And that's why google has everything from oil change to doctor office on its campus...  

H's W-2 job is in oil and gas.

I think they are a well oiled machine on the IR and capital raising side.

A lot of snake oil salespeople out there making big promises to get at your money.

Not surprisingly I had to press them for some of the less favorable information, such as oil bill records on a house that was poorly insulated with an antiquated boiler. 

Most people who talk about those tricks and shortcuts will try to sell you on their "tried and true no money down rags to riches in 6 months method" or whatever, and they're making money on selling advertising on their website, books, seminars and snake oil but not actually real estate.

The Price of oil, declining cad, massive personal debt levels , insane housing prices etc etc...

The Oklahoma economy has taken a hit with oil being down, but certain areas around the metro are still growing.

Bakersfield was mostly an oil and ag community and both sectors were hit pretty hard which obviously took the area down pretty far, but in the past few years there have been massive changes and adaptations away from the solely ag and oil community. 

One of the other grad students in the department was the daughter of an oil sheik.