Upstairs neighbors

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Just moved into an apartment. Upstairs neighbors have younger kids and are hyper active. Constant running, stomping, etc. and it's super loud in my place. How do I ask them to quiet down without turning into the "get off my lawn" neighbor.
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Don't live in an apartment. EOT.
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Apartments
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Play loud porn until a cease fire can be agreed upon
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The GB never fails me
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the parents probably want the kids to calm down and be quiet as well. i'm not sure you telling them the hyperactive little monsters they're stuck in an apartment with are too loud will be very helpful.
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Bang the mom
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Benadryl candy, lots of it.
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third coast.. said:

I think you meant you're trying not to be the "get off my ceiling" guy
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Play? Pft! MAKE.
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Maybe offer to do some educational activities with the little monsters. Geography lesson books. Multiplication flash cards. Teach them to read sheet music.

Or just bang the mom.

Either way.
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I hope and pray that nothing ever goes so wrong in my life that I am forced to move back into an apartment. I shudder at that thought. I would not deal well at going back to those days.
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riverrataggie said:

Bang the mom


Unless the lease term is shorter, won't that just add to the problem in 9 months?
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brucoh said:

I hope and pray that nothing ever goes so wrong in my life that I am forced to move back into an apartment. I shudder at that thought. I would not deal well at going back to those days.
Nothing went wrong for me. I got a promotion and relocated to a better market which also has better employment opportunities for the rib.
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Wildman15 said:


the rib
This is why you still live in an apartment
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Wildman15 said:

brucoh said:

I hope and pray that nothing ever goes so wrong in my life that I am forced to move back into an apartment. I shudder at that thought. I would not deal well at going back to those days.
Nothing went wrong for me. I got a promotion and relocated to a better market which also has better employment opportunities for the rib.


Not saying anything went wrong for you, but it would take something to go very wrong with me to ever go back to apartment life. I hope to be in the house I'm currently in for a long time.
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It's been a long time, but just thinking about apartment living again hurts my head. I went barracks, to apartment, to suburbia, to house on an acre to house on 135 acres. The most exciting thing around here lately was a coyote stalking my dog one morning last week.
"ROGER - OUT"
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Stop being a home body. If this bothers you, move out to the sticks and call it a day. If you are under the age of 30 this post is embarrassing.
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Nothing wrong with apartment living when you're young and childless. House living is much more expensive than most give it credit for, lots of costs above and beyond the mortgage payment. If you don't need more than 2 bedrooms, ignore the peanut gallery, stay in the apartment, and bank your money.
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I'm dying to move back into an apartment. Tired of all the upkeep on a big house and a little noise would be a good trade off.

For real though, if it's really that bad, go knock on the door and say something directly and politely. If it's not bad enough for you to do that, then it must not be bothering you that much.
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John Francis Donaghy said:

Nothing wrong with apartment living when you're young and childless. House living is much more expensive than most give it credit for, lots of costs above and beyond the mortgage payment. If you don't need more than 2 bedrooms, ignore the peanut gallery, stay in the apartment, and bank your money.
This is what we're doing. Putting more money into savings for the future. Wife is getting ready to go back to school for a few years so we'll be down to one salary. Should be able to pay for her school and not have to worry about taking out a loan and we aren't planning on having any kids for quite awhile so we aren't in a rush.

Plus we are on the top floor and all the peasants live below us. Kinda feel bad for them when the dogs get rowdy though
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If the noise bothers you always live on the top floor of an apartment. Never bothered me when I lived in an apartment. I lived on 1st and 2nd floors both had pros and cons.

Knock on your neighbors door and ask them if they realize you can hear them downstairs. If after talking to them a few times you could retaliate.
In college (granted this was 15 years ago), if our upstairs neighbors were loud, I swear they were dropping bowling balls, we would use a mop and hit the ceiling a bit to make noise back. Old school but it worked when you had rowdy boys living above you.
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John Francis Donaghy said:

Nothing wrong with apartment living when you're young and childless. House living is much more expensive than most give it credit for, lots of costs above and beyond the mortgage payment. If you don't need more than 2 bedrooms, ignore the peanut gallery, stay in the apartment, and bank your money.


