For $6K, you should be able to replace all the supply lines in the house, plus some of the drain lines. 

Ask them if they know anyone and give them a couple of your cards to pass out to those that are consistently in buying roofing supplies.3) Tax laws in the states are so much different than in Canada, but I can't seem to think that there's a way you could write off an expense that you haven't purchased yet.

I have spoken with the water company in the area and they have told me it will cost $17,000 to hook us up to the supply (which is already on the street).

We do have some carpenters however they are in short supply and hard to keep so if you know of any one who is a handyman or repair man or carpenter please invite them to join you and us.Again welcome and I look forward to seeing you on the 23rd of January. 

The low supply of them, combined with high demand make this one of the most competitive asset classes in an already competitive market. 

When I buy multiple things on a reciept I don't know how to entet different amounts into what category.example: Buy paint, a tool, and all the supplies to put on a roof on the same reciept.I assume all the material for the roof goes together but in what category?

The BP calculator does not know unique location dynamics, supply and demand, redevelopment, gentrification, demographic patterns, job and population growth or lack of, schools, crime...you get the picture.

., go to the local supply shop (not the big box places, but the places where the pros buy supplies). 

However, the lien dissolves unless the party claiming the lien files a certificate of lien with the registry of deeds of the county in which the property sits within 90 days of the last supply of labor or materials."

Turning the water supply off and draining the lines reduces the risk even more.