This will "reset the clock" on the vines and delay bud break for some time and put us even further into the safety of early-to-mid-April.

They will be looking for things like can the windows and doors open, do the appliances work, does plumbing work, are there any safety issues, etc.If you write something into the contract, then the appraiser is going to be looking at it.

I don’t think contractor availability has really been affected by COVID, but much more just from their being in so much demand from folks doing renovations and home improvements.I think BRRR and house hacking are both still very good strategies, but yes you should account for some contractor delays and a bit higher costs just because contractors are in such demand right now.I’d also recommend that if you haven’t done rehabs before you only take on a small-medium rehab project, not a large one (60K+) and that you add a 10% extra buffer to your estimated project cost for safety to account for first time learning opportunities 😊

I would love to get opinions of people that knows the area in terms of safety. 

Lock in a rate or go with the ARM?

What are some of the prerequisite questions one should be armed with to insure that the right choices are made?

Every issue except the weather stripping(I've been tagged for weather stripping also) is a health/safety issue.

Over this past summer as interest rates have declined ,I would make little comments about how I will need to start looking around at refinancing early because my +/-5%, 5/5 arms we're starting to look kind of pricey and with loans out there in the mid-3% range it would be worth my time and money to refinance.

@Darius Ogloza The west side has no monopoly on strong arming.

Kissimmee is big, and safety levels will vary.