We have had a pipe burst during the cold winter months, the roof needed to be replaced (thankfully covered by our insurance), and some issues with electrical, which hasn't been majorly updated since it was built in 1973. 

It's objectively rated as a great place to live, but obviously you need to be ok with Winter.

I intend on sending the tenant a bill for the exact repair cost as "additional rent" (per the lease) instead of evicting in the winter and deducting from the security deposit.

This winter we had a no heat call on a Sunday and I had the technician out there that day. 

Travel isn't easy or direct for me to anywhere- though the excuse to visit somewhere warm is always tempting during the winter!!

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Many of these homes in the midwest can be old, and have deferred maintenance and the management of these assets (ie. handling Detroit winters) is often where the deal is made or missed.

If you're planning on living in the unit during the winter and renting it out over the summer, you could have the best of both worlds.

Guests often filter their searches specifically for properties with hot tubs, making it a high-impact feature—especially in mountain or winter destinations.

All things considered, on the market for months, its now winter time, cold weather, holidays, and dark at 5 pm, not prime selling time, I offered $250,000.