I have 4 large metal chimneys on my commercial building, they all have rain caps, but in super heavy rains the rain will get in anyway.

(which reminds me that a voicemail today informed me my roofing metal is ready to pick up) So yes, we're guilty of working "in" the business instead of "on" the business but we do all that too as we self manage, do our own taxes and whatnot.

I had a mentor tell me that mobile homes are 'little metal boxes that print you money' . haha.

I also want the inspector to tell me multiple things like "is the roof suitable for rain water collection for human or animal consumption or both" and needs to know to check for how the metal seams were done, any nails used, etc and I suspect only an ag type inspector would know these things… There is also some ag machinery that I may need to get appraisals on because I know nothing about pricing tractors or implements or such (my wife & I grew up farming but didn't ever buy anything because our parents did all that).Another example is that I can pursue the home loan through my banks but I will need to talk to the local farming property loan people and don't know much about that...

It's a very old house(1900)  Both roofs are leaking and it was recommended to me that a should replace the rubber roof with metal.

I now have three 5000 sq ft metal buildings with 6 rental units and they (along with good sense personal finance) have given me financial independance.

Yes, whole Seattle area is tenant friendly but, I thoroughly screen my tenants, set expectations up front and have an iron clad lease, so I haven't personally had any issues with the renters here.

.  ;-)Then there's the flip side: once the economy goes back to normal I have to unload all of that heavy metal and redo the real estate investment, which includes transaction costs, hunting deals, etc.  

There is a simple metal piece you can buy that covers the coin box and locks over it to give added security. 

But, while I was on the phone with him discussing options (shingle vs metal), he lowered his quote verbally by $500.