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[Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT mac.com>]

Gene,

I can sympathize. The pevious owner of my land lives right behind me and 
still thinks he owns it. He has no problem bulldozing my trees or griping 
about the road he uses but I own. We are almost down to lawyers. He makes 
living here miserable.

I would highly recommend that you talk to the neighbors and then to 
curmudgeons at the coffee shop and then Google like crazy and even then be 
highly suspect.

Of course, it may just be an Arkansas thing.

Tim 
On Sunday, June 11, 2006, at 07:03AM, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> 
wrote:

>The biggest mistake people make when choosing a place to buy is not 
>carefully checking out local attitudes on religion, politics, 
>cronyism, etc. Here is yet one more example:
>
>Dear Gene,
>
>I moved to the Berryville, AR area six years ago. I read your book 
>and did my homework. I own a lovely 16 acre property with an 1870 
>home, barn plus many pastures, ponds, outbuildings. You name it, I have it!
>However, I inherited a "crazy" neighbor from whom I bought the 
>property. He has vandalized and sneaks into my home weekly. (It was 
>his home, his turf.) Locks do not stop this guy. No report w. the 
>sheriff or anyone else ever is processed. Ex deputies tell me he 
>drinks coffee w. the sheriff. From what I have learned from the 
>natives; he is a barn-burner, grudge-holder, sexist abuser who is 
>from one of the most troubled families in Carroll Cty. He lives on an 
>contiguous piece of property and built his new home so he overlooks 
>this place. I remember your book mentioning problems w. the locals: 
>the Eminence, MO family who moved away. In a nutshell, I must move 
>on. It turns out this guy is a "stalker" and watches me constantly. 
>I'm single and use to run around in the buff. I have seen him so it's 
>obvious who is doing all these petty crimes. His son also is "in" on 
>it: paw is near 70, sonny, 45.
>However, I'm a writer and realize, aside from this awful experience, 
>I am to live elsewhere. The cosmos is screaming. However, now that 
>I'm savvy on neighbors and the preponderance of these kinds of 
>people, what can I do to insure this never happens again? I thought 
>maybe you address this more in your newer edition if there is one. 
>Also where do I move is my own question? I find the Bible Belt 
>stiffling even though I grew up in MO. It just screams, "these folks 
>are not your clan".
>Thanks,
>
>
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