I've seen some businesses that have done this in the past where it was an oil change business and it was converted into a coffee shop or restaurant.

the oil company guy is making a lot of money now and they're traveling 3. there's no correlation between layoff-interest rate and STR booking if you buy in the right place, not in Toledoville.

So stay away from Lee Arnold and his "snake oil business developers".

Also important to work with lenders who have a well oiled construction loan administration team.

Do that an at some point you will end up buying a vacant lot that used to have a gas station on it, that still has the old buried leaking tanks and the oil change guys just dumped all their oil changes behind the shop, and you will now be responsible for EPA cleanup to the tune of 100Ks. 

If not a moisture problem then use shellac or oil based primer.

@Christopher DeAraujo I am in the process of getting out of the business of paying for tenant heating given the volatility of oil prices and having seen 5/20 tenants put their heat up to 78 and keeping their windows open for fresh air when it was -20 degrees outside.

Primer ensures no bleed through and paint can bond properly since you could br going oil/ stain to latex paint 

I've met various scopes from vesting title to 150+ year land-patent research for the oil and gas/energy industry, as well as power and pipeline ROW (right of way).However, I've started researching some foreclosure title for myself and to help some flipper friends in return for investing advice.

And, this involves everything you care about:  stocks, real-estate, business dev, commodities (oil, precious metals, minerals, etc), estate planning, asset protection.