# I Thought You Were a Professional? | Berlin Royalties > Berlin was having coffee at the sale barn this week where she ran across an ol' boy named Keith. Keith asked Berlin what she did when she wasn… Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/i-thought-you-were-a-professional/ Publisher: Berlin Royalties, a veteran-owned oil and gas mineral and royalty buyer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, buying for its own account since 2014. Call or text 918-984-1645. License: free to quote and cite with attribution to Berlin Royalties and a link to the source URL. ## I Thought You Were a Professional? By **Stephen Clayman** · March 3, 2018 Oklahoma Minerals Owners, Berlin was having coffee at the sale barn this week where she ran across an ol' boy named Keith. Keith asked Berlin what she did when she wasn't raising stockers and she mentioned she's a landman. Keith looked a bit perplexed when he said "a landman? I thought you were a professional, like an accountant or doctor or some sh*t." Sorry to disappoint Keith, both you and daddy wished Berlin was a doctor or some shi*t too. But even landmen can continue to learn. Below are some items that Berlin thought might be of interest to the readers of The Oil Scout. Everything from these pipe fences to producing oil and gas from Oklahoma mineral property is going to become more expensive thanks to the new tariffs. Saturday Assorted Links [Learning How to Learn](https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn): A new course from Coursera created by UC San Diego [Never Split the Difference](http://Never Split the Difference): Negotiations book (recommended, but you can't use what you learn when negotiating the [sale](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/sell-oklahoma-mineral-rights-request-your-offer/) of your Oklahoma oil and gas royalty interests to Berlin) [The Tariff Folly](https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-tariff-folly-1519950205?mod=trending_now_1): This tax increase on imported aluminum and steel will punish American workers, invite retaliation that will harm U.S. exports, and make everything that is made out of aluminum and steel more expensive (so...,almost everything). Berlin predicts this will negatively affect the Oklahoma oil and gas industry more than the proposed increase in the gross production tax that the OIPA enjoys [complaining](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/2018/2/19/the-oipa-who-cried-wolf) about. More to follow, Berlin ### Thinking about selling your minerals? Berlin Royalties buys Oklahoma minerals and royalties, and we show you the work behind every offer. Free, no obligation, and if keeping them is the right answer we will tell you that too. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text **[918-984-1645](tel:9189841645)** More From The Oil Scout [March 13, 2018 ### Extending an Oil and Gas Lease It can happen to the best of us, it was three years ago and nobody was drilling deep gas in Custer. You signed an oil and gas lease with an op…](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/extending-an-oil-and-gas-lease/) [February 28, 2018 ### Smooth Move: Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association If Berlin was a betting woman, she would venture to guess that an organization with the words 'Independent Petroleum Association' in the title…](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/smooth-move-oklahoma-independent-petroleum-association/) [March 2, 2018 ### How Can One Prove That They Exist? Berlin received a call today from Sage, a good friend who also happens to be a company landman, Sage reported that an Oklahoma mineral owner (…](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/how-can-one-prove-that-they-exist/) [March 1, 2018 ### Is $10 Actually the Bonus Per Acre? Berlin received another call from Bruce today. He was angry and slightly confused. Bruce was sure that some fly-by-night lease flipper was fix…](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/is-10-actually-the-bonus-per-acre/)