First, never assume a property line. If something matters, a fence, a driveway, a retaining wall, a pool, get a survey. It’s boring. It’s not glamorous, but it’s the cheapest insurance policy you’ll ever buy. Second, if a neighbor brings you legitimate evidence you might be wrong, don’t treat it like a personal attack. Treat it like information.
Because according to standard procedure, the earlier you fix a boundary problem, the cheaper and easier it is to solve. And finally, maybe the most important lesson here, don’t let pride make decisions that logic should be making. Because pride is expensive. Sometimes it costs a friendship with your neighbor.
Sometimes it costs your reputation on the street and sometimes it costs a brand new pool deck that ends up getting smashed into gravel by a construction crew with a jackhammer. So now I’m curious what you think.
