Crime Report... what next?

[Ryan Moore]

I'm looking at a SF residence.  I looked at the crime stats for the area and there was a burglary at that house middle of December.  The house has been on the market for a week.  I don't know if the house was occupied at the time of the burglary, or if it was already vacant (which it is now).

1) Should I take any more steps to look into more detail what the burglary claim was?

2) Would you just walk away from a property that had this last month?  I don't think the surrounding area is anything horrible as far as crime.

[Jorge Rullan]

Unfortunately crime happens everywhere. I would not walk away based on one burglary. I would look at the "UCR" reports for the area to see what the crime trends are. Plus, you'll be able to tell if it was an isolated incident. Compare that UCR report to an area you are familiar with and you should have a better idea. Good luck