It was the cheesiest snake oil thing I've ever seen and I didn't finish the 3 day course.

Was it because they let the heat run out (oil or propane) and the pipes froze?

I live in a city that is projected to be impacted by the Bakken oil boom in the very near future.

I am currently having my handyman fix up the property & I am replacing the heating system from oil to electrical.

We live in a oil boom right now where the real estate is too high to really find any deals right now. 3 years ago you could have bought a house for $50k that today cost over $180.

People rent for many reasons, but some common ones are: 1) they do not have sufficient resources to make the downpayment on a property purchase; 2) they do not have the credit history to qualify for financing; 3) they are in the area temporarily, or periodically, and do not wish to establish roots (students, oil field workers, politicians & staff attending the legislature, etc); 4) home ownership is just not right for some folks.

Are utilities (gas, electric, oil etc.) separate and do all tenants pay their own?

So he's not likely care about small beginner fish like me who wants to finance.

It comes from a tradition of installment sales and land contracts in the desert and in the oil towns.

Dustin, I'm a new investor currently working and living in North Dakota (Oil Jobs Pay Well!)