I have also heard that the economic effects of the low oil price has had little impact on housing.

If you drive through a 30 mile desert every day, and can't check your oil by yourself, you probably shouldn't get a 200k mile beater.

It always seems to start with how he is an oil engineer with 4 buddies who finally get a vacation and we are the lucky winners!

We are doing one now pre '78 & painted with oil base!!!!

Oil futures crashed, dow futures crashed.

There has also been more stability in the Edmonton housing market as Calgary seems to be more directly impacted by the ebbs and flows of the oil market, where Edmonton has the stability of the public sector.

Oil?

If fact due to my location in PA, I'm planning on getting a job to oil frack and use that money to supply the money for my real estate. 

Collections and DelinquencySec 34.21 (e)(e) The owner of real property sold at a tax sale other than property that was used as the residence homestead of the owner or that was land designated for agricultural use when the suit or the application for the warrant was filed, or that is a mineral interest, may redeem the property in the same manner and by paying the same amounts as prescribed by Subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d), as applicable, except that:(1) the owner's right of redemption may be exercised not later than the 180th day following the date on which the purchaser's or taxing unit's deed is filed for record

Once its in the wood or concrete there is no getting the smell out all you can do is tear a wood floor out or cover the floor with oil based sealer a couple times.