Not only has the last 10 months rent been on time or early, and in the form of a money order, he found a tenant for the other side of the duplex who is an Oil Company Worker.

Don't know about Chi town but here in NJ, leaking underground storage tanks (that used to service oil furnaces) are a huge concern.Another option is to buy the 1st at a discount and foreclose on the 2nd.

Bitcoin is down 52% and that's strong relative performance to other cryptocurrencies.Real estate is the last asset class standing in terms of holding it's value relative to inflation, and I think that a lot of folks are rightfully worried and/or skeptical that prices will hold in the real estate market in coming months with further rate hikes from the Fed expected.The only way that an investor could have "won" in this environment (other than real estate... so far) would have been to buy commodities and accurate predict the rise in prices for things like oil, raw materials, and food. 

This particular property has forced air heat and the tenant is responsible for their own oil.

Or think of an Oil and Gas Company --- as you may know, Pennsylvania had a boom with oil and gas due to Marcellus Shale.

Curious, Account Closed, do you also advocate that CPA's should not be allowed to file their own taxes, attorneys should not be able to represent friends or family, mechanics should not be allowed to change their own oil and licensed contractors should not be able to work on their own homes?

New Property Details:Estimated Appraised Value: $130,000Property Taxes: $2510 yrProperty Insurance: $960Unit 1 Rental: $825Unit 2 Rental: $1075Cash-Out Refinance:Loan amount: $80,000Interest Rate: 4.25%Term: 360 monthsInsurance: $80Property Tax: $209Month Mortgage Payment: $682.89Monthly Property Expenses:Mortgage: $682.89Water: $60 (30 per unit)Sewage: $25Heating Oil: $200 (Estimate)Maintenance/Cap Ex: $190.00Total Monthly Expenses: $1157.89Final Numbers:Total Monthly Rent: $1900Total Monthly Expenses: 1157.89Profit/Loss: +$742.11 per month / $8,905.32 yrAm I missing anything?

Then that was primed with oil based primer.

., under President Obama is giving more and more authority to the U.N. so that can regulate everything from guns, oil and gas reserves, and now the internet.

I'm afraid there are too many people who will react the same way to this oil spill.