I keep 2 wall AC units on at 62 degree, and my electricity bill is running around $7-10 per day - this sounds way too much.

With your first investments, you usually aren't going to be getting the best deal but you are just trying to get in the game to a certain degree. 

Starting pay is actually better than many college degree jobs.

This gives you a degree of asset protection (depending on the state) which is the main point of an LLC.

Nazareth is certainly not a destination town so I'm curious if any of fellow BP members from the area have employed a str strategy and to what degree of success. 

(Have to finish an internship to graduate with a degree I'll never use).

As for the flood plain tolerance levels between investors vs. primary residence owners, that makes sense, to a degree, of course...I know there could be some reluctance from renters as well, which I need to account for. 

I have a Bachelors degree in a somewhat unrelated field, and have quite a bit of school debt that I am just now receiving the bills for.

I am concerned about cost to a degree but I feel if I have the correct guidance on what would be the smart way to use my money on the house it could be of huge value to me.Any and all suggestions and guidance are welcome and appreciated. 

About a year after he passed, I left my job and went back to school to complete my degree.