Remember that if disneyrsh's neighbor was that lame, and that inept, he was going to be too lame or inept to press charges. And I just can't see the cops wanting to bother to arrest her for trespass. They don't like bogus calls. iI annoys them to have their efforts wasted for petty stuff, even when the person complaining has a point; imagine how much energy they'd put into it if his complaint was that she took his trash to the dump and mowed his lawn and painted his hous the same color. "Excuse me, sir, I need to go fight crime." And to make an arrest that would stick, a cop would need witnesses to say it was her, and if it came down to it in court, I bet any neighbor who saw her would lie, lie, lie. No prosecutor would bother. Technically, it may have been trespassing. The risk was nominal, and obviously, disneyrsh's gamble paid off.

Oh man. My house is a toothless wonder. I have built and must paint 102 linear feet of cabinetry. I have a grill I bought 3 years ago in November, still in the box on my living room floor. I have the cardboard on the floors to protect them from the drywall finishing that should have been done 10 months ago. ($$) I have unusual circumstances, but I know exactly what you mean by one little thing changing everything. I had primed 16' of cabinet doors but hadn't put on any paint. I go SO SICK of looking at all the CRAP I was sticking in the open cabinets I put them on just primed. The peace it gave my eyes was astonishing. I've finally given them their 1st coat ... without taking them back down. I have a habit of sitting and staring at something I'm making, seeing it finished in my noggin. Then I'll build something and sit and stare at how great it looks. I can't imagine having all the walls up, finished, primed and painted, then with all the electricity finished AND moulding and trim installed. I won't know what to do with myself!

The TV show Fixer Upper did a house that looked similar to yours. The episode referred to the house as the "Prickly Pear" house. Link: https://magnolia.com/our-show/episode-11-the-prickly-pear-house/ They removed the bushes and trees blocking the house (& the prickly pear cactus near the street) and created dormers & a pergola in front -where your red trees are touching the roof)-Also- they installed 2sets of French doors to the front of the house and removed wall in the kitchen.

Thanks that makes sense. I think I might try softening it with a hair dryer first then scraping some off in an inconspicuous spot to test. Then I could spackle and continue on. Do I really need to prime? Sorry I know that might sound stupid but can some spackle just be painted directly?