http://www.walmart.com/ip/Inspection-Camera-WIC-1229G/39097776Whistler WIC-1229G Diagnostic Inspection Camera $393.3' flexible camera tube9mm wide angle lens2.4" LCD monitorImage rotationWater-, alcohol-, gas-, diesel- and oil-proof cameraMight be a useful tool for some of you DIYers out there.

I'm NORA certified to work on oil-fired heating systems, but that's not a licensing requirement either, just helps to know what you're doing if you want to tackle a no-heat call yourself. 

.- In reverse direction, American oil company invested heavily in rubber, tea plantation, oil company in such country since ... 1920s- Mainland Chinese family came to Cupertino,CA in early 2000 to purchased house there.I meant to say, the US mainstream investor is just mainly "do not know" those international activities already happening in the last 20 30 years or so.

Those two things are like oil and water. 

Falling oil prices are starting to cause layoffs.  

One was for a (and no, this is not a typo) 5,000 gallon underground storage tank (oil).

For example, in the last ten years or so, a main driver of the inflation has been the rising of oil prices ($147 a barrel on July 11, 2008) together with other natural resources.

There are many things that can actually be counted as real estate for purposes of 1031 treatment like Oil and gas interests.  

Oil prices hurt my primary income.

If not (ie two full-time working spouses) your only other option is going into land conservation deals, solar deals, or oil and gas deals - all of which have some risks.Explained in a different way...1) There are ordinary/W2/active income on one side.