[quote=Blogstar]Sorry bg, it’s their business. I have a neighbor who inherited his mothers house.It is ramshackle to say the least. He admits to me that if he were half as ambitious as his parents or me his property would be nice.He pays very low property taxes ;). None of my business.He is one of my favorite neighbors. Same if I lived in Chula Vista, North Park, or Del Mar.
I understand feeling like it is unfortunate when it goes one way and fortunate when something nice looking gets done.
Agree to disagree.[/quote]
I understand, Russ. I have several of those similarly-situated “heir” neighbors. In a couple of cases, their parent died since I have lived here and the property’s condition has gone significantly downhill since the “heir” took it over.
Ask yourself how it is that an 86-yo can maintain their property (occasional gardening with the weekly help of a gardener) when their survivor, a presumably “able bodied” 60-something can do absolutely NOTHING for years … not even pick up their pennysavers from the driveway!
It’s not like they have HUGE property tax bills, HOA and MR to pay and thus can’t afford to make any repairs. They SHOULD be able to take care of the property but are just too lazy and also often packrats. These people have NO IDEA how fortunate they are! Most of them live very close to FREE except for utilities yet can’t even paint their peeling fence.
My experience with this subset of owners is that they act like entitled losers.
