$140 out a 2013 seems like a steal, and no mucking about with the real world black stuff.

Mind you, buying a defunct station also sounds like an interest proposition, although I'll guess the tanks only have a finite life? A petrol station, a forest, some farmland - I wonder if there is anywhere where these are all close together?

mcgowanmc -

If you buy an old gas station for the tanks, just be careful: you could also be buying yourself a very expensive chunk of environmental liability if the tanks at some time in the station's history leaked and contaminated the surrounding soil and/or ground water. If I recall correctly, as of circa 1990, on average something like 50% of all underground storage tanks 20 years and older have had some sort of leakage problem.

During the later 1980s and early 1990s there was a major effort to remove old underground storage tanks, replace them with better protected tanks, and to remediate any site contamination. So, many stations could be in better shape than most used to be. It's been a while since I was in the environmental consulting business, but I think that in all or most states at this point in time periodic testing of underground gasoline tanks are required. Such records should be available for a reputably run station, as should records of any contamination studies and clean-up efforts.

Just be sure to know what you're really buying.