The old lady in the other half would run out and tell anyone looking at it that it was condemned, oil leaks, etc.. to scare away a buyer who would rent it out to bad neighbor tenants.

Landon, you've brought some appreciable Whitt to this post.While OKC does epitomize cheap in every way (from home values in some pockets of town to the mindset of every. single. person walking around without an Oil job), I agree with you that it's a pretty solid place to invest.It's entertaining to me how number 4 seems to be a causal factor in #1,2, 5, and possibly #10, too.#1 is a causal factor in #7 and #9.

There's a paint shortage, can't even get satin oil right now.

I have a four plex that runs on oil that heats the entire building.

Bleach binds with the oils the body secretes and causes the yellowing.

The closest to that is environmental coverage for Underground Tanks (normally gasoline or oil). 

This is a well-oiled machine, although you still need to do what you're doing and deal with people who you know or who can be trusted.When you buy an existing property, do NEVER buy a property with communal title, also known as ejido property.

Someone warned about overinflated prices and higher vacancy being an issue with layoffs related to the oil market.I live in California and it's impossible to find cash flow positive properties via MLS.

They had run out of heating oil and were buying diesel fuel, 5 gallons at a time and pouring it in the heating tank.

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