I buy a underground lawn sprinkler head , buy the key in a plastic bag with some oil and bury it someplace easy to find . 

Since 1925 though the oil industry has moved on from this area and drilling isn't common here.

This year they’re real estate syndicators; three years hence they’re running and selling oil drilling participations, after that they’re involved in fin tech.  

The biggest mistake new investors make is to walk a property, maybe explain in general terms what they want and then let the contractor come up with the SoW.For a bedroom this could be:- replace carpet- repair closet dooror- remove carpet- remove curtains, nails and screws- replace closet doors, entry door SKU#- replace window SKU#- refinish hardwood floors 144 sqft, clear/oil-based- prep and paint all woodwork- patch walls, texture, paint walls eggshell white clay, ceiling flat white- replace light fixture SKU#, replace lightswitch w decora/white, replace 3 outlets&covers- install blinds SKU#Obviously, the cost would be quite different.

Originally posted by Account Closed:Stay away from the snake-oil salesmen. 

This was the most high risk investment I've ever seen, and keep in mind I've done oil, gas & mineral exploration investments so that's really saying something. 

Totally agree with you on this.At the end of the day, the big PIMCO/Blackrock/GS/JpMorgan guy would buy it all, just like what happen previously.Currently, the big money with unlimited funds are with two titans, the oil titans and Tech Mogul ; maybe they would conquer all your LP 4 cap Multifamily and purchase it all with 7-cap tomorrow LOL.It is just that, all those that purchase 4 cap , getting screwed LOL , now the same LP is praying to God to purchase the same exact complex with 6 to 7 cap LOLLP investors still getting destroyed.

That said, I'm either missing something or this is another snake oil scheme.

But I would take hard assets(gold, silver, precious metals, natural resources ala oil/gas, spice mines, etc....) over soft assets.

Hot water heater, furnace, gas, electrical box, HVAC, oil tank, plumbing pipes.