Except that renting builds wealth just as fast as setting a pile of money on fire.
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buzzardb267 said:

It's been a long time, but just thinking about apartment living again hurts my head. I went barracks, to apartment, to suburbia, to house on an acre to house on 135 acres. The most exciting thing around here lately was a coyote stalking my dog one morning last week.
I envy you for when you have neighbors, you are at the mercy of fate as to who you get.
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APHIS AG said:

buzzardb267 said:

It's been a long time, but just thinking about apartment living again hurts my head. I went barracks, to apartment, to suburbia, to house on an acre to house on 135 acres. The most exciting thing around here lately was a coyote stalking my dog one morning last week.
I envy you for when you have neighbors, you are at the mercy of fate as to who you get.
Same could be said for family
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Chickenhawk said:

John Francis Donaghy said:

Nothing wrong with apartment living when you're young and childless. House living is much more expensive than most give it credit for, lots of costs above and beyond the mortgage payment. If you don't need more than 2 bedrooms, ignore the peanut gallery, stay in the apartment, and bank your money.


Except that renting builds wealth just as fast as setting a pile of money on fire.


Rent checks build wealth exactly as fast as mortgage interest, homeowners insurance, property taxes, PMI if you have it, home maintainance and repair costs, and the increased costs of furnishing, heating, cooling, and lighting a bunch of square footage you don't need, not to mention watering and landscaping a yard. Those are all dollars you will never see again, just like a rent check.

Only a small portion of the total cost of homeownership actually builds equity in the home. Most people who don't need the square footage can build wealth faster by renting something smaller and investing the rest of what they would otherwise spend on their home.
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John Francis Donaghy said:

Chickenhawk said:

John Francis Donaghy said:

Nothing wrong with apartment living when you're young and childless. House living is much more expensive than most give it credit for, lots of costs above and beyond the mortgage payment. If you don't need more than 2 bedrooms, ignore the peanut gallery, stay in the apartment, and bank your money.


Except that renting builds wealth just as fast as setting a pile of money on fire.


Rent checks build wealth exactly as fast as mortgage interest, homeowners insurance, property taxes, PMI if you have it, home maintainance and repair costs, and the increased costs of furnishing, heating, cooling, and lighting a bunch of square footage you don't need, not to mention watering and landscaping a yard. Those are all dollars you will never see again, just like a rent check.

Only a small portion of the total cost of homeownership actually builds equity in the home. Most people who don't need the square footage can build wealth faster by renting something smaller and investing the rest of what they would otherwise spend on their home.


That cuts to the bone.
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sold a house a few years ago and the buyer wanted to close fairly soon. compromised on that some, but we still were rushed to get out. we found a house we wanted and made a contingent offer. buyer wouldn't take it. we actually lucked out and found the exact same floorplan in the same subdivision and they were good with the contingent offer, but they wouldn't let us take possession and lease back from them prior to closing, since they had already done that once and had it fall through (then had to re-stage the house, etc.)

So, since we weren't going to get into a new house in time to close on the old one, we didn't pursue that offer any more and resigned ourselves to getting something temporary. We had the hardest time finding an apartment that would lease to us month-to-month, but finally found one using an apartment locator. We rented two garages along with a 2 bedroom apartment to store (almost) all of our stuff while we looked for another house to buy. We were there 2 or 3 months and had upstairs neighbors with kids. it was like they were playing hop-scotch for fun up there. I went up once or twice (well, maybe more) and asked them to keep it down when it happened late or for TOO long at a time. The parents looked haggard and worn down whenever I went up, so I was more sympathetic than mad, but I still wanted them to be quiet. I hope NEVER to have to live in an apartment again. If I do, (how it could come to that, i can't imagine but I won't jinx myself by assuming "never") I hope to be able to make it up the stairs to the top floor, whatever that is.
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Living in an apartment complex reminds me of being in a cramped prison block. As many people as possible just stacked on top of each other in little square hovels.

Done with that. I also hate people generally speaking. When I'm at home I don't want to deal with anyone unless it's someone I want to deal with.
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BenFiasco14 said:

Living in an apartment complex reminds me of being in a cramped prison block. As many people as possible just stacked on top of each other in little square hovels.

Done with that. I also hate people generally speaking. When I'm at home I don't want to deal with anyone unless it's someone I want to deal with.
it reminds you? So you did time in a cramped prison block?
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