Egomaniac247 as you said go introduce you to your new neighbor. I'd say buy a 6 pack and carry it over and say hi. Heck your neighbor might be absolutely stoked that a responsible person is buying the property and is willing to share in the pond chores.

This could be a great situation. Perhaps the neighbors are great folks. When we first purchased our property the neighbor (who unfortunately lost the house in foreclosure) was a fantastic guy. He always kept an eye on our property and ran off strangers.

FWIW the pond looks fantastic in the photos.

I'd follow esshup's advice and get the plumbing scoped and if possible have a "pond guy" do a quick walk around the pond just to look for any potential problems.



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