After the appraisal process is over, back they go to the store and in comes the recycled junk from the scratch-and-dent.

So I hopped on BP and searched "lead propeller" thinking I would see DOZENS of threads - but I got a big fat goose egg. 

@Justin R McCullers Go to any Sherwin-Williams store, they have a bunch of business cards for local painters.

Separate issue though...unless there a way to argue with the lender that flood insurance is not needed...fat chance i assume.Any thoughts? 

I checked Home Depot, they had only an even smaller width in store. 

Its really a matter of choice and if you have the time to do it or not....David Green have a great book about long distance investing. https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/long-distance-...

Also make sure they don't store anything to close to the furnace or water heater and for sure nothing flammable nearby.

Nothing a pet store carried was going to be strong enough, so he got the appropriately sized chains from a hardware store instead. 

In the event I'm a big fat failure they can foreclose by doing an SPE (Special Purpose Entity) Transfer of the LLC in which they become the managing owner and it doesn't affect me personally.

Order underlayment off Amazon for cheaper than you can get in the stores.