[thesloppy]

I used to live next to an old dude who would leave hostile notes on anybody's car who parked in front of his house, and would spend hours everyday walking around the neighborhood checking the DMV dates on people's license plates and coming up with any reason to call some random authorities at least once a week. I was damn happy to be in an apartment and not a house next to that butthole....so I could move away from him ASAP.

I don't think the odds of having a bad neighbor are necessarily better or worse when living in a house or apartment. Folks tend to think that renters are less respectful in general, but I think it's just as likely that your homeowner neighbors will be overly protective or nosy, regarding their property (and its surroundings)