It gets easier with experience and with a good team of people backing you: your plumber, your HVAC guy, your electrician, your roofer, your real estate lawyer.

It's not an end all be all plan - example if the roof starts to leak, and it's more than $1,000 worth of work, cash out, and apply that $1,000 toward your home insurance deductible (if applicable) or if you have a great roofer and he is going to charge $5K, at least you will only have to come out of pocket $4k. 

I called the builder that sent out a roofer who would a nail hole in a pipe.

We try to give them as much information as we can, such as all warranty information and manuals, contact information for key subs who provide labor warranties (i.e. roofers), pest control/termite bond info, etc.

If you agree you agree, if you don’t then oh well.My scenario:Asking price: 185k (priced a little below market)First offer: 185k, seller cover 3.5% towards closing, and 5k for a newer AC unit (this is Florida) - Then they said they had multiple offers (this is with 24 hrs of hitting the market), and wanted best and highest offer- I offered 188k cover 3% towards of closing costs (closing costs are $5,700)... 3% x 188k = 5640, so I would only have to bring $60 to the table They accepted this offer- Did the home inspection, inspector said the roof only had 5 years left (composite shingle) WITH repairs- So we had a roofer look at it, they refused to even do repairs to it since it was so worn down it needed to all be replaced (Florida roofers are strictly regulated and justly so because of Hurricanes)- Requested the sellers put a new roof on the home payed for fully by them before closing- They accepted- Why would a buyer NOT ask?

I have two roofers who verified they wouldn't advise doing anything other than a full replacement at the moment.

either way, you'll have to have a roofer come out. 

My property manager got in contact with a roofer, and it’s going to cost around $2,300.

But for now, I would hire your own roofer to go and patch the leak temporarily. 

Hi guys, do any of you have a good recommendation for a roofer in Dayton?