I'd like to be near the river, but I especially want to create extensive park-like grounds around my home. I was thinking of creating extra characters and plopping their tents down near my house to hold the spots until I unlock the community projects I want. I'm hoping that will keep a villager from moving right into the middle of my planned estate! (I'll feel a little guilty deleting them after making them live in a tent for months though.) I haven't played since GameCube...I hope there are no negative consequences to this master plan.