If you don't need the money, I would just close up the home for that time period. We went north each summer for 20 + years, for about four months and had no problems. We turned off all water, emptied the fridge and freezer inside but let the garage refrig/freezer on, turned off the electrical to all appliances and the water heater, disconnected the garage door operator, turned on the fans, set the thermostat to 78 F, took in all outside items that could become missiles during a hurricane, made sure the sprinklers were operating correctly, set a lamp on a timer, stopped the paper, forwarded the mail, and had a neighbor look in occasionally. We disconnected the battery on the golf cart, but did nothing else. Never had a battery or startup problem when we returned.
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