I knew someone on the West coast who boasted about how she moved out of her East coast rental home in the middle of winter after turning off the furnace so the pipes would freeze.

Two applicants want to move in together - The first applicant is from 2  a pool technician (3,000/mo) and second applicant is currently attending grad school, is a waiter ($1,000/mo) and a golf caddie ($2,000/mo).My question is, although Applicant 1 and Applicant 2 may be making  enough to contribute to requirement of 3 x rent/mo during summer (Rent is $1,500 for a 2 bedroom so would need $4,500 between 2 people), how does one ensure that they will have enough money during fall-winter to contribute to rent. 

Here electricity is about $0.15 per kWh (actually $0.16 in summer and $0.14 in winter)I keep lots of data on production and income from the panels.

Once that is established you need to take into consideration the following: VacanciesAllow for tenants not moving/holding overTenant appealing in court stretching out the eviction process.Damages and how long it will take to fix the house back up  and get the house back on the marketIs the vacancy in the Spring or in Winter or around the Holidays, or just when school is about to begin?

This will also help with Condensation during the Winter.  

Now is a good time to buy as house prices are often lower in the winter and the market picks up in the spring (April).

If so that would be enough to put 3.5 to 10% down on a home on Buffalo - assuming of course his salary would allow him to cover the mortgage.He’ll want to pull that Heloc before he moves though since most lenders won’t do helocs on rentals.And for those saying PA is close to Buffalo - it is at least a 2 hour drive to the border and that is not a commute a dr with a young family would want to be doing in the winter.

Hello Bigger Pockets communityI am planning to buy my first property this winter in Phoenix.

But I'll follow up with them tomorrow.According to the law, even before Coronavirus tenants couldn't be evicted during winter months, so that means if they won't move out in a near months, which is very unlikely, as it's very clear that they have no intention to move, they will be getting "free housing" for another year!

For winter visitors I recommend condos because no maintenance.