So plumbers, framers, the city, etc. will have what they need.  

Additionally, the housing boom continues to grow and so finding framers, etc. to get the work done, especially at the $150-200k price point is difficult.

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Its basically a one inch channel in a truss installed by the factory that 1 inch fire board slides into, and then they use fireproof tape thats like duct tape and you don't even have to fire mud it going up to the deck.Nice job on the rafters, don't see that much in my area, most the framers around here couldn't do a simple 5/12 pitch like that, everything is trusses in my area, they even trusses dormers here.

The only other way is to get the opinion of a structural engineer.As a funny side note, I've met a lot of handymen and framers that thought they were structural engineers.

I think it's legit to pay up to $100 for books (usually 20-30 is plenty) and anywhere between $200-1000 for a course if this will help frame real estate investing for you in a manner that makes sense to you or if you are looking to learn a specific skill (deal analysis, finding comps, financing deals, estimating rehab costs, etc).Anything beyond this is them taking advantage of your sense of insecurity or unfamiliarity.

A framer ?

Add to your list a roofer and a framer for structural inspections.  

My framer had a family emergency, so I'm looking for someone ASAP.Can anyone refer someone?

Dig out guys all hispanic  flat work all hispanic  roofers all hispanic  my framers though are all white ( rarity) so on and so forth..