The common phraseology is "Ounce of Prevention = Pound of Cure".

Penny wise and pound foolish, investors who lack legal business experience reading to become self taught and then represent themselves in the formation of their business where their life blood will be.

Should I just have her call and say "hi im calling about the property at 123 main street and was wondering if you have any plans with it yet, we have helped many people deal with unwanted properties ... etc etc etc" PLEASE AND THANK YOU :) 

It will also tell you How many rolls of drywall tape it will take to do the job.How many pounds of drywall screws or nails and their size.How many pails of Joint Compound you will need to finish the project.and all the tools you will need as well.Bonus- there is a free downloadable PDF as well with all kinds formula tables as to help make things easier. 

@Carl Ohai unless you buy a lot of it the amount of calls you actually get will fluctuate a ton, when they are trying to sell you they give you their estimate but that is something you need to take with a pound of salt.

Well, don't be penny wise and pound foolish, for starters.

My first job was in a boatyard mixing 100 pound bags that said "ASPESTOS" on them.

This is one of them.If you decide to replace the siding, I would do, and have done, 30 pound felt paper wrap covered with 3/4 inch foam sheathing (joints sealed with Tyvek tape) and hardi plank lap siding.

R22 is anywhere from $85-200 per pound. 410a Is much less about $40-50 lb.  

Let him know that you are always looking for (Locating real estate) good real estate deals, that you'd be willing to be a locator for him or partner up on a great equity based property - would he be interested in working with you, giving you a referral fee.Let him know that you have some skills in pounding the payment- farming and power prospecting, that you are always talking to motivated sellers --Ask him what kind of deals he likes - meet him -- have lunch -- ask lots of questions --Call him every opportunity you can - tell him about a FSBO you just discovered, a tax sale motivated sellers, a seller on Craig's List, a motivatedexpired listing.Remember you got to GIVE to GET!