@Ashley Rose I loved David Greene's BRRRR book and will use that as well as his Long Distance Real Estate Investing book a lot in late Winter/early Spring when I will be looking for a property. 

Winter is a difficult time to find good tenants generally.

Travisa few years ago we had a bad winter with a lot of Ice Dams happening.

Challenges for this one is that the winter can slow things down extensively Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I had switched the gas and electric service to my company name so the house would have heat (it was winter) and my guys would have power for their tools.I contacted a local rent court agent company that I use and one of the owners, a former policeman, said that my only recourse was to file for "unlawful detainer."

lolA few exceptions to  evicting is if it's dead of winter and a higher crime area and if you do not have a tenant living there the whole house gets stripped out and destroyed.

With winter coming things will slow down in Indy and GC's will start to need work again.

Also a very good winter rental pool to cover your costs outside of peak season.

Hi, I live in Mesa and we are thinking about buying a cabin in Forest lakes, Happy Jack, or a similar area.

I would focus on preventive maintenance before winter and try to head off problems before they happen.