That was a very nice post but my younger brother's experience goes the other way.
He moved to a small town in another part of Kansas after he'd graduated from college and got married. After living and working in the community a couple years a small 80 acre farm with a big old house and big old barns came up for sale. The old couple that owned it had been scraping by for years and the buildings, fencing and house were all in poor condition. The maintenance was just too much for them. All their kids were out of farming and none were interested in the place. The couple decided they'd had enough and wanted to sell out and retire "in town".
The place came on the market and my brother bought it and immediately went to work. A couple times a call went out and the in-laws and out-laws showed up at his place and spent a weekend roofing, painting and in general reversing almost 40 years neglect. He and his wife worked their tales off and in two years the place looked like a post card. Pastures were clean, roofs pulled back in line and shingled, buildings torn down or repaired and the house was as neat as a pin. The old couple showed up one day to look around and see what the old home place looked like. My brother proudly showed them all they work they'd done and how they hoped their children would appreciate growing up on the little spread.
The old couple went home and decided they'd been cheated; the place was way too nice for the price it had been sold for. They called their one son (who had passed on buying it) that stilled lived nearby and wanted to know if there was any legal recourse, he went to a lawyer who told him they didn't have a leg to stand on. So they started a whisper campaign telling anyone that would listen how this young couple had taken advantage of some poor old people. Most people knew better but there are always a few that regard strangers with suspicion and helped spread the word. They still live there but jealousy of the previous owner over their hard work and dedication has actually hurt their reputations.
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