Also, needs oil remediation.

We also have mineral acreage which is a type of real estate at the core but that's an oil/gas investment in my opinion.

Have you driven a car and not do an oil change?

Losses of principal capital investment in syndications is something none of my many clients ever faced, except for Oil & Gas and (one time) a fraudulent syndication.

Army, attracting a steady influx of PHD education people.Houston, TX: Houston's diverse economy spanning oil (used to be just this), healthcare, and technology provides a robust job market that supports housing demand.

Contractors and new investors are like oil and water.

I wanted to try essential oils / diffusers but those are a lot of work and cant function on there own. 

I've sold properties to investors who hold portfolios and for lack of better word the properties are all trash and then I've dealt with some who have a well-oiled machine.

After reading many of the posts by broker/agents my takeaway is that honest, experienced, knowledgeable and competent agents are tired of the inexperienced, part time, or fly by night agents (fly by night: someone who enters as a salesperson for whatever is “hot” at the moment, be it real estate, oil and gas leases, used cars, etc) muddying the waters and causing them twice the work to close a transaction.  

There is a chicken/egg problem there because you need the business to need the warehouse and you need the warehouse to have the business.Also, I've thought about finding an accredited investor who would put the money into an oil well on my behalf.