A lot of my colleagues thought it was deliberate and had no qualms about telling me how inappropriate and unprofessional they thought I was for me to "market" my new "business" to them.  

Be deliberate.

So, I can certainly see myself making an exception for a great deal, where my personal assessment may not jibe with FEMA’s.So far, I have deliberately stayed away from coastal areas - can’t allow myself to be “part of the problem,” especially where (taxpayer-funded) NFIP is involved.

It is really distasteful and I suspect somewhat deliberate; make the business unprofitable and government picks up the assets at fire sale prices. 

for marketing units, evicting tenants, turning over units, etc.DIFFICULT: most property management contracts are very deliberately vague when it comes to these expenses.

This week I am meeting with him so he can prepare me for a meeting with the manager of his brokerage next week.I am enrolled in a 90-Hour pre-licensing brokerage course I am financially blessed to have a full-ride at Purdue and spent my first year exploring careers (from PT to Primary Education), and am deliberating switching majors (again...) to secondary education with a focus on business teaching, or switch to a business programI have ~$1500 to my name, but have parental support on rent(I'm sure there are other pertinent factors, but really if you have taken the time to consider what I've laid out, you're already too generous with your time, and I reckon those should give you a gist of my endeavors)Thank you so much for any edification you can give to me, I am in full-blown sponge brain mode right now, and the drive is there, so I know "thank you" is read the same by anyone who writes it, but mine encapsulates a lot of gratitude.

Currently, tenants must pay through the site every month deliberately, although the site sends reminders that rent is coming due. 

So I would assume the Department would be happy to make an example out of me for deliberately not paying taxes. 

My instinct tells me they gave you wrong info deliberately, and left those few items behind to just be a little more of a thorn in your butt, for old times' sake.

That requires deliberate work and record keeping and likely help from professionals (CPA, attorneys, bankers, insurance agents), but is not impossible.