Regarding Callow, or any neighborhood, I’d get in contact with the police or fire department for the most informed and current idea of neighborhood crime.

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Thus, the property went into foreclosure, and the buyer filed charges for theft of her money in the transaction, I assumed by filing a false police report. 

A client who bought a SFH off University Ave near EPA City Hall because it was across from Police Dept.

I do know they recently had to close most of their public schools down due to lack of funding and the police and fire department was asking for donations of toiletries and etc.

Vacant house or builders risk polices will be much more expensive and will have much less coverage than homeowners. 

Talk with the local police and see what the issues are. 

It's poloiitcal and beyond the scope and spirit of these forums so let's not get off on that tangent and stay into solution.mode.There are many agencies that can be helpful, including municipalities, counties, police and fire, vector control (mosquitos, etc.) and animal control.

It is your objective to get that building for as little as possible – to create equity – remember banks don’t care – you need to education them – help the bank to help you by showing all the negative items about the property – make it easy for them to accept your offer.Write a cover letter stating what you will do if they accept your offer; secure the property, insure the house, pay all cash, take care maintenance problems immediately, protect and secure the house form squatters, have the electric turned on, notify the water department, notify the local police to keep an eye out for vandals...etc.Since no one at the bank can make a decision as fast as you want, put a drop dead date in your offer.

We did have a drug dealing issue with the next door house, but over time with some pressure on the RE investor who owned the property, and working with the police, we turned that situation around.