The weather gets fairly cold in the winter and when the temperature drops to 5 degrees and a furnace goes on the blink expect to pay 200% more than the average cost for a repair, or pay for water damage caused by frozen water pipes.

I'd say the key is to get the utilities set up to make sure there are no frozen pipes, which will cause a huge problem.  

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I was going to market foreclosure lists but the court system is frozen right now and I figured everyone does the same thing.

In Feb/March 2020 i had the tenants inform me that a water pipe had frozen and burst in December 2019 and that there was now mold in the home that was causing breathing issues for the dad.

I must admit, this was extremely frustrating because I felt like I was frozen in time while everyone around me was out completing deals.

Some millionaire dude whose assets were frozen by the court did adopt his adult GF to successfully cheat the system and gain access to his funds- Have your SO and the other roommates not pay you and then claim the business losses- Allow the house to be burned for a casualty loss on taxes and an insurance claimThat's all the advice I can give you for free. 

I believe as of now pre covid evictions have been frozen and current unlawful detainer paperwork isint being accepted by the California courts from what I’ve been told by neighbors/friends and local investors. 

Although mortgages and rents can be frozen for a year, property owners are still on the hook for the things  @Anthony R. mentions in addition to the general wear and tear that happens over the course of a year. 

Companies like Uber are laying off thousands, and some of the big tech have frozen hiring.