You could piss off the judge and it may cost you more if you go in and ask for more then your entitled to.Sometimes you have to remember your business has expenses, think of it like having a car and having to change the tires or the oil.

With low oil prices, the oil field jobs have been shrinking. 

If your tenants qualify under affordable housing guidelines they can get $500 a year oil/gas assistance.

Only pumped every 2 yearsHvac- heating is fuel oil furnace.

Also, I strongly suggest you use an oil based paint on cabinets.  

I am thru there 3 times a week , driving an oil truck for a friend .  

Spray the trim and cabinets with oil based paint.  

For example in 2022 when Tech index like the Q crashed, S&P only negative 10 percent because the stock from oil & gas industry is making huge money due to oil price. 

And surely you must know about how much natural oil seepage there is versus man made seepage.

If you expect raw material prices to go up, the aussie dollar will be a good bet.Seems like I have heard good things about Brazil as well, their real estate, economic standing in the world, 2014 Soccer World Cup, finding an oil reserve off the coast...Matt