ORANGE BEACH, Ala, — The BP oil spill might just serve as the knockout blow to One Source Resort Services.

“We had Ivan and that was followed by a run up in property costs down here and that ran up property taxes,” said co-owner Bill Brister. “The cost of insurance went up. Soon after that came the market decline. We’ve seen several things happen down here and when you combine it all, it’s made it almost impossible to live here.”

Brister’s company is contracted to clean between 20 and 25 condos along the beaches of Baldwin County.

“Out of those maybe two or three are rented this weekend,’’ he said. “If they don’t rent ’em, we don’t get to clean ’em.”

Some of his best customers are almost to the breaking point already.

“What’s getting my attention is two of the people I do business with are going to stop paying for their properties,’’ he said. “They said their operating money is gone because they had to send the reservation money back. These are two of my best customers.”

Others are doing what they can to get paying customers.

“I’ve heard that some are renting at a big discount, as much as 50 percent,” Brister said. “It’s not a pretty picture.”

Brister recently sold his house to cut expenses and says he may try to stay in the area a few more months.

“I sold it at a loss,” he said. “I just didn’t have enough income to continue with the cost of insurance and property tax. I’ll take what little equity out of the house and save some money to move.

“We’re gonna decide in the next few months if we’re gonna stay or move.”

He’s documenting all of his lost income as he readies his claim for BP.

“It’s getting worse,” Brister said. “Ninety-percent of clients I do business with have completely canceled all reservations. I’m getting it all together to go to BP.”