This can be like oil and filter, tire shops etc... properties with 3-4 drive-in bays Is this a dying industry? 

Good to know people live in Whiting and not just Oil companies.I invest in NW Indiana, but live in Chicago.

Snake oil is snake oil.  

This includes NO OIL CHANGES.7.

It is very hard to find good furnace AC guys in my area as the oil field pays so well that most folks look for work there. 

Excuse my beer math:2.5 hours = 150 miles-ishSay 300 miles each dayavg 30mph = 10 gallons of gas each day$22 gas/day 22 working days/mo = $484/mo in gasOil changes at 3k miles = 2 oil changes/mo= $160/moYou're almost at $650/mo in additional expenses each month, not including add'l wear and tear and accelerated depreciation on the vehicle. 

Before this business venture, I worked as a W2 contractor in the oil and gas industry for more than 20 years, and I can tell you that the average mark up in that industry are often closer to 200% so the margins are much thinner in the residential construction business.If you would like a bid just to know if the prices that you are receiving are fair let me know, and I'll be glad to help.

I just purchased my first property as a primary residence.I am a licensed Texas attorney, and I currently work in a non-legal role in the Oil & Gas industry.

We have houses in an oil patch in Texas, and lost tenants in the last downturn. 

GE OIL and GAS came in as well and much more.