In preparation for a forecasted snowstorm, the local road department might pre-treat the roads with magnesium chloride. The application works best if done in the hours before the first snowflakes fall. Miss the window of opportunity and the effectiveness of the product is marginal. It is the same with relationships. Ask your new neighbor for a 5 AM ride to the airport upon the first introduction; it might not establish a foundation for friendship. Make the same request after you assist the neighbors with moving furniture into their house, invite them to the neighborhood party, and remind them of an anomaly in the HOA rules; the reciprocation might be more favorable. How are you pre-treating your neighborhood (and those you serve) to set them up for success?