If your business entities and trust(s) are properly structured, your history as a past owner does not have an impact when someone is seeking to find the human behind the owner(s) of any specific property, as far as I know.

We are closing on a park where we have a Lonnie dealer who we finance homes to, he manages renting or rent credit.

Once you are absolutely certain nothing downstream is the cause (human or plumbing), then you have a more solid case to ask for the meter to be changed.On a side note:  Around here if you go to the municipality/utility in a humble tone as ask for their assistance in solving the riddle (show them that you have invested the effort to check everything downstream), they will often forgive most/all of the overage.  

But - if you have short term flips ( less than one year until sold), short term wholesale sales, etc - and if you do more than the IRS deems "part time" or "singular in nature" - the IRS can label you as a "Dealer" - if so...game over.

So don't rely too much on your cap rate, and concentrate more on what is highly desirable and what will stay rented by actual humans. 

But quite honestly, biggerpockets forum gives me hope in humanity... amazing ppl that are willing to help each other to make money and become financially secure. that is pretty awesome.  .. sorry if tats too deep :) haha   Perhaps once I get situated with where I will be living, we can get together and talk investment, if your still up for it :)@John Kent - how do i get in touch with the investment groups you mentioned?

I am so happy to see that there are those wonderful human beings like you who are willing to give their knowledge and experience as a gift.

Quick question would you rent furniture, for the home or hit habitat for humanity, thrift stores? 

You have to become a dealer in your state and get pricing to reflect that.  

You will really never get to understand the human side of the business if you have never owned a rental when working with newer investors who are looking for buy and holds.