crime reports are going back up (Miami, Tampa: sale, real estate, apartment complex)

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

In a neighborhood like that you sure as heck better have a 50 caliber mounted machine gun on hand.

I do have 2 50 cal guns, but not a deck mounted machine gun or it would be stolen also.

[Spring Hillian]

Well, keep them oiled and ready to go just in case you spot an open window or something.

Originally Posted by CHASLS2

I do have 2 50 cal guns, but not a deck mounted machine gun or it would be stolen also.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Well, keep them oiled and ready to go just in case you spot an open window or something.

But throw the warrants and drug bust under the carpet i guess?

[Spring Hillian]

Drug bust or an complaint being called in about an alleged drug activity? What was the disposition of the call?

Like I said warrants get served for all kinds of reasons. Failure to pay a traffic ticket, civil litigation, all kinds of stuff. Service of a warrant is not a criminal act. If you report your neighbors cats are peeing on your flowers and they file a complaint with the court, you will get served a warrant to appear on the charges.

Originally Posted by CHASLS2

But throw the warrants and drug bust under the carpet i guess?

[LKJ1988]

And that open window report was on a house that has been empty for years were druggies, bums and kids have been going into for years.

[Spring Hillian]

So that was nothing. Its been going on for years.

The county should board it up.

Originally Posted by CHASLS2

And that open window report was on a house that has been empty for years were druggies, bums and kids have been going into for years.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

So that was nothing. Its been going on for years.

The county should board it up.

It's something when about half the homes are empty. After flood rates reset it will get much worse.

[Irishiis49]

The funny thing about crime in Florida is that for the most part you can avoid it unlike when I lived in NYC and the better areas were besieged by the criminal element...no mass transportation keeps the bad guys out for the most part...If you live in a good area and keep your nose clean...chances are you won't fall victim to a crime...

[Spring Hillian]

I find it quite odd then when I take a Google tour of Westport subdivision I see a vehicle parked in just about every driveway. Many houses have 2 vehicles in the driveways. In see green well maintained front yards. I see people walking down the street, in one shot a whole family out for a stroll. What I dont see is very many for sale signs on lawns. The aerial view shows me rows of streets separated by canals and most homes have boats at their docks. Ziilow shows me homes that sold in 2011 for $70-90k. I see a house at 5712 Emerald Pointe Circle. It is priced at $214k.
I see a much smaller house, 6220 Keller Drive, its a foreclosure, listed as a "studio" and it is $48k.
I see an apartment complex at 9912 Aquarius Drive. I see rents there are $1k and up. I also see Grace Apartments where a small apartment rents for just under $600. Zillow shows that just about 20 homes are for sale in a subdivision that contains almost 350 homes.

I dont understand why you paint the pictures of some hell hole when the truth is obviously the opposite of your descriptions.

THUD

Originally Posted by CHASLS2

It's something when about half the homes are empty. After flood rates reset it will get much worse.

[LordHomunculus]

What a weird little area. One block looks like a dump while another block nearby looks affluent. Those are the type of areas where people end up getting priced out.