Prices for staples are down a bit from their high and their inflation has slowed considerably, particularly in gas and many groceries.

Tax Liens, Notes, Short Term rentals, single family long term rentals, commercial, mobile homes, oil and gas? 

The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the current bonus depreciation rate at 60%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

When Clark Griswold asks the mechanic how much is the bill, the mechanic looks at the gas station attendant, they both laugh, then looks at Clark with a serious look and asks Clark, “How much you got?”.  

I have been invested in oil and gas mineral rights making double digit returns hassle free.

Single boiler serving a duplex- landlord paid water / natural gas because there's no way to split it accurately. 

I would be reluctant if it were a gas station or other environmentally challenged property though). 

I have a duplex near a Mini Mart gas station and people are constantly throwing their trash on my property.

But the city has risks too: historic tanneries, dry cleaners, gas stations, garages, workshops, any kind of industrial use - always be suspicious of what people did with chemicals back in the 50s and 60s when the general population had no awareness of the damage

We pay a percentage to our brokerages, have marketing and education expenses, and are self employed so we pay for our health insurance, gas, etc.