Looks like your usual method to pay people and make them sign NDA is not really working.

Someone will reach out to you. split direct mail cost with the best, pursue other marketing methods with the person.

House hacking and the BRRRR method are great for stretching capital efficiently.

Also, do you have any idea what you'd like to do in terms of the method of investing? 

I know very little about legal precedent but I'd expect the major meter manufactures (selling into the utility space) to be well incentived to challenge these items best they can, and they have money.Here are the issues, and the reasons that the difference between an air forced system and a boiler/hydronic system are not meaningful for this discussion (ie efficacy issues of sub metering exist for either when method of measurement is measuring heat at point of delivery):In either case, the blower (or pump for a boiler) is the method of 'moving' either air (central air) or water/glycol or equivalent (boiler etc). 

I ended up going with a market I had already been to, Huntsville, and learned to do long distance real estate investing as well as the BRRRR method.

On another note, I am vigorously researching construction methods for the new house, and also chipping away at some concept drawings for it.

I understand that BRRRR would provide more cash flow, but from what I've read this method also requires more time and investment.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Some recommend the STACK method also.