Have the tank pumped of any remaining oil and either go ahead and dig it up or have it backfilled with flowable fill. 

If (big if) this is true, and your commute becomes PRODUCTIVE time rather than a waste of time, then living further away from your office or metropolitan area becomes much more tenable because you can use your commute to Read, Work, Socialize, Play Games, SLEEP more, etc.If this happens I believe the cost of Real Estate in these metro areas will drop significantly and the land near the outskirts of these areas will then increase.I just read an article in the Wall street journal today that showed that someone had bought a house and the ENTIRE Mortgage process (notary included) was done digitally from his kitchen table.Has anyone else looked into these topics or questions?

(and I literally describe how that happened in my blog)Joining my real estate group will accelerate your brain power 1000 times... and help you discover how to learn this field and network with people and prepare yourself for real estate career.Many folks now days are being out gunned by digital marketing experts... in their own game...

Property management has definitely gotten easier in the digital age.Cheers!

If doing this using a BRRRR strategy I will have triple digit cash on cash returns as I will have a stronger ARV IMHO.

Depending on your location, you may have good demand from construction trades, digital nomads, IT, even workers affiliated with the film industry which is branching out far beyond Hollywood (Atlanta, for example, is really growing in this area).

@Tony MayoMetro Detroit (my rental portfolio is here)Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1200-$1500ROI: Double DigitCash flow: couple hundred/monthAppreciation: Double digit (for past 10 years, will gladly send data)Location: C, B- (suburbs and certain markets)We have over a dozen Fortune 500 companies just in Metro Detroit with huge Healthcare and Auto industries.

This forced us to get the original installer back to dig it up, delaying closing again.

You may want to check out 10BillionCash.com as a starting point if you're interested in learning more about that process.I also do a lot my marketing for deals via Google advertising, though I know several individuals that successfully market via more traditional means such as mailers, digital media, and word of mouth.  

Once you build the digital model of your business (Excel, Sheets, Numbers etc.) then you can "Stress test" your business for whatever you think might happen.