A repair means waiting for repair man to come out and then waiting for parts to come in and then waiting for repair guy to get back out there.

Actually I can recommend to O/P before you evn having rental, you better have your own handyman/repairman for everything.

Never had the need before: this is the first time I've contemplated buying a fixer-upper (all my others were purchased move-in ready).My team is currently composed of those roles you'd expect of a buy and hold investor (RE agent, property manager, repairman, insurance & mortgage brokers, attorney, bookkeeper & CPA, etc.); I've assembled this team over the last 4 years of investing in the town (including several trips there to meet them, and buy property, in person).Put another way: I'm *way* more confident buying in this town halfway around the globe than I am buying in the city I live in.  

When the repair people you call say they cant be out there for weeks, you call another repair man.

Or you can have your property manager supply the repairman...

"NEW" can mean the seller told them it was new or the repair man told the seller it was new etc. you need do your own professional inspections before buying. 

I have (thought) heard that when those scenarios occur a repairman is sent out and perhaps you are charged 60 bucks.

Can anyone recommend reliable and fair repairman or GC in Norwich area?

I would think a good repair man could do the same thing with fiberglass.

Here's a '78 one we're trying to remodel right now:The roofs were a rolled metal material laid over a very lightweight and flimsy 1x2 and 2x2 truss system that was extremely fragile and vulnerable to damage from falling tree branches, hail, and if a repair man didn't know how to walk on them the trusses were easily broken.