Actually-- that Battlement Mesa retiree's paradise was built initially as quality oilfield housing, back when people actually would WORK for a living and get paid a fair salary, instead of just play chat room victim and bite the industry hand that feeds them.  When oil prices crashed in the mid 1980's, Exxon packed up-- Battlement Mesa became a ghost town instantly. Then vulture real-estate flippers from out of state got creative and re-marketed the project as condos for retirees--which could be bought for next to nothing, quite literally-- but most condos had been foreclosed and abandoned.  Vail and Aspen Ski bums bought a few condos with their daddies' money, they moved in and started making their own macrame clothes and growing their own weed-- but most of the housing set empty for years until the early 90's, since there were no jobs. That economy has ran another full cycle by now.   Don't forget who brung ya' to the dance in the first place.