The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the current bonus depreciation rate at 100%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $200K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

He asked me to check something on my gas meter - but that's weird because I don't have gas on the house, its all electrical.

., major leak), call the appropriate emergency service (plumber, HVAC) and let me know immediately.Common Areas (Hallways, Roof, Elevators, Lobby, Exterior Doors, Landscaping):Call/text me first.

Thank you for the great feedback.New PM completed the broken pipe leak issue the same day I hired them in 4 hours using their plumber.

Eventually I found out that there was a SWAT team raid about 7 years ago which included tear gas canisters. 

He can do whatever he wants on his side of the ceiling, including repair the leak possibly.

., the metal thing connecting the knob) on a gas stove got bent and stopped working, even with pliers.I haven't seen this before.

But maybe you can elaborate on the kind of risk oil and gas represents. 

If the utilities had been turned off there may have been an unaddressed gas / water leak.

For example, a minor roof leak might only cost a few hundred dollars to patch today, but if ignored, it could turn into a full replacement later.I recently ran into this exact situation with a water heater.