There's an underground oil tank.

one thing I learned...that oil based paint takes a while to fully cure.

If you look it up, you will see that linoleum is made of made materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), pine rosin, ground cork dust, wood flour, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most commonly on a burlap or canvas backing.

Didn’t specify the material (black mold, oil tank, w/e), but I assume mold since there were water issues with the exterior.

As with Apartment buildings, lead paint, knob & tube wiring, aluminum wiring, flat roofs, asbestos shingles, in ground oil tanks, etc. can all be issues.

Jake Recz Don't forget that a majority of properties in West Milford are using septic systems, private wells and have or have had oil tanks.

You can turn to examples in the oil and gas industry where these dead rural towns get the massive influx of cash from the oil and gas investors and the town explodes and dies when the oil and gas are gone.Amazon in Akron will probably not be significant.

With smoke stains and other smells I've found that priming the walls AND CEILINGS with an OIL BASED primer (not water based) did the trick before I repainted.

For the beetles in the garage they used orange oil. 

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.