I'm up in Minnesota, so no hurricanes here! My husband and I live in the Metro area, so something quiet would be preferable. We'll be renting until next year, so we'll definitely look for a place that either has room on the property for a propane tank, or is on a natural gas line. We'll definitely look at having a whole-house generator put in before we move, and just have it wired in to auto switch. Thanks again for all of your help, guys! Anatomy and biology is my specialty, so I leave the electrical work to those who likely won't set my menagerie on fire.
This is who we bought ours from -> https://www.midwestgenerators.com/ Ours is 16k, automatic switchover came to $7800 installed
They come out discuss your needs and work with you re: budget, placement & handle all the installation details. Fantastic folks!