You're in an oil industry city. 

I've been here for about 3 years and I work in oil and gas.

The oil field rush in Victoria is taking over the rental market and prices are crazy all over town and surrounding towns.

Was it caught up in the oil boom that hit Midland and Odessa or is something else at play?  

I mailed hand addressed white envelopes with a printed letter with the home's address including a basic message and picture of my wife and I.In the month since I have received about 20 pieces back, 1 call to be removed from the list, 1 from another flipper who was trying to work some wonky deal to sell to me at basically market price then have me owner finance to the current tenant of the home, and 1 from the daughter of a seller who was going to speak with the seller then pass along my information (I've tried following up but she hasn't responded).I am confident in my acquisition abilities as I currently acquire pipeline easements from landowners in the oil & gas industry, but I need the phone to ring at a higher clip than 2 leads out of 500.

Years ago, a Canadian friend invested $500k+ with someone in the Alberta market when the oil boom was going on.

Being a passive cash-flow investor, I would throw oil and gas into the mix.

OK, time for my Oil Drilling analogy;You own an oil drill.

There could be exceptions that the title co doesn't cover (eg. oil/mineral leases from 15 years ago) that could come back to bite you when you go to sell the property again.  

Any oil producing area will certainly notice the difference.