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Tenant pays own utilities including his forced air oil fired furnace.

Certainly no shortage of housing options to choose from and an interesting oil based economy there.

These areas have had good rental appreciation in the last few years.Hoping that oil stabilizes in a profitable range so the oil companies keep hiring keeping rental demand high!

If you do go retail, stick with businesses that will always be around like oil change centers, convenience stores, gas stations (for now), and hospitality (restaurants, hotels, etc).If you haven't already, listen to Grant Cardone's podcast here on BP.

If oil rebounds, and the Texas Central Railway is built, I'd expect massive growth over the next ten years.

TopicHow to Analyze and Select a Target MarketSub TopicsHow to select potential MSA's or marketsProperly review stats/demographics to select target market (population/employer growth, employment industries, % of total jobs in a given industry such as oil or car manufacturing, rent/price ratio, etc..)How to select certain neighborhoods in your target market.

A partner and I bought a portfolio of properties in the oil patch of Texas, at about $80k per house in 2012. 

Hello BP I have a question about underground oil tank.

They also do not know not to spill grease or oil down the sink.