The reverse is also true. The previous owner of "Riverbend" had been given so much stick by the neighbours that he'd all but given up on the property and accepted my offer which was more than a HR Holden but still well below market value.
Ernie Dingo couldn't have done a better job for me, as I've been a happy "Riverbender" for almost thirty years - twenty-seven years more than the previous owner lasted - and I may add many more years while the value keeps going up even without my (still nasty) neighbours' help.
As G.K. Chesterton wrote, "The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because usually they are the same."
