The goal in any threatening situation is to escape from immediate danger and call for help.

Since I'm located in Tampa, Jacksonville is an uncharted territory for me so I would be happy to get some input from locals there.The property is located in the Riverview area (zip 32208) it's a 2/1 Block freshly renovated and looks from the outside and inside in beautiful condition.

To avoid sending your risk into completely off the chart, crazy territory, you're going to have to put in sweat equity yourself with direct investment, versus passive so that you can work for that extra return.

These people are dangerous.

It may be dangerous, but as your friend I will take the risk.

The mindset they have is dangerous to all.

All his shiny new work was shoddy, dangerous and had to be completely torn out and redone.  

What if a couple of gangs decided that the boarded up houses two streets over look like great territory to setup a drug house inviting far more crime to your area?

There are suburbs with McMansions, rural farmland, world class universities, dangerous inner cities, gentrifying smaller cities and working class communities all smashed between New York City and Philadelphia. 

With cash-flowing properties, you have to pick properties that are solidly middle of the road: they won't have the absolute best of everything (or they wouldn't cash flow), but you don't want dangerous properties either or you'll never see that cash flow.