:lol: :lol: :lol: IF I said I would not do business with any of the Americas (which includes the USA) due to the drug trade in Colombia would you laugh at me?

(It was a drug conviction. )

This vivid description is super helpful getting me to stick to my diet.

Check online at the county site to be sure they are licensed and insured..tell them you will have a written contract... no handshake deals....do not deal in cash it messes up your accounting really fast...tell them you will match up every receipt you get with materials on the job...lastly I have had good contractors who all the sudden be it  the drugs or alcohol or whatever kicked in and then they just stopped being good and ripped me off so references are ok but just be aware some of these guys change seemingly overnight 

The last few students killed in newark were on madison/studio green area. both is where college kids and section 8/drug dealers blend together.

You can expect issues with drugs, violence, and high turnover.

Regionally, its terrible for the locals to try and replicate unless they already made it big before the boom from the 90s... or they are some sort of local drug lord.

The neighbors use drugs and listen to loud music. 

Is it mostly drug dealers, prostitution, graffiti and boarded up buildings?

thanks for all replies . trust me im not looking for an easy way out, just a starting point. to take ur analogy for dieting, its important to see what diets work for others and then try them for yourself otherwise you could go through alot of dead end diets wasting your time and money