One property had its water heater stolen not once but twice as well as the furnace in the second attempt.

Lack of water?   

Choosing a professional restoration company seems really important, especially for damage like water, fire, or mold.

I'd only look at land that's at least connected to water and power and already has a septic plan in place.

I know the 20yr city development plans, I know of the waste water treatment facilities that are wrapping up approvals and have not even broke ground yet and exactly how many w/s laterals will be approved with such. 

I'm told a permit is required to replace a water heater.

I guess my other understanding is that I have to provide it is water proof and it is correctly zone for fire.

We had redone a brand new kitchen and included a new water line for a refrigerator cold water dispensing.

They almost flooded the entire ceiling the first day because they couldn't even figure out how to turn the water all the way off.I am looking for an answer on how I can deal with this.

If you are just starting you might be looking at outbound (cold outreach) marketing instead of inbound because of the cost.