Hello BP,Can anyone recommend a contractor to repair/replace a two-story porch on a duplex? The roof of the top porch has pitched forward a few inches and it either needs to be raised or eventually it will need to be...

.#4 Contact Local Contractors For PricingCall local Subcontractors and get budget pricing for common repairs on your typical rehab project.For example, call a roofer and ask what their average cost per Square of Architectural Asphalt Shingle Roofing would be on a 1,500 sf house, with a 6/12 pitch.#5 Build Out Your Database in a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.#6 Practice, Practice, PracticeWalk through distressed fixer-upper properties (or find properties virtually online) and practice creating detailed scopes of work, quantifying repairs and estimating rehab costs for the projects.This will help you get acquainted with common rehab repairs, rehab costs & estimating terminology.#7 Get Your First Rehab Project!

As roofers we did the roofing.  

You are trying to 'mend fences' with this neighbor for less than $100.  

Should I seek out that roofer that replaced the roof last and ask them what the lifetime is? 

Guess estimates from a roofer are forthcoming. 

Basically, when we took the roof off, a ton of other damage was found, the roofers ended up getting fired, the house got drown once, and I ended up doing thousands of hours of repairs (including putting on the roof myself.)

seller supplied a bid from a roofing company, I had a roofer give me a bid.  

If Lakeland wanted to improve this process, they could again, partner with related companies from Lakeland (roofers/plumbing/electrical/etc.) and help a tenant get what they need and defend the tenant's rights there.3.

I have a roof that has developed a leak, at a duplex that is fully occupied and I need a roofer ASAP.