I would just google "climate controlled storage Chicago" and start calling.

And in fact, due to the nature of the freezy VT climate, no indication that anyone has even walked down the driveway for months. 

Location, climate, influx of people, culture

I've got great credit but my real estate agent seemed doubtful that anyone would refinance given the current climate and now I'm a little worried I'm going to get stuck holding the bag with the hard money lender if we aren't able to refinance out after the rehab.Thanks so much!

Or is a move to a milder climate in the works. 

*grins  Just be aware that could possibly affect your resale value down the road.From what I have seen (I toured a modular home plant near Elkhart, IN) and read in various trade magazines, modular homes are very well built, surpassing stick built homes in many cases due to a controlled climate and environment during manufacturing. 

I live in a snowy climate and in my mind, stripping it would make the roof considerably lighter - or does it not matter? 

Denver has a diverse economy, a lot of educated people, great weather and a good business climate.

It's hard in this climate, though, when we just don't yet know what we're dealing with regarding the impact of COVID on multifamily and rental assumptions (to echo @Charles Carillo).I laid out some of my COVID recession underwriting assumptions here.I think we're in the phase where most people have moved to the sidelines, especially sellers.

Unfortunately, I have just lost my job due to the current world climate with the pandemic.