I would still buy the home as long as there weren't frequent breakins in that area. However, I would pay for a security system and I would make sure the area was well lighted around my home at night.

Even "safe" areas are not immune to a break-in or the occasional intruder. Just ask the White House.

Anonymous wrote:Of course.
Anxiety much?

I don't know who invested the "________ much?" phrase, but it's proliferation on this board is getting tiresome.

Yes, but I am not rich enough to look in neighborhoods that are crime free...if there is even such a thing! I even bought a house for about 20 percent under market bc there was a suicide in the basement, when I sold in 4 years later I was able to make a lot of money so I guess people only care about "recent" events.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:op here yes. I do have anxiety

That much is obvious,

you sound draining

.

Now that comment is OTT ....how can you say OP is "draining" because they admitted to a little anxiety? you sound like an anal prick!

Is "draining" the new "unhinged"?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:op here yes. I do have anxiety

That much is obvious,

you sound draining

.

Now that comment is OTT ....how can you say OP is "draining" because they admitted to a little anxiety? you sound like an anal prick!

+1. I thought the same thing. What a mean and useless comment.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:op here yes. I do have anxiety

That much is obvious,

you sound draining

.

Now that comment is OTT ....how can you say OP is "draining" because they admitted to a little anxiety? you sound like an anal prick!

Yes, unless there was some evidence that it was part of a larger crime problem. We have lived in two very safe neighborhoods in the suburbs. In both neighborhoods, a house a couple down from ours was burglarized, but in both cases it was determined to be an "inside job," as in the burglars knew the person had something they wanted (a coin collection in one case) and went after that particular thing. It's a little disconcerting, but it hasn't made me feel less safe in my neighborhoods overall.

OP, would you sell your house if there was a break-in on the same street?

When was the burglary? If recent, probably not.

OP, do you think you are going to find a crime-free neighborhood? Please. Where? Perhaps you can put your house in a bubble.

Anonymous wrote:op here yes. I do have anxiety

That much is obvious, you sound draining.

op here yes. I do have anxiety

Of course.
Anxiety much?

Just heard of a burglary on the same street worried about home purchase