Spending the winter in Thailand makes a lot of sense in my view.
Anyhow, for people who do live half & half, or otherwise take very long breaks, how do you make the boring practical side work ?
Back home, if you have a house, how do you handle the gardening & maintenance when not there ?
Or do you go for apartments ?
As I see it, not having a garden would be a downside in the summer.
Then most of these apartments have pretty small mailboxes, so I guess you might be paying the Post Office to redirect the mail.
Maybe it's just as simple as sharing your house with someone who can look after it in your absence.