That being said I live in a place where oil is gold and the boom comes and goes every decade or so.

@kenny dahill, as far as paying him according to what he is, since, according to so many here on BP, the good contractors are all taken, you'll be paying very little and will get that in return, or you'll find one who is worth their weight in gold!

A clean and problem free tenant is a gold mine. 

What the exit strategy is and how they intend to revisit their capital investment with a good profit.It's getting a little more challenging nowadays since the foreclosure debacle brought such a gold rush mentality and buying hysteria to the field.

Nixies can be gold. 

"When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble." - Warren Buffet

You stumbled into a gold mine.

You will find a gold mine of information here and pleanty of great people to help you on your journey. 

You have landed on a gold mine you just have to find the right buyer.

People who have to pay for this labor by the hour (like myself) are very wary of taking it on to begin with.We've found a bit of gold buying from flippers in neighborhoods that are not quite ready for the high-end retail crowd.