Before we poured, we sprayed oil on the plywood and form boards to make it easier to take off from the concrete. 

When you get into the remote Chihuahuan desert (Culberson, Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Hudspeth, and the south ends of Pecos and Terrell counties) where there has been almost zero oil and gas development can you get a patch without pipelines that's big enough to make it worthwhile.

I have mine really nicely furnished with good quality furniture and high end finishes (quartz, stainless steel appliances). 

Oil prices remain a huge X factor, and housing prices (at least with respect to rents) are being held back by the most supply EVER being built and coming online here in 2024.

There is a lot of misconceptions still, about what it is, how it is mined and how it could penetrate daily lives even more than the internet did and does. 100k is the low end...Mcafee ( the security software guy) is a coin miner and says that he bets bitcoin hits 1 million by 2020 or he will eat his own private parts.

Irony of your analogy is that oil and gas production needs to drill many holes to succeed. 

Sub $50k houses work well as the snake oil not only for the "distortion by contrast" effect you outlined but also from a basic practical sense in that it's hard to find a lender on that asset class (which would require inspection/appraisal/professional eyeballs on the deal). $50k is also conveniently too big for small claims court but not big enough to interest many lawyers.  

This was the most high risk investment I've ever seen, and keep in mind I've done oil, gas & mineral exploration investments so that's really saying something. 

Mixing the two is like mixing oil and water.

Quote from @Jennifer Moscatello: Be careful.How much will it cost to fill the oil tank?