On Tuesday of last week, I noticed a van with Florida plates parked in the alley. The house next door to my problem neighbor's was for sale. Later that afternoon as I returned home from work, I see three very heavily tattooed hispanic men milling around and I notice the prominent MS-13 on the chest of one of them. I send the owner an e-mail asking him if was showing the house, and he tells me that the house may be sold, and that on Friday he would be closing with the buyer if it goes well.
Today I sent him an email as they were hauling stuff into the place, asking him if the place had indeed sold, and he said yes. They paid cash so it closed quick, because he only put the place up about 4 months ago, and in this economy, I wondered if he'd be able to sell at all.
So now I have MS-13 affiliated people just one house up from mine.
The one upside, is that my problem neighbors who are black, will not last long. The downside, my timetable to get the fuck out of this part of town has now been escalated.