If it were me , I would leave some kind of barrier between the house and where you plan to put up the stand. A feeder if it is legal would draw the deer in. Also you could plant feed for them , such as winter rye , corn, etc. As far as the locals that hunt there , they are just trying to run off any compition and may very well have hunted there themselves. Don't be surprised if you have some vandalism or sabatage of your set-up. One yr when I put up a new stand on some newly purchased land , one of my good neighbors decided that my area was a good place to throw his fresh deer hides. My plot was surrounded by hides , so much so that the buzzards were coming to them. Don't let that deter you though as they will soon give up and realize that things are just the way they are. Many very nice deer are taken every year right in folks own back yards. I have some stands on 11 acres here now that have been way more productive than where I go to hunt when I have the time off. One thing about a set up like your thinking about , you don't have to have a lot of time off to crawl in the stand and spend a few hours doing what you like to do.