My intent is not to take a pound of flesh but have some recourse to get timely return of my investment so I can deploy again or get a proper return should unforeseen, but acceptable delays occur.

You can limit it to just one or to just small dogs under 20 pounds.

Is there a way to look up my roof’s current pound per square foot that can be built?

Total weight capacity is listed at 375 pounds.

If so, they should have made their offer Uding themselves as their own agent.....if not, “pound sand”.

Your seller is going to tell you to pound sand lol

I am very much leaning that way, and telling this lender to pound sand. 

I was closer to 400 pounds than I was to 300. 

The 5 to 10 pounds you will use wont matter .  

"It's against federal law"- people, there are operations growing hundreds of thousands of pounds in the eye of the public but you're worried about a kid with his medical card?