Going south for the winter - house care, etc

[Achiever51]

If keeping your furnace running is a major issue, you might want to look into a standby generator that will kick into service automatically if the power goes out.

 

[lynxville]

I have three homes, the one in Wisconsin I freeze like a rock all winter. Drain the pipes, hook the aircompressor to the outside spigot, blow out the lines, and turn the furnace, and water heater off. Hasn't hurt anything yet, been 7 years. I have learned one thing, don't worry about nothing, just enjoy yourself.

 

[Westernskies]

Sounds like you have the inside-the-house issues covered, but one more thing to think about- nothing says "unoccupied" like virgin snow... we have a cabin in the mountains; most break-ins occur in the winter when thieves can tell when no one is around. (we have been lucky so far...)