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Also we regularly see termite droppings. 1985 buildingHow about the Orange Oil they always advertise?

In a way this is good news since it may portend the end of the oil glut, but for all of those oil field workers, oil companies and suppliers this reflects a lot of pain.  

You'll need a Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement too, you want to make sure nothing was on the property that could cause a disaster cleanup (oil dumped, etc.)

You can dramatically change a bathroom by going from brushed nickel to oil rubbed bronze or like the picture in your example, gold to any other finish easily later on.Some ideas I personally have done and love:Heated floors.  

While the stock market can be extremely explosive and subject to radical day to day shifts in value based upon economic news, oil prices, and political instability around the world, real estate is remarkably stable and has consistently trended upwards in value for the last 100 years.

You may even be able to do gloss (oil base) but that may be illegal as it is some counties in CA.

Also, if you are going to paint the cedar, make sure that you use an oil based primer.  

Junk bonds and Canadian Oil Royalty Trusts, for example.

Works great.As far as porous surfaces like wood etc, Kilz Oil seals up the worst of the worst.