@Jeremy Marshall - as an upstate NY investor who has experience with many of these heating methods(natural gas forced air vs electric resistance heat, as well as gas/steam, oil/hot water, natural gas space heat,) I strongly recommend natural gas forced air over electric baseboard heat.

They indicated that there were no oil tanks on the property. 

I'm currently buying a home and they found an oil tank.

The saturation of licenses in particular areas of California has led to skyrocketing real estate prices as businesses seek out specific areas for there facilities. 

Thanks for all your input everyone.Yes - this all makes sense.I read an article announcing the new facility and in the comments section, most people were concerned about the increase in traffic.

The broker may be a snake oil salesman and you could turn them in for unethical behavior, but it still is on you to inspect the property. 

How is the market feel now that the Oil price has plummeted and entered a bear market? 

Eventually I’d love to get in to apartments, mobile homes or even storage unit facilities but I have to learn to flip over, before I can crawl, before I can walk.

And if we are too far from the city and we’re forced to use our own water treatment facility and sceptic tank what’s the pricing on this?

Another reason why I would like to move is because I have a 1 hour commute to/from work (2 hours total)...plus rising gas costs and frequent oil changes.