While the electrician still proceeded with installing the pole and the cabinet for the meter, the town will not send the inspector to complete the inspection so that the power company can disconnect the power from the house and install the meter, and the electrician can connect to the power pole. 

The power had been disconnected so long all meat and stuff rotted in the fridge.

With sellers, I've seen some who proclaim their dire need to sell yet don't return phone calls or  give you phone numbers that are disconnected within days or go to voicemail boxes that are full. 

The property way to do it is to shutoff and disconnect the meter.

You should, at least once, that would be every 6 months.Repairs or improvements may not be made by a residential tenant that would be required to be depreciated, doing so leads to false tax deduction and depreciation schedules under the tax code, those tenants can not claim such expenses, if you do it's really fraud if you didn't pay for it.My rule is that if anything has to be opened up, unscrewed, disassembled or disconnected to repair it, it's my thing, not a tenant.

However, I think the odds of that happening are less now, for several reasons: stability of interests rate in the short term, and the disconnect of servicer's objective to keep a loan performing vs a lender who wants to call due to under market rates.

I guess the disconnect is why can’t you do the same with the traditional method.

I listed it with a realtor that told me the price to list it, unfortunately i have to follow up about whats going on. bought and sold a few properties and never had the disconnect of knowing whats going on.  

You disconnected the utilities.

YMMV (your mileage may vary)Fixable alone: boiler maintenance and steam system rebalancing, minor lead paint sealing, plaster patching (even very large ones), thermostat installation, insulate flooring and rim joists, painting, floor repair, skim coating walls, installing thresholds, weatherproofing, installing/refinishing door and cabinet hardware, adjuster gutter drainageNeeded professionals: sewage main unclogging ($), knob and tube disconnection+removal ($$), flooring ($$), adding joists for structural support within walls ($$), replacement and removal of old brass/cast iron plumbing where necessary ($$$), new gas line for laundry and lines for appliances ($), wall demo + replacement ($$$), steam line moving and radiator repair ($$), gutters ($$)$ - hundreds, $$ - thousands, $$$ 5K-10K, $$$$ - tens of thousandsHope this helps, best of luck with the old home!