There is a process that is extremely hairy and complicated called a lease hold exchange where you sell your property to a related party and then lease it back after 180 days. 

So, I wonder if one could convince them to connect it and monitor it . . . it gives feedback on their water usage so they may be interested in knowing since they are paying the water bill. 

The problem is the water usage is for 4 units and determining how much to charge a tenant for an overage is tricky.

But I know the city well and spent 5 years on the ground in the Detroit area.Newer folks need to do a ton of research and/or work with someone that has a ton of experience and is going to be honest with you.Detroit can be extremely block by block.

Florida is extremly sought after globally.

Im in Massachusetss so I had Mass save (program to help with energy usage paid for by the utility companies) come through to do an energy assessment and identified there is little insulation in the entire building and that there is a lot of knob and tube wiring throughout the property.

@Joanne Potros these letters are decently common but take extremely seriously and respond BEFORE the notice deadline!

That may be, but Chicago and Cook county are EXTREMELY tenant-friendly hell holes as far as landlords are concerned.Don’t move to a place because of its laws.

The reason why I am confused is because of their usage of "single family dwelling".

I'm getting too old to wait, so if I have to take things in my own hands, I will.Here is the caveat, I came back to do this because I am extremely passionate about sustainable development, net-zero carbon, thermal mass, compressed earth block, rammed earth, hempcrete and others with all the add-ons like rainwater collection, solar and permaculture.