If nobody lives in the house there will be a smell as well from it being locked up.Sorry to tell you this, but your house also has an unpleasant smell to it, just like anybody elses.

Things may be slowing down this ear, but again, maybe not.

Flooring started Sat, & I'm guessing there is about 2 more days left (vinyl click-lock from Costco -- looks great, but takes a bit longer than laminate).

Hadar -- your ears must be ringing, was just mentioning your name in an email to Brian. 

@Ofir Rushinek It all depends, there are some GREAT pockets in Spring Park 32207, and some that are a DMZ, but if you can find a brick or block home in the neighborhood, lock it in!

You made the mistake of not having a trusted third-party as your eyes and ears on the ground, and now you need to deal with the repercussions of that mistake. 

Like changing locks, hard wood floors, etc..You can also put and add out for cleaning...

Even with the decreased interest rate, you are locking yourself into a higher monthly payment when you could stay with the 30 yr and overpay as much as you want to have it paid off in 15 years as well. 

My line of thought being that at least I could "lock-in" the mortgage (which I can control) at a lower cost to help keep my overall payments from getting out of control. 

They will be your eyes and ears with everything in the property.