“”How did he cut them off and wind up behind them?””
I had the same question and have no idea what the reply given to you means...
Had some experience in that area...my husband inherited acreage from his family and we were going to build a home out there but were warned against it by local realtors..Were told it would never be safe to leave home to go to town for groceries or leave the property for any length of time..without finding destruction on our return. We moved out of the state instead - LOL!!
Wow. Good thing the realtors warned you!
I live in a safe area on the SF Peninsula. My Dad moved the family to SF around 1950, and he was born and raised in Philadelphia. So while visiting a cousin back east, I asked if she could show me where my Dad grew up. She shuddered and said "Oh, we would never ever go there!". After accidentally entering a ghetto area in my rental car I understood what she meant. I was panicking to get my family out of there as quickly as possible. Sometimes you don't want to be where your seniors lived.
The reply directed me to the article contained in the original post. There was no answer to the question.