These scenario's are'nt made up .. The last one involving facebook was changed a bit because facebook wasnt around 15 years ago.
The second story regarding the pool: the guy owned some sort if paving company. Im sure he paved a few driveways on the house.
The neighbor who threatened to take the guy to court was a real scumbag. He was a retired guy who was bored and tried acting important. He even called the town on another neighbor because he wasnt sure if the neighbor obtained proper permits to have his grandmother living in the basement apartment . The guy took a beating ; he fuckin deserved it. No offense.