would you be bothered if a possum lived near your house?

No way. They're awesome. I took care of one for a while. Just showed up one day. Thought it was dying. Had lost most of it's hair. Started feeding it and that was that. The possum and the feral cat I fed would eat side by side. Crazy.
One day she was just sort of lying there, I went over and there were like a dozen baby possums poking their heads out. Blew my mind. Eventually she just stopped showing up.
They're very cool animals and not vicious. Probably wouldn't go pet a wild one but not much to worry about.

Near, no.
In, hell yes.

i love possums

I had one in my back corner of my yard for a while, I didn't bother him and he didn't bother me, he mainly stayed outside the fence and sometimes walk along the fence

I'm pretty sure they live in the woods behind us haha. I've seen them on the birdfeeders and such.

he does, a tree next to my bedroom window sometimes I hear him Scurry across the roof

We've got all kinds of critters, possums being the least of our worries

If it would eat all my garbage then yes. No more monthly trash pickup bills.

they don't look very Cute , like Raccoons or Squirrels and this one looks Retarded

Nah. They are generally quiet