Water bill triples so they want to check for leaks, too many cars parked in the street. 

Sends me a monthly list of bills.  

Quote from @Bill B.: You’ll have to adjust my US numbers to figure out how it works in Canada.

There is a company in my area that it looks like it will cost me about $400 a year per property but after this week I would welcome that "insurance" as I just had a large unexpected AC bill.  

You should bill them both for the damages, take pictures and go to court.

Quote from @Bill B.: EM doesn’t seem extremely low, just kinda low.

This could lead to a huge tax bill and penalties.Think carefully before you do this.Good luck. 

To address these issues, the Florida state legislature proposed a bill during the 2024 legislative session to provide relief and clearer guidelines for property owners.

I have an appointment with a land attorney late this week and now will be getting a significant legal bill out of all this as it will turn into much more than the cost of a consultation.

It's not the same - you have to deal with transportation, storage, through put cost, counterparty risk, the need to find an end buyer in the right location with the demand at the right time, collections and billing on giant sums of money, etc.