Ask yourself what would happen if China wanted to collect on it's debt: oil over $200/barrel, depression, and a complete bankrupting of the nation.

The people I know are oil people.

The major import is oil.

Everyone has heard that oil companies don’t want us to develop alternative sources of energy because of the astronomical amounts of revenue and profit that they stand to lose.

For my non real estate investments I have some IRA money in oil royalty trusts and in natural gas pipeline companies.

Offers a ceiling fan or dishwasher, for a slightly higher rent and gets it some of the time...On the insurance front, some firms, like the snake oil salesmen at State Farm, will refuse to do anything other than replacement coverage, as it pays them more.

My tenants oil furnace went out and they could not get it to fire back up.

I was pushed into full time due to job cut backs(I worked in the oil refining business).

Most are oil stain and will require a good oil primer like Kilz for the paint to adhere properly.With all rehab decisions, like Ann said, do what the majority of buyers will like in today's market.

I read a lot of stuff about using oil vs latex and not being able to come to a solid conclusion was one of the several reasons I just replaced the siding.