Roofers get a better deal on roofing than you do.4.

@Joe Mende thanks, I bought this one in Round Lake Beach. 

Last week we went there with a roofer to get a bid to re-roof.

I hired my roofer that was looking to stay busy and told him how to do it.  

I have GL 1M per occurence 100k on rental premises 1M personal and adv injury 2M aggregate, WC 500k/year estimated gross income / 1M per accident, Umbrella 1M / 2M, Auto 1M / 2M, 20k material theft protection at 3 locations,  I'm sure you know we pay for 35% for carpentry and 50% for roofers right?

One other thing to add to this crazy month - my roofer has been super busy so I hired someone off CL and he took off with a substantial amount of down payment so.

Now I have to wait until the roofer can come out. 

I have worked my way up from a guy who got paid minimum wage as a roofer's helper, then a customer service agent for credit cards, then a carpet cleaner, then a cable guy, then an electricians helper then finally went to school and now work as an engineer.

If you're concerned about the foundation, hire an engineer; if you're concerned about a roof you can't afford to replace, hire a roofer; - As @Will Barnard pointed out, ALWAYS get a termite inspection unless you're skilled at detecting termite damage (it can be tough).In the case of the OP, it sounds like they are planning to do a full remodel and they've already had a GC take a look to determine there are no big ticket concerns, like foundation issues (I would assume a GC should know as much about this as a general inspector).So, in this case, I wouldn't necessarily recommend a basic home inspection (unless it would help you sleep better at night, of course)...Just my $.02...

I was told by two roofers that membrane or rubber roof is my only option because of the roof pitch.