Where are the nearest train tracks?
We had a house a few blocks from where the train crews would change shifts at 2 am every morning. Trust me, that is not where you want to have a house. When a train starts up again, it clangs each car as they are pulled tight. It sounds like a giant slow motion cannon firing. Watch out for other sources of sound as well. Being next to a tractor pull competition ground is also a nuisance. • What are the neighbors like? I heard about a couple that bought a house and then had to sell it at a huge loss because the next door neighbor liked to stand in her back yard and shout obscenities at everyone within earshot. She hadn’t been home when they saw the house, and the previous owner didn’t say anything about it. Talk to a few neighbors and ask how they like living in the area before you move. • Snakes, mountain lions, etc. We looked at a house and later found out that the owner had walked out in his yard and was bitten by a cotton mouth snake. He survived, and a year later it happened to him
