I would agree, ask other people in the area how the situation is.
I wouldn't. Megachurches are inherently a threat to your wellbeing.
I wouldn't. If you can afford one house, I promise you can afford at least one other one. Buy the other one.
When buying a house, unless you're rich (which it sounds like you aren't), always buy it for what it is, not what it could be. Pretty much no matter what house you buy, most of your time and money will go towards repairing and maintaining it. That's not to say you'll never be able to improve it, but don't buy a house because you're planning to improve it.
That doesn't mean a house has to be perfect to be a good house for you. But it shouldn't have any major flaws or dealbreakers at the time you close you on it, no matter how easy you think they'd be to fix. (If they're really that easy, negotiate with the seller to get them fixed before closing.)
(Also, any house you have to talk yourself into buying is a house you're going to someday have to talk someone else into buying. I wish people could just make housing decisions based on what they like for themselves, but the financial burden is so massive these days that you really have to consider ability to sell in the future in order to properly protect yourself.)
I feel ya. If you have any questions, feel free to reply here or dm me or whatever and I can try to help. Can I ask what state you're in? Opsec is important, of course, but some people don't mind giving out a location at that level. (I don't make a secret of the fact that I live in Northern Virginia, for example. There's 6 million people in my area. Tf is anyone gonna do with that info? lol.)
of course. no worries and no pressure. just would be remiss if I didn't offer help.
If I ever move close to an orthodox church here I will blast Batushka non stop, that way they can also bop to it and we can find common ground.
Start throwing satanist parties on Sundays to scare them off
If you would wake up in time to go to church, then it won't be that disturbing probably. It would just be like living next to a busy place anywhere else. You can't soundproof though. Too expensive. But I slept with earplugs in for about a year because my dog would always lick her feet and wake me up, and it's not that bad. Sleeping with foam earplugs works well.
I can tolerate a lot of shenanigans though. It really depends on your temperament.
Idk what they're like, but are mega churches that noisy? Like are they noisier than just a normal city center?
It depends on the megachurch, but plenty have full concert stage set-ups.
They actually use the stage, lights, screen for worship songs during services, yes. It looks just like a shitty concert
OK I saw some pictures and looked at the vid and for some reason this gives me anxiety, I did not expect that.
