Friday evening I drove by the house behind ours, one that’s been vacant as long as we’ve lived here. It was being remodeled when we moved in, turning it from a crummy 1500sf house to a fancy-if-not-spectacular 1500sf house. That its price doubled during its month-and-a-half transformation didn’t help things.

Anyway, I saw a man in a shirt and tie on the front porch with a couple next to him. It looked like a real estate transaction had taken place. Sure enough, yesterday morning I heard the house’s heat pump running for the first time ever. I saw a man inside the house while I was out walking Rocket. I think we may have new neighbors.

I also think that its very encouraging that a house like that is no longer vacant. Though I don’t know if the new residents are renters or owners, its nice to be adding to the neighborhood. Especially during these tough economic times.