Dead in the winter, great in the summer.

Winter always sees fewer people moving, but a lot of people were transitioning for the last 4-5 years.

The other thing I have done especially if we are approaching winter months is just tell the insurance company that we will have them done in spring.

Heating costs go up in winter, as does electricity due to the reduced natural light and more people indoors.

The weather can certainly suck in the winter but it's no different than most of the country.I have been saying I would move out of NY for years but it is home. 

Easier to do with a duplex year by year, but when I rented to students I would quickly renovate for winter break. 

That was in the summer and now its winter.

Part of the reason coastal values haven't quite scaled to heights of neighboring states is the remoteness and lack of winter sports and high end amenities and entertainment, but that doesn't mean trophy estates, ranches and homes don't exist.

If you plan to live there in the winters, you might have a hard time doing long term rental outside of that and finding a new tenant every summer.

Gas heat would require constant tank refilling and it would be very bad to run out in the winter.