"Hit them with the truth" I always say. If they are a bit hard of hearing...I like to use a crowbar.
What I would do Pac-Daddy... take a trip there,stay as long as you can,say a week or two at least. Ride the buses,eat at the resturants,walk the streets at night,visit the schools,etc Then talk to the cops,mailman,street people and the folks at the lazer hair removal studio,then you'll really get the goods on what the hood is like. Plus if the folks at the hair removal joint are any good,you could save thousands on goats milk. hahahaha. Drive downtown at rush hour,see if its a living hell,or just really warm in the summertime.
When I was thinking about buying this house I sat outside in my car on a Friday night,just to see what type of strange animals were on the prowl...you know...hookers,junkies,theives... all the fine folk that make up yer classier neighbourhoods.
Start reading the local newspaper,might be on-line. Check the murder rate per capita,the violent crime,and break and enters. All the things you probably dont have to even consider living on Guam.
Check gun prices...get yer concealed carry permit,a tehtnis shot,influenza shot,hepititas B and C,collera,diptheria,asian flu,whooping cough,etc.
Find a house or apartment you might like to live in...make a phoney 911 call,and check police response times.
Cut one of your kids fingers REAL BAD...and see what the wait time is like at the local emergency room.
Find a school yer kids might like,then hang around mumbling to yourself with yer pants undone,see if it even provokes the slightest interest.
Helpfull things like that. Yer Island Brotha...
RSD.