Honestly my advice is only that it runs on the fuel that you can keep on hand and is moveable (as in lift into a truck) with two men. Several I looked at were odd shaped and too heavy to move for home use.  
Multi fuel might be a plus but I use diesel because its more stable, not a fire hazard and every 6mo i can empty it into my truck. 

As soon as you get it, use it so you know how.

Shut power off to the house and use it for a day. This may sound like overkill… but at my church, ive heard countless stories of people not being able to use their emergency generator for whatever reason and when I show up, it’s obvious its never been on before. 
Fire it up once or twice a year and make sure wife/kids watch you do it. 

Just put that chore on the calendar. 
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 Really appreciate the advice 🫡 

 also could be pointed out that a big drum of potassium hydroxide, some smaller, sealed containers of sodium sulphate and a big separatory funnel makes it pretty easy to turn any available fat into diesel fuel, i mean literally anything, butter/cream, dripping, seed oils, coconut oil

probably these days some seed oils are so cheap you can actually save money doing this to keep a backup supply that you can convert into diesel ready to go within a few days 

 Good shit.  🤘
I like to keep it simple so folks actually get one but that’s great point.  
Just make sure your equipment is bio diesel compatible.