Unfortunately they have two things bad for them: 1) Perception that it is a warzone 2) The schools are terrible.

I want to buy that cheap 80 inch TV while getting paid $15-$25 per hr flipping burgers.Ultimately we live in a free market society.

Contact your local historic home preservation society (or similar group), and ask for their recommendations.

Not that the society can't afford this: look how easily we come up with similar amounts to bail out savings and loans, make war, give massive tax breaks to the wealthy.

@Preston Ellis Biggs since you like cigars, check out a group near you called the Tennessee International Tobacco Society

For the inspection, I would look for someone certified by ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors).  

Before we moved here our perception of the area was worse than it is now.

There are laws on what corporations can and cannot do, but overall, they do a LOT MORE good for society than bad.

How does that help society?

I could say "For and in consideration of Ten Dollars and the love and affection of my children" which is acceptable in our society and courts, consideration between unrelated parties must be valuable enough for the transaction contemplated.