Greeting your neighbors
 

As some of you may know, I have just bought a home and had moved in. I'm curious to know if I should go greet my neighbors or wait if they want to come say hi first. Since I plan to live here for a long time, I want to have a good relationship with the other owners near me. How well do you know your neighbors and when you was the new neighbor, did you go introduce yourself or wait for them to come introduce themselves?

Both. Two of my neighbors are extroverts with a capital "E". They always want to talk and if they see me outside, they'll go out of their way to ease over. My other neighbors are friendly, but mostly keep to themselves. (One is a military pilot - drives a Corvette - scrapes the living he11 out of his front spoiler/lip backing out of his driveway every morning about 0600 like clockwork.)

I'd say it depends on your personality. If you enjoy meeting and talking, have at it.

Can't hurt to introduce yourself.

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I didn't go out of my way. I'd wait for an opportunity to talk to them outside, but I wouldn't go knocking on anyone's door.

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I'm waiting also.

But it may depend what they drive....

If you want to make a lasting impression take Frost with you on your meet-and-greet.

I bought my first house last year. Are you going to have a housewarming? I think that's a good step for you to invite them & introduce yourself as a new neighbor :tup: by the way congrats to your new home.

My first encounter with my new neighbors a couple weeks back was at 11:30 at night, me in a wife beater carrying a machette chasing down teenagers that were screwing around near my car. Of course when they saw me there were no teenagers there and just me looking like a nut job.

that's kinda what i did. i kinda met my neighbors when i was doing yard work and they would come outside for whatever reason....and just kinda wave and say high, and start convo....

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Wait till you see them outside to say hi or wave. Then introduce.

Of course, if you're throwing a house warming party, then invite your neighbors.

These are the kinds of first impressions I tend to make as well :icon17:

/\ this is what happened w/me as well.

I sometimes do that just to keep the neighbor kids away from my place. Go ahead and establish a reputation as crazy right from the start.

have a house warming party and invite everyone from the neighborhood to come

/problem solved!