With an oil to gas conversion for example, some gas companies will give you a rebate on a new heater.

I already feel like her irresponsible actions have put me (and herself and family) at risk so I'd like to just disable the furnace and provide her with those oil filled space heaters to dummy proof things abit.

In conversations I've had with the great agent @Sharon Tzib, my perspective is that we won't see a precipitous drop due to the oil industry because we don't have insane lending going just yet but we have a slow-down in the real estate market.

Since you're in Houston I wouldn't try it in that, or any other TX market.I agree with MikeOH about ignoring unsolicited emails, unless it's from my cousing Nduku who used to be the Nigerian Minister of Oil, he's got a great deal for you.BTW, I don't do deals with anyone who spends a lot of time trying to convince me what a big time operator he is, or can't spell or use good grammar.all cash

I would argue that the unknowing results of this had a HUGE impact on the market.While I have yet no opinion on the correlation of interest rates to oil prices, historically, what occured in about 2004 when oil prices shot up but interest rates actually lowered was a bit out of the norm.

I got tired of scraping up fatal accidents and sweeping up spilled oil in the middle of intersections here in Az during the summer months.

Investors caused the banking crisis, the oil crises, the gas prices, everything.My point is that even though we have an investor driven agenda - saying so is not going to garner support from the opponents.

Here's the good device. http://www.amazon.com/Contech-Electronics-CRO101-Scarecrow-Motion-Activated/dp/B000071NUS/You can also try natural oils, or they sell premixed sprays. http://naturalhealthezine.com/how-to-make-your-own-natural-cat-repellent/

The guy who bought the apartment complex decades ago and hasn't paid a mortgage on it since the first oil shock doesn't see it as making the same money, and it devalues your bargaining position with him.If you find the right people, motivated people, you can do it.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned: UST's (Underground storage tanks) that typically store heating oil.