Refinanced after seasoning period with forced appreciation as well as more favorable comps once we arrived in the spring home buying season vs winter selling (when purchased) How did you add value to the deal?

I call it the Winter Fear. 

Make sure you also ask the inspector how it works in the transition from heating to cooling in the winter and vice versa.

As a short-term rental, it would make $4,000 a month during the "season" (five months in the winter) and about $2,500–$3,000 in the non-season (the rest of the year). 

I am about to close on my first STR in Panama City Beach, and would like to try and get people in there for the winter months to help cover the costs and lessen the maintenance burden. 

Since those with low rates in the current home stayed put in droves.. much of the only inventory was new builds it took a few months to flush through the shock but since then we have done quite well and did extremely well this winter spring . 

Sadly, she died unexpectedly last winter, and here I am.

In the midwest or in other colder climates move ins are tough in the winter so now that it's warming up we're seeing leasing traffic increase, so that's something to consider as well.  

Even though we were nor in tourist place, house seems almost more than 50% occupancy rate except winter. ( In winter we had mid term tenants)  However, even though our property is popular, because we pay a lot in mortgage, many times it is negative cash flow and pool seems constantly leaking.

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