How do you discourage disreputable looking potential next door neighbours?

Next door are selling up and some new people have just arrived to look at the place with a view to potentially buying it.

This has caused great alarm for me because they don't look like they'd be a good fit for the neighbourhood.

My nephew insisted that I put on some obnoxious and horrible loud modern music but I don't feel comfortable doing that. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Adogslife · 61-69, M

Buy the house yourself and rent it out to whom you choose. Barring that, you really don’t have a choice in the matter. Regardless of who moves in, I’d always bring a welcoming gift as a neighbor and introduce myself. The initial gesture will pay off, if needed, in the future.