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Old 11-26-2011, 02:51 PM
Chuck1217 Chuck1217 is offline
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Re: going in to potentially dangerous neighborhoods/areas- I do the same thing, dealing with home foreclosures, property inspections, and one tip I could offer- sorry if it's well known to all already but- I drive down the street the house is on, look around- drive back, taking note of anyone out and about, and whether anyone is paying attention to me. Sorry to broach the subject but- I'm white, some areas are about 99.9% black. I'm certainly not saying these areas are any more dangerous than others, but it's true that a white person in those areas does attract attention- on occasion- so guess it boils down to taking that extra precaution, seeing the area before I get out of the car. I have had a group of men who were sitting on a big porch see me, turned out to be a dead-end street, and while I was turning around about 5 of them started towards my car. I simply left. Called the local police and they escorted me into the house. If they hadn't, well, some jobs just aren't worth completing.