I know Philly safety differ from block to block. 

Color me confused.

I will add, your free to run around with rose colored glasses on, I'd actually prefer persons do that vs the alternative of running around preaching doom is imminently around ever corner as some others do, that's just annoying.

Generally, here's the rule I follow with stuff like this: If every house on the block has a garage and you remove it from your house, that's an expected facet of the home that is lost and you will objectively lose value when comparing to another house from a "market value" perspective; especially from an appraiser's point of view. 

Or maybe you completely go out of the box and do a bright colored plant theme.

Ok on to a new topic…Government has Taken a Permanent Intellectual VacationThis week, the Federal Government announced rules to block medical debt from credit reports, ie being used to evaluate a borrower’s financial fitness for mortgages, car loans, aka, easier to get more debt.

If an egress gets blocked by the stuff, who would get sued?  

Well he did it again the next day, so I blocked his number.

If you are calling an area you live in, you always lead with that, "I am a local homebuyer/wholesaler and live only a few blocks away, went to this high school, etc."

Everything should be in writing, down to the type and name of the kitchen cabinet handles, the tile name/brand/color, the texture of drywall,....everything that will be a part of this project must be in writing attached to the contract and signed by both parties.