Seems they aggregate all crime and group them by some meaningless border less census tract or something.

Buying in Baltimore , IMHO , is not investing , its gambling , and the odds are not in your favor 

There's also the issue of risk - someone with only 30% at stake, may gamble a LOT more than you would gamble with your 70%.Also, strategize and think through worse-case scenarios for fraud.

Good wording -- folks need to understand the value of insurance, gambling against themselves for their family's sake.

@Rita Merlo  something else to think about; even if population of US Citizens decreases, it doesn't mean we won't open the borders up for more immigration in order to get the tax base back. 

Lots of miltary & border patrol families.

This means you’ll no longer be able to book reservations on Airbnb.”YouTube-Google removed the documentary on the European border crisis the next month – because they believe in open borders and support illegal human trafficking.

If holdings get to a certain level they add in more layers going international where a person has to start traveling borders to follow the chain, and a suite would take decades if even possible.

.- I would focus on border communities, close enough to the action but less regulated, perhaps with a view or other outdoors attraction. - You could also lessen your risk by avoiding properties that are ultra different/special yet hard to sell or comp (ex: container homes).- I agree that you should worry just as much about HOA's, even small, almost non-existent ones.

Looks like a nosedive over time vs a tumble--It's why stocks are a gamble (just like Roulette in Las Vegas).Real Estate holds it's value over time, and you can "fix it up"--you have some control over it.The US Government manipulates these stock prices, so maybe they just failed to pay off "The Correct" people or something (or maybe they did and it's way worse then we know).https://www.businessinsider.com/does-the-government-actually-manipulate-the-stock-market-2010-2