@Jon Haney and if you have heating or propane oil delivery you can show charges for the fuel and the last fill.

Cook County Property Tax Incentives: Cook County has a tax incentive program that allows projects to receive a special property classification for a 12 year period that lowers annual property taxes by as much as 50% through the term of the incentive program.

The $600 heating oil bill + little to no rental income + PITI in January will balance your actual numbers out for the year.

I want to open a restaurant in the next ten years because I thoroughly enjoy cooking for others and creating amazing dishes.

I spoke to Jerrod Cook and he sounds experienced having self managed his own units and his investing values reflect mine.

They all have their own separate oil tanks/electric meters etc. and there is well water.

@Brian J Cook, I have difficulty with your "at the same time" comment.

What does that mean for your house if there has been meth use or someone cooking meth in your house?

@Oren Kachel  We're getting growth due to increased cross-border trade, some oil money, as well as the general growth that Texas is seeing as a whole.

Oil and gas wouldn't be what it is without the government taking on much of the risk through the intangible drilling costs tax credit, and the depletion allowance act deductions, and literally hundreds of other tax benefits, loopholes and direct subsidies plus the fact they have access to public land to be drilled for pennies on the dollar, and the government cleans it up once they're done.