It would be a popular place for a winter season snow bird rental, just not sure that it would be very consistent income in the summer. 

I am in the central Florida market and I think the draw for most is the growth that it has, retirees and working class are moving here to get away from the snow and the income taxes.     

So, when buyers see a foundation fix, they get spooked -- they don't know what to think and will often just walk away without trying to understand that the repairs may have made the house better than new.But, in both Milwaukee and Baltimore, there is much older housing stock and lots of basements (not to mention lots of snow). 

My parents are snow birds and use the house from November to April every year and have for the last decade or more.

What have you found for snow removal? 

My second letter describes the condition of the property and their all of a sudden having to take care of it and keep it current, e.g. taxes, mortgage payments, 'not to mention cutting the grass and shoveling the snow,' etc.

The mailers have a snow ball effect where only a small percentage might respond right away and the rest it might be in 6 months or 1 year from now or never.You want to get in front of them or on the phone to actively interact with them versus a passive letter.

I get to see both worlds.Most of the time I wish that someone else was responsible for repairs, lawn, snow, ect.