Gas powered vehicles are not going anywhere anytime soon.Gas stations are a good investment if you have convenience stores on them and if they're off a major highway where a premium can be charged on the gasoline.

It's garden tools, ice scrapers, lamps, ropes, rugs and gasoline that kill people.

Energy prices rose 0.9%, due mostly to a 2.0% increase in the price of gasoline, which more than offset declining costs for electricity and natural gas.

Sadly, plenty of investors (like their Wall Street counterparts) have bad forgetters. 

Had they said, "Before you buy this car, please know that if you are rear ended, the gas tank may explode and spew gasoline all the way to the drivers seat, before engulfing your family in flames, and we want you to know that we can fix this for $11," I'm sure most people would have said let me pay for the $11 upgrade.

Condos are generally less expensive than SFH counterparts.

This includes repairs, maintenance, gasoline. 

Like Ryan said your playing with a flaming tank of gasoline

I feel guilty sometimes when I do it but I feel like I know when it’s time to let the fire simmer down and so I can reset and poor gasoline on the next day.

For the price range, you should consider either a brand new build (currently offering the most attractive financing terms, with several options even available through USDA loans where the downpayment is 0% without the pesky PMI or MPI with your conventional or FHA counterparts.