On 9/18/2011 11:00 PM, J. Clarke wrote:

Or because they are obviously weak and therefore an easy target. I know
a number of older folks who live in "declining neighborhoods" who can't
afford to move and have been preyed upon by their new neighbors. Do you
think they have something wrong with them because they are afraid?

Personally I'd find a way to move.

Small fixed income, paid off mortgage, but value of home, if they could
find a buyer, less than a down payment on mortgage in nicer neighborhood.

Can they move in with you?

David