I've tried wholesaling but given the desirability of this area, most homeowners think they have oil under their property and can sell for far more than I can offer them.It seems like my only option is to buy a double wide or invest in REITs - neither of which overly thrill me. 

Whale oil was a giant industry, then along came this Eddison guy and his light bulb and "poof" that industry is dead.

The two larger cities were hard hit due to oil prices.  

It's the difference between investing in crude oil and olive oil, totally different ways of looking at things.

Del Cerro, El Cerrito, parts of Encanto, parts of Lemon Grove, La Mesa, parts of Golden Hill etc are also possible contenders for upsides in value.  

I know a local investor who spent tens of thousands of dollars remediating a site he purchased unseen after he discovered the neighbor had been using it as a dump for his used engine oil.

The shale oil fields in the Dakota oil fields sprung up over night and created huge opportunities, then disappeared almost as fast.  

In a pot i put quinoa, a bag of mixed frozen vegetables, lots of water, 2 bay leafs, salt, pepper, olive oil, 1 lemon, black pepper, italian herbs, 1 habanero (which i pulled out later).

The Saudis lowered oil prices by $10/barrel yesterday to flood the market in an oil war with Russia and to stop the record breaking oil production in the US.

I worked 6 years as a drilling engineer. 4 years in Dubai for the national oil company and 2 years with a major E&P Oil and Gas company here in Houston.