It helped that the walls had an oil-based paint underneath.

i suspect oil from the surface lot has been accumulating in this basin.

So far they roof is 10 years old, not missing any shingles or anything. looks good.Water heaters are 5 years old.Furnace is an oil furnance and is fairly new, replaced less then 10 years ago. 

You will find a ton of helpful resources, especially under the Education section of BP.My recommendation is to pick one niche in real estate and stick to it until you fully learn it and it is operating like a well oiled machine.

You will need to pay the annual registration, Registered Agent in those states and then file a tax return in Illinois as a Foreign Business Entity which pretty much blows away all the privacy and no taxes due in Nevada or wherever these folks use to sell their snake oil. 

Hi BG,I'm new to the group.I purchased a duplex in Miami (Coconut Grove) for $180K about 8 years ago when he market tanked.

@Don Van Nguyen I know that I am in the minority but with most oil and gas downturns, Houston will see a considerable contraction.

Does anyone here have experience investing in or putting together oil and natural gas exploration investments? 

Hey Eric, I'm using meetup dot com we've been meeting in nearby starbucks (Coconut Creeks) and at actual properties (Sunrise) that other investors are closing on for tours and networking.

Oil is predicted to continue to rise.2.