Being it is in ND, prices might be real cheap since the oil boom died off up there.  

The oil industry has caused the population to more than double in the past five years.

We don't have millions in liquid assets yet, but we do have property in different states, have lost our umbrella due to unforeseen circumstances (too many car accidents, even though none were our fault -- drunk driver totaled my son's car, policeman hit my daughter's rear end, a driver hit our car in a parking lot and the car dealer's employee during an oil change drove a new car into 4 parked ones, ours being one of them, end of umbrella plan).

Or if your building can be used by..... lets say Jiffy Lube Oil Changes, and they're bankrupt, who wants to lease your space ?

I treat the edges with used car oil before installing.

Not sure if that is your demographic, but Orcale moved HDQ to Houston, you have med school there and MD Anderson and plenty of medical workers, big airline worker population, oil business great today, Exxon just moved HDQ there again, many other companies moving there. 

Yep, all simply snake oil salesmen.

I graduated a year ago from Texas A&M University, and took a job in the Oil and Gas Industry.

(oil industry exposure... lower property values... smaller town, but commuting distance from bigger city...

If an annual rental would pay $1200/mo, a winter rental would pay $2400/mo & a summer 1200/wk. the winter rental is great b/c you can't rent weekly in the winter (it's mainly weekends, other than school vaca) and they would pay utilities, which is a huge expense in the oil-reliant north country.But...