Natural if possible, but propane would still be a good investment.

Expecting to make money off of a persons basic need and then using that need as leverage to basically force people into submission.There’s no concept of fairness in the nature.

Or should I be staying away from projects like this for my first property and focus on finding something that doesn't need too much work that would still slightly cash flow (when I'm not living there), and has a potential to appreciate naturally?

Brandon Turner also says to focus on friendships, and mentors naturally come.

Lessons learned are very lengthy, but here's the short list: Always check flood zones, work with a contractor that is used to working with the city and pulling permits, work with a contractor that is used to working with residential properties versus commercial, schedule regular meetings with your contractor to check on status and hold accountable, be sure to consider permitting time when calculating holding costs, and lastly, be sure to have reserves in case of natural disasters (i.e COVID)

Lessons learned are very lengthy, but here's the short list: Always check flood zones, work with a contractor that is used to working with the city and pulling permits, work with a contractor that is used to working with residential properties versus commercial, schedule regular meetings with your contractor to check on status and hold accountable, be sure to consider permitting time when calculating holding costs, and lastly, be sure to have reserves in case of natural disasters (i.e COVID)

Human nature is the killerHuman nature can be greedy, impatient, egotistical and fearfulIf I called somebody `averagely intelligent`, for example, it would be considered an insultIt is normal to think you are smarter than others, and can time markets, and can use `research` to beat the market even though it is all publicly available information4.

This is human nature 101. 

I know mass has an expensive market so I was wondering if it would be better strategy to possibly invest in a cheaper market in a near by state or something of that nature?

I researched this but couldn't find anything online or BP about a gas well of this nature.