Location, location, location.My friends 2 bedroom, 3BA near winter park only gets rented about 5 weeks a year and another couple weekends.

From the sound of it, this might be a very brutal winter!!

Hey BP Community, hope everyone is staying warm during these cold winter days.

If a home will be vacant for a long time during winter it is wise to have a professional "winterize" the home with water shut-offs, blowing air through the pipes, and antifreeze added to all the drains.Hope that helps you and others in the future.

And some places have hurricanes, tornadoes, hail the size of baseballs, sink holes, known foundation problems, harsh heat in the summer and severe cold in the winter - all increasing maintenance costs.

Winter came early and with force - 4' of snow before the end of December {half of which has been rained away in an uncharacteristic "tropical oasis" the past 2-weeks}.Though SFHs are typically on their own, we did send our snow removal service around to our student houses to clear the drives and, in some cases, the roofs, before the students returned from the holidays.

Do you have a clause in your lease that the tenant must maintain reasonable heat in the winter?

One of the things on that sign is not to turn the heat below 55 degrees in the winter ever.

Brutal winters yikes:)Our cash flow situations are pretty tight.

Because it is bank owned and winterized, we cannot turn on the water.