Originally Posted by bbbean

It has been my experience that the smallest, most run-down, most poverty stricken houses are the ones with the highest number of no trespassing signs, gates, and number of aggressive dogs. The biggest, nicest houses (i.e. the ones that might contain something worth stealing) are more likely to have no signs or fences, and if there are dogs at all, they are far more likely to be labradors or lap dogs.