I would also talk with a mortgage company (Prime West Mortgage would be my choice 😉 ) Also, call some landlords and even the police department and get their take on the area.

It states the departing tenant is no longer liable for the terms and that he has no rights to the property.

Additionally, when you call a Quicken Loans yourself (for example), you're reaching their retail department vs.

Lot of the places will probably shoot extremely high on rent, but I doubt it's sustainable. http://www.walnut-creek.org/departments/community-...

So you may be looking for the REO department or the loss mitigation office at the Bank of NY Mellon.  

Are there any other costs in Gloucester City I should be aware of, e.g. local departments like Police/Fire/Garbage?

Of course I learned to coordinate with structural engineers, the utilities, and city planning and building departments.

I just closed on my first 2-unit property out of state, and the sale triggered an inspection from the County Health Department.

What is happening is that some police departments do not report to these websites and you end up with areas that look crime free.Which leads my options to finding a realtor that can tell me area by area and block by block which is good or not good.

You can't calculate your purchase price until you know what the market cost for what you're trying to do is in hand (even if initially it's a rough verbal estimate).More importantly - go to the City of Champaign Neighborhood Services department today.