They seem to be improving, and after the first couple months the utility company stopped sending me notices that the service there was going to be disconnected, etc.

@tariq I thought that was the case until I saw all of the wires after pulling the fan down. there wasn't a simple harness to disconnect so I decided to reconnect the fan and reconsider

Closely check for utilities costs for connect and disconnect fees. water utilities sometimes will have a 100 dollar connection fee if you have a vacancy just so you can turn water on to clean it up!  

They are Below are the exact and more pertinent clauses in my lease to refers to this instance:"If tenant ceases to occupy, and or removes the majority or all of the tenants possessions, and or the utilities are disconnected, the unit shall be considered vacated and the landlord has full right of entry and my take possession of said property with no notice to the tenant."

They installed a new meter but left it disconnected.  

I accepted a connection and would like to "disconnect" now from that individual. 

Since this is a foreclosure the gas had been disconnected in one of the units and the meter was taken from another.The other 2 units have very outdated gas units so we will be converting those units to electric.Closing is tomorrow morning.

SO your premise is dead flat wrong, it's disconnected from the reality of social dynamics.

It has a few personal belongings remaining ( 1980's TV and 2 beds ) but is mostly empty with power and water disconnected. 

Where I see the biggest issues with other wholesalers is their disconnect between their ARV and rehab budget.