Another guy pays someone to sleep in a vacant house with a shotgun so everything isn't stolen.The Detroit police will not respond to calls for burglaries or theft.

Is it your thought that you would rather a resident not call you until 8am for a situation of fire, burglary, hot water tank burst, pipes burst.

Additionally the failures in NJ’s foreclosure system have some of these houses vacant for years before they are listed and sold, which perpetuates the problem of break ins, burglary of hvac, appliances and copper, etc.

While I'm at it, I will download all the violent crime stats and burglaries that occur in the neighborhood and post it along with the listing (that is available in GIS map form from the City website for most medium to big cities)...Seriously, this stuff is rampant.

These are all great questions to answer.For the burglary issues in vacant homes you'd know that if you plan on marketing your vacant property for rent, you better be sure you have an alarm system or some other deterrence until this local crime ring stops.The shopping center and hotel project will likely boost home values nearby, depending on the exact location and scope of the work.

What I avoid is the areas with rape, home burglary, etc. 

We just had a burglary and lost a bunch of tools.

and non-violent property crimes like petty theft, low grade burglary, low grade vehicle theft, low grade receiving stolen property, etc, RESULT IN NO JAIL TIME. 

While out on patrol I was dispatched to this home for a burglary report.

Most crime is mugging and residential burglaries.