You find the perfect home, but the neighboring house looks pest-infested, or their heavy metal music would wake the dead. What can you do? Likely nothing. If you buy with the hope that they’ll change, you may be in for a battle that could seriously affect your mental health. However, if the problem is merely an eyesore, then you might get by with a good fence or tall foliage. You could try investigating a little. For instance, perhaps an elderly person lives in the home and may soon be moved to a care facility.