I am leaning more towards a purchase in Alaska but the only thing that makes me a little uneasy is how the housing market in Anchorage will be affected if oil prices remain this low. 

You are competing with high paid oil, computer engineers who will pay any price to send their kids in. 

I plan to live in one unit and rent out the otherIn 2004 the sellers had the underground tank removed and installed separate above ground oil tanks for each unit.I went to the town and they told me the permit for this is still open since 2004.

So maybe if you're running a well oiled machine, 8 weeks is normal, which is great.

The dollar is strong, oil is weak, some other countries are going to negative interest rates ... inflation is not a sure thing by any stretch and positioning yourself on that assumption could really hurt if you are wrong.

The Texas LLC receives royalties from Texas oil wells.

Without going into the political side of things, I would be nervous if your market was heavy into oil and gas and the related service industries that accompany that.

I just had 2 intellicons installed as part of a rebate program so i'm anxious to hear if anyone has had good luck saving oil with these.

you forgot asbestos, lead paint, oil tanks in the ground, Radon.......

Central air and oil heating.How will oil heating affect the rental?