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Old 10-20-2008, 09:36 PM
 
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We found a townhouse in this area off of Governor's Rd. We noticed, however, that at the corner of the house there's a police camera in one of the light posts.. which was kind of strange to us in the beginning. During the day, there were teenagers roaming the streets and we drove pass the area after midnight one night and it was pretty quiet.

The place is a foreclosure so we will be getting it for a steal! But just today, we heard from a friend of ours who told us that recently, there have been a lot of gang activity and crime in that area. I looked online and there were 2 incidents and both were supposedly gang related... this year. And one of them was right by where the house is located! And more articles have been reported in that area regarding more crime.

We are stuck and we don't know if we should back out of the deal. Please help and let us know about that area. Thanks!
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Old 10-21-2008, 05:55 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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That is in the burbs. I will ask the mods to move this.
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Old 10-22-2008, 07:40 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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The place is a foreclosure so we will be getting it for a steal! But just today, we heard from a friend of ours who told us that recently, there have been a lot of gang activity and crime in that area. I looked online and there were 2 incidents and both were supposedly gang related... this year. And one of them was right by where the house is located! And more articles have been reported in that area regarding more crime.

We are stuck and we don't know if we should back out of the deal. Please help and let us know about that area. Thanks!
This area is known as one of the worst areas of H.E. The area has had an increase in gang activity (and I believe 2 shootings recently) and I don't see it getting any better. I'd recommend that you try to get out of the deal.... Sorry. There are much nicer areas in H.E. where you will (eventually) get better appreciation. I own properties in H.E. and would only consider buying Section 8/low income rental property in this area (which might be a good investment as the govt. pays majority rent amt. for tenants).
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