I had a magnetometry survey (fancy name for an oil tank sweep) conducted at a property I am looking to purchase in Northern New Jersey. The scan detected an anomaly between the grass and driveway. While a metallic foo...

Do you think it is wise to invest in real estate markets where there is a high dependency on oil production?

The housing market may be down, making homes more affordable, however unemployment may be going up due to l...

I have 2500 sq./ft. of Shaw bamboo flooring in a house. It was cleaned using Murphy's oil soap, causing a film on it. It also has several scratches, basically needs to be refinished. Anyone know how to proceed in t...

I'm under contract for a house in a great area, but I'm worried about the potential for an underground oil tank. Seller inherited the house and they say they are not aware of any oil tanks underground. While I did ord...

Hello! I have spent the past year reading these forums and books in prep for my first purchase, and one major take-away is to be extremely cautious on properties with underground oil tanks. The instructions on how to ...

Hi All, I'm looking at a duplex in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex area; the seller has just counter offered with an addendum for reservation of the potential oil, gas and mineral reserves of the property. I offered 1...

Hi, I'm looking at buying my first house. It seems in great conditioner at a fair price, besides the fact that the owners smoked inside for around 15 years. I'm happy to clean and paint, hire a contractor to refinish ...

Does anyone know of a good loan officer that can get me a good interest rate with a low down payment. I prefer a conventional loan. I currently have a pre approval with navy federal. Looking to see if I can get a bett...

I have been in business for myself for 5 years.  I recently sold my oil and gas title research/staffing company and now I'm primarily doing consulting work (still in the oil and gas industry).  My wife and I have alwa...

I just had a lease expire mid September. I had talked with the tenant about renewal and she indicated they would sign the new lease. Nothing in the lease was changed. I met with the tenants...and they refused to sign ...