This may seem funny coming from someone who has rented for 20+ years in The Villages, and many years previous in other locations, but for the short period your house would be vacant, no way would I rent it out.
Without sounding a big head, I say that my wife and I are a landlords dream.
We always leave any rental pristine after our stay. and in the case of a few managing agents and cleaners we have had, far better than when taking over the property.
We have however seen how one bad tenant can cause so much damage in such a short rental period, and cost a lot to restore the property.
For the few months you are leaving the property vacant, I would just make sure that the yard maintainance, watering system, and bug control are in place.
In all our years here, we have never met an agent, or been inspected during our winter stays, so how they are keeping an eye on things, and looking after their clients interests, God only knows!
JMHO.
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