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When we travelled to Alaska in 2016 and were away for 5 months we used a mail service in Florida. Google ‘travelers mail service’, several will show up. Daily you could go online to see mail that had been opened and scanned. We could print what we wanted, save to our computer or theirs, delete unnecessary mail and/or have a pack of whatever sent to you wherever you might travel. Seems it was around $11-15 monthly. We still have an open account with them. Bills were paid electronically or by credit cards on file with utilities etc.
When in Florida each winter for 4-5 months we just file a change of address with USPS and all comes here until we change it back to home.The past 3 years have seen us away from home 9 months of the year.
The preachers son-in-law mows grass in the summer and anytime we are gone he walks through the house weekly.
Water is turned off at the meter, to avoid the minimum monthly charge, as well as in the basement and all lines drained. The alarm is attached to its own cell phone service to outsmart that cutting the line trick, major appliances including water heater turned off in the breaker box, refrigerator and freezer emptied and doors left open, propane valve closed at the tank under lock/key, heat/a/c set at minimums, garage door operators unplugged and vice-grip pliers placed on door tracks to prevent forced opening, gate closed and locked as we are miles out from town, neighbor who is 1/4 mile away and has keys to everything notified that we are leaving again, curtains closed, motion lights armed, timer placed on several interior lights, 5er loaded/dually fueled and we hit the road. Hopefully our routine will give you ideas for yours.
Travel safe
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