Naturally this completely kills our proforma.The leases state that the tenants ar responsible for the water bill so of course we can, and likely will, start enforcing the lease.

I say this because it is a fantastic starting point to learning about money and various vocabulary used when talking about money/investing.Reading about personal finance will naturally roll into learning about real estate investing. 

Another one of his tenants is the natural gas company. 

When I emailed the mayor to see what was being done about this particular flood zone, he replied that this area was a designated flood zone and is SUPPOSED to flood, and said that the cities intent is to let this area "revert back to its natural state of greenery", talk about a scary email LOL.

With that being said, are you looking to do a live n flip or just live in it and rely on natural appreciation?

Am I going about this the smart way considering I don't have a natural mentor to guide me?

148.88Dogs (vet, meds): 133Electric 100 (budgeted, usually 30)Natural Gas 100 (budgeted, usually 15-50)Post tax-investing (acorns roundups) 1002 Cell phone‭s $75Internet ‭ ‬ $66Water bill 50 (budgeted, usually 24-30) Xmas fund 43.33Renters insurance‭ 23.18Amazon 15Total: 4564.49Surplus: 710.51The question is...we live in NJ (Monmouth County).

They want the parties to try to work it out before they will remove someone from their home for being a nuisance - naturally, disturbing the quiet enjoyment of the neighbors premises is the counter-argument to that.

I am very conservative by nature and plan for the worst.

Most properties on the Gulf Coast have appreciated over the past few years significantly, but that is no guarantee for the future, especially with unexpected natural events.