At some point it might be helpful to check neighborhood crime for your investor. Tonight I found a nifty tool that graphically shows the rate of crime in the neighborhood. In fact, one home that I’m serious about buying for myself had very little crime shown. I will need to compare it with other charts just to make sure.

Check out spotcrime.com and search for your city or a neighboring city. It only covers the major metro areas, but perhaps with more growth it will include other areas.

My area is filled with exciting properties for people to purchase. Great family neighborhoods with people who are excited about their future and their children’s future.

When I see a home I look for several points of interest:

• purchase price
• neighborhood
• return on investment
• rental rates
• guaranteed rent
• previous tenants/owners