The seller was ex-military who had just finished the local police academy.

There is a distinct area of our city the has a greater number of house fires and interestingly the police department crime map overlay indicating high crime rates is almost identical.

That said, if one doesn't know the difference between shoe polish and shinola one will not be in this business long.

It’s empty now and really doesn’t need much work but I plan to polish it up some first.

Anna,You can call your local police department and ask them who you can contact on property code violations in your city.

Police are there pretty much every day, etc.

My good friend on the Athens Police Department refuses to drive in there without at least 2 squad cars.

It is literally 200 feet from the town police station but very close to the welfare office as well.

If you don't mind a little commute, a lack of municipal services such as police or fire protection, boarded up properties as neighbors, and have a well stocked arsenal of firearms, there are some neighborhoods in Detroit where you can have your pick of properties meeting the 2% rule!

The US armed forces will not accept you if you fall outside of certain height/weight parameters, as do police and firefighters.