CRAIGSLIST safe or sorry

[Fred Gonzalo]

Hello, kind of new... My cousin is from Princeton nj. and said he got his property from craigslist. I was looking at a property in Trenton nj myself from craigslist...my question is..IS IT SAFE? anyone have experience with buying or lookin at properties through craigslist?  I saw a property with my cousin..we went driving to Trenton, and conditions were kinda bad..but the house was nice..and cheap with tenants already in it. found it through craigslist..  anyway to make the long story short I lost the deal because I was afraid to buy off of craiglist