While driving through several neighborhoods, many times you can spot the homeowner who cares about their property and the ones who don’t.

Just because a property looks like it is not very well cared for does not mean it is owned by an investor who does not care, or is overwhelmed. There are also many homes that are owned by owner occupants who may be either physically or financially are no longer able to care for their home.

We all know which properties these are in our neighborhood and most of us are just driving by them in disgust and really never do something about them. We don’t realize that we can impact our neighborhood positively and something can be done.

Some of your actions might have an immediate impact and some actions may need a little longer. The key is to take action and not turn a blind eye to an obvious difficult situation.

Now you may think that one individual cannot make a difference. Wrong. Many times it will just take that one person that either stepped up or was reaching out that will make a difference. Even when it is just a small difference.

Many times solving issues begins with one person.

When you need inspiration and ideas on how to make a difference in your neighborhood or community just contact the Settles Team and we are here to help.