HOW TO SHARE UTILITIES 101You have a property with two or more units and the utility meters are shared.

These are not great investments and while the experience is not typical for Memphis, nothing I've read or seen should lead you to believe your experience will improve.  

And via the clustering we are utilizing green-space in a communal manner thus reducing foot-print of that BUT retaining such perception as each unit has walkout to what seems a BIG green space.

They typically provide education and also have classes/courses to take.

You can also tell her to call the utility company about the best way to save, as turning off heat and on is not efficient having to run longer blasting out cold air as opposed to leaving it set at a lower temp. :)

Learn as some level what the 6 ADU regulations permit.Under utilized zoning: Is there a duplex where there can be a quad. 

Again, I do not know how multi-party investments are typically structured and I'm very much looking to find out!

@Alecia Loveless is correct--tenants need access 24/7 to their electric service panel, water and heat, assuming those are individual utilities for each unit. 

I’m looking to connect with experienced spec builders who have utilized hard money lenders, private money, or even grants to fund their projects.

I can only speak regarding structuring the deal as I have not utilized partners personally but it really can be anything that you want.