Overall violent crime isn't a big factor here, but there are pockets where there are a lot of drug users.Overall, like any investment, I would make sure you are familiar with the area you are buying in before you invest.  

The lease is automatically terminated for violent criminal behavior or threats/ aggressive behavior towards the landlord.2.

Sometimes you need this violent shove into reality.

If the rate of violent crimes is high and this sort of thing is common, definitely pass ... otherwise, sometimes really bad things happen to good people and good properties.

Would be great here in earthquake prone California, probably also good for other areas with violent natural disasters.

What if he has friends that deal and something goes wrong and it gets violent on your property?

Let them know they can run a background check to confirm you're not a violent felon sex offender that owns 5 pit bulls for fighting, etc as they will want something like this before allowing you to buy anyway.Exceptions like this can be requested by the Manager to the Owner and will typically be "okay."  

I hope that our examples and discussions help some of you out there who are trying to figure out where you belong on the spectrum between myself and Bob.Happy investingErikI think we are actually in violent agreement, Erik ... this is a great method for investing, but the ratios of capital gains and cash flows are quite different in different markets is all.

@Aaron Montague I violently agree.  

Also, I like to differentiate between violent crime and property crimes....get to know the crime map of your area and how it's evolved over the years.