Gutted the floors myself and installed new subfloor and new flooring on entire first floor.

A reasonableness standard is applied to negligence claims and I would argue a property owner who owns real estate in the Poconos and knows the property is left vacant due to the owners decision to lease the property as a short term rental should know that the pipes are more inclined to freeze and therefore should install heat tracing lines or other measure to ensure the plumbing lines do not freeze.

Like you said , anyone can check the history,  I do have cameras installed and I do check twice weekly, it's not too far from my primary home . im a first time investor, is it ok to DM the listing to see if I'm missing something?  

Knowing what you are capable of and/or having proper resources can lead to great deals in any market.   

- Highly unlikely you'll be able to get separate water meters installed and submeter system probably too expensive for this few of units. - So, that leaves electric & gas.

@Jordan Miller - I think to give proper guidance it would be good to share more details on the revenues and expenses on the property.

Trying to balance proper due diligence against my desire to just acquire a bunch of mediocre units!  

Perhaps an installment sale will also achieve what you want if you can keep their income below a rate thrshold. if they are sensitive to capital gains, then think through options where you can get it stepped up. 

Just ideas, talk to your CPA to make sure you are doing it properly. 

And how do I roll this into a cheaper mortgage (my dti would be too bad for another conventional).Maybe a lender would be able to consider the electric "working" with the proper inspection?