Also, there is no visible mold and no mold smell in the basement (there is a little on the caulking beneath a single pane picture window upstairs which I'll deal with).That didn't sit too well with the tenants as they have been looking online and finding information about how dangerous it might be, and it didn't help that the first report that I had done the inspector attached a boilerplate message recommending a full HVAC cleaning (ducting is 1 year old) HEPA vacuum, air scrubbers, double washing everything in the unit with bleach, etc. so now the tenants are being fairly combative and insisting that more needs to be done.

Unless you have boots on the ground near there, I’d focus on cities a bit closer to Indy.

I would NOT recommend doing it, because without being boots on the ground, you can't actually see what's going on.      

I once heard a stock market investor say there we’re basically two ways to invest, either betting on broad market trends or basically hand to hand combant, finding stock’s that for whatever reason were basically mispriced or had arbitrage opportunity, I think the 2010’s were basically a rising tide lifted all boats kind of market, this is definitely gonna be more hand to hand combat, finding misprised deals, mispriced sub-markets (I’m a big fan of more rural areas that simply just by there very nature have less competition and more ability to create opportunities) and focusing on execution.  

Just be sure to have someone you trust and knows the area to give you the boots on the ground perspective.

Send me a message if you have any questions, I can be your local boots on the ground. 

Where else have you lived and where do your closest friends and family live, maybe someone you wouldn't mind partnering a little with for boots on the ground?

I'd also consider finding your team and boots on the ground, they can often help with underwriting, finding comps, and giving advice on neighborhoods, etc.

With you being OOS you need boots on the ground.

I live in the DFW area but have family in Lubbock that will help me being boots on the ground.