At the time of that companies inception, the CEO drove himself from Exxon, to Chevron, to BP and basically sold it door to door until it was successful.

What is vastly different between US and other developed country area) the tendency of suing between people or enterprise, this create almost every industry has noticeable legal fee/lawyer fee when they conducted a business and punish the consumer at the end.b) the power of private enterprise to create regulation and influencing goverment decision which at the end creates oligopoly structures which dominate how the government react to particular industry (well you can say lobbyst).c) the dependencies to technology (without good understanding of its technology)d) the overcomplicated tax and building code , which at the end creates more profit  to big corporation only.These are the fair point in my own thinking why commision is high , especially #2, it's just the "realtor cartel" push that agenda to public and gov ; and since gov is part of private enterprise too, they just accept it LOLAmerica is one big giant corporation executed by Exxon,Apple,Microsoft, Blackrock, Blackstone, Shell , Lockheed and AIG  whole industrial powerhouse LOL :-) what you see in TV if they seems fighting is just a drama lol

I remember the year i switched from my corporate job at Exxon to being a "real estate professional" i wrote off over $100k in AGI in rental losses and depreciation.I got a huge tax refund that year and it was awesome! 

When i got started in the industry, I purchased my first multi while still living in Papua New Guinea and working for Exxon.

Also, we have a few Exxon guys that come to our Meetup.

The total expected investment in the Golden Triangle area from companies like Chevron, PNG, Quatar, and Exxon in Beaumont ( which is expected to become the biggest plant in the nation) is around $60 Billion.  

Your have very low interest rate, Spring is going to get better (Exxon HQ), you have new AC and water heater (major capex ) set for another 10 yr.

Incidentally, I put a good deal of that 2000 windfall in to a little company called Exxon-Mobile and recently cashed it out--that net profit was more than anything I could have made in real estate and no work except for reading.

Our area is booming to say the least, we have Exxon building their global headquarters 6.5 miles away, a new hospital just broke ground (Texas Children's, a specialty hospital) 3 miles away as well as other various developments going on within 15 miles of our current home.

I don't trust his opinion over a single environmental research scientist.Also, I find it hard to believe that the majority of the scientific community (except for a small faction of Scientists who are continually recycled through Fox News and YouTube documentaries)Many of these scientists are that are featured work for Washington think tanks funded by Exxon mobile....The Biggest Company on Earth....several such as Dr.