tell if it’s above me or the wall next to mine. I think it’s worse than hearing people have crazy loud sex, because at least that won’t last all night. Actually it just makes me want to BE the one to have really loud obnoxious sex just to counteract the noise and annoy THEM for once. I mean, I know I’m loud sometimes (on the phone for example), and I am sure that my neighbors hear me from time to time…but to be able to hear someone snoring is ridiculous. I was so annoyed tonight I even banged on the wall as hard as I could (I think I bruised my hand haha) to see if it would make them stop – and to see if it was above or beside me. I don’t think it made a difference.

In addition to the snoring, the people above us are always stomping around doing God knows what, and at odd hours. Now, I am perfectly aware that I could very well be that loud too walking around, but I doubt it. And the worst thing of all, the people above us have a dog. That barks. ALL DAY. It barks when they leave and doesn’t stop. Some dogs bark for 5 minutes, 15 minutes…whatever. Then they get over it and settle down. Not this one. If I’m ever home during the day, I can hear it the entire time I’m here.

It’s all so bad that we’ve even considered leaving “nice” notes on their doors alerting them to the noise. But of course that would be rude, especially to people we don’t know. Once in awhile noise is fine, sure…but ALL the time?

Ugh, this is why living in apartments or condos sucks.

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michelle January 11th, 2007 at 11:15 am 1

I know, if I ever have to move into an apartment (or condo) I am so picking the top floor! Less sounds!

Luckily the townhouse I am in now I don’t hear too much from my neighbors. One is MIA most times and the other is a young couple who are pretty quiet.
Kris January 11th, 2007 at 2:06 pm 2

Usually I don’t have any problems with noise(I live in a basement apartment). The only exception is when my landlord, who lives above me, has a party.

Living underneath one of his parties is what it must be like to go to a rave with cellophane wrapped around your head.
Twoste January 11th, 2007 at 2:27 pm 3

And equity. Don’t forget equity.
Washington Cube January 11th, 2007 at 2:28 pm 4

Having done both, and currently living in a freestanding house, I can tell you homeowners don’t have it all that good either. You shovel the street space clear of snow in front of your home and your neighbor parks there, or they clear their space and dump the snow in your cleared space. They throw tree branches they don’t want to deal with in your yard. They don’t seal their garbage cans tightly and their trash blows in your yard. They put out birdfood and next thing you know, “hello rats.” They have an in-ground pool and give loud summer parties every weekend under your bedroom window. They are throwing their glass empties across the yard into the recycling container and you hear crashing glass all night. Well. You get the drift.

P.S. Non-stop barking dogs? Yes. That too. Only it’s outside so EVERYONE can hear it.
Leaf January 11th, 2007 at 4:40 pm 5

But in my big house in the burbs where I live we have crazy neighbors who bother us constantly and call our Wave Runner an eyesore, make us pay $2000 to cut down a tree because the branches were in her yard and nag us about our lawn and raking the leaves every time she sees us. I can not even park in my driveway for fear she might harass me.
Stef January 17th, 2007 at 10:17 pm 6

I hear ya. I have upstairs neighbors who stomp around and play LOUD music all the time. I did write a nice note once to my next-door neighbor. She started playing NPR really loud right next to my head as her 6 am wake-up alarm every day. And I wake up at 7:15. AAARGH. But after about a week I wrote the note and she turned the volume way down. Happy happy joy joy!
Sex & Moxie January 17th, 2007 at 11:32 pm 7

My downstairs neighbor has sex at the strangest hours. Like, 5pm. And the women are always the biggest moaners. I can handle any kind of noise from neighbors. Any except that.
Elvis January 18th, 2007 at 1:17 am 8

Noise reduction is a great perk. However, here are other perks:

1. Tax shelter.
2. If you live in it for two of five years, as an investment, you don’t have to pay capital gains tax once you divest yourself of the house (that’s 15%).
3. If you incorporated for purposes of renting the house, all expenses for the house, are losses (tax shelter).
4. If you go anywhere “with intent” on purchasing the house, such as Miami, it’s a business expense. ie. “I went to Orlando to take a look at buying an investment.”
5. You can do whatever you damn well please with it — ie, I’m building a 50 foot statue of God Ra in my back yard.

lastly,

6. If you find oil reserve on your land, those oil rights are yours. EAT IT EXXON!
Miao January 18th, 2007 at 5:52 am 9

Bang on the wall with a hammer. Then you won’t hurt your hand.

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