neighbors hate me

Ultimately, you are responsible to keep up your property. If your neighbors are keeping their property presentable, and your house is the eye sore, you are having an adverse effect on their property values. Whether that bothers you, or not, really doesn't matter. Keeping up your property just goes to being a good neighbor.

I have 3 cars, 3 pick ups, 1 van, and 1 hobby car all registered and insured, plus 3 parts cars, and a plethora of body and mechanical parts. None of the parts cars or the parts are visible from the street, or from any of my neighbors back porches.

I live in a gated neighborhood, and there are a lot of gear heads living in the neighborhood, too. We've simply found ways of enjoying our hobbies without shitting up the neighborhood, or pissing off the neighbors, with little, if any inconvenience to ourselves.

It's certainly a free country, and you have the right to do things your way, as long as you aren't violating any laws or ordinances, but, at some point you have to ask yourself is pissing off the neighbors, refusing to work with them, and simply decorating your house with junk is a good plan. It's your decision to be a good neighbor or not. :dontknow:

You just have to wanna.