It can be a little weird to navigate at first, so let me know if it would be helpful to hop on a screen share and I can walk you through the basics. https://geomap.ffiec.gov/FFIECGeocMap/GeocodeMap1.aspxThese are all pretty sophisticated tools, but in the end, if you have boots on the ground in the city you're looking at, you'll be well served just driving the neighborhoods at different times of the day.

Im from Atlanta, They film the walking dead here and the CDC is here.

So I'm unsure if I should just buy a like property and save the headache then sell the burned property and walk away.

But then again, I don't want a surprise.Another concern is, in the event the loan does indeed comes still wrong during the closing, am I responsible for any fee if I decline or walk out from the closing?

Drive and walk around.

I bought with a VA loan, requested a seller concession, used an agent that paid a rebate, and and used some negative points from the lender to put nothing down, and actually walked away from closing with a $1,500 check.

I do let them know how much $ they are walking away from yearly just to let it sting a little more.

Thy elected to let go of their earnest money deposit to walk away from the deal.I will also state that I am not an attorney nor am I a Realtor in your state so this shouldn't be considered legal advice.

Walked away with $80k in equity and $50k in profit Lessons learned?

Initially the owner wanted way too much so I walked away from the deal.