Gary and Cathy......
I don't know where you live but it seems to me the easiest and most worry free solution would be to get a responsible next door neighbor to check on your house daily..... or a relative...... or anyone you would feel comfortable doing the task. There are three of us with RVs here in my neighborhood and that's what we do..... and have been doing it for years...... never a problem..... with a cell phone you could talk to them daily, if necessary. If there happens to be a problem that arises (or either of you have a question) you can get in touch with each other immediately. This solution is no big deal. Who picks up the papers and gets the mail for you?..... they can do it. You can even re-route your phone number to your cell phone.
Like I said "it's no big deal", just come on down here to Texas. Everything is great (except the humidity), but you get used to it. We have tons of "snow birds" who come down here every year and they love it.
What's funny is you want to come down here and we want to go up there.
Good luck with whatever you decide.