Is it best to quickly shovel off a flat roof of all the snow accumulated right after the blizzard hits, so as to minimize the amount of new weight on the roof?

A maintainance man set an equipment room on fire that sooted the electrical service panel to about 50 units....the afternoon before Thanksgiving.

Perhaps thats why the death panels are popular J?

So, it does require that the GC trusts you to some degree.While I don't use lien waivers, I do talk to the subs every chance I get, and I will flat out ask if they're getting paid, if there are any issues with payment (late, checks bouncing, etc), and if they express any concern or indicate that there might be a problem, I'll pull the GC aside and have a chat with him,But, I've only had one problem, and had I been a little more perceptive, I could have avoided it (it was on my second project and I wasn't proactive enough).Also, it's always good to ask the GC (and the subs) if they've worked together before.

This guy believes that the Patriot Act has usurped our freedoms, we should stop wasting money on ridiculous wars that "are not in our interest" and says flat-out that "we must resist the temptation of their neocon-inspired scaremongering"...http://www.ronpaul.com/2011-01-02/ron-paul-stop-the-police-state-repeal-the-patriot-act/Must be one of those damn Liberals that the fake Conservatives on this forum can't stand...Oh wait...

There were asset manager round tables and panels as well, and I made what I hope will turn out to be great contacts.

We agreed to a $500 flat fee for any closed properties that I send him.

I'm sure you will be on to the next one in no time flat.

I don't mind paying the realtor some flat fee like $250 to take care of it all for me from a legal and paperwork standpoint, but is it probable the realtor will screw this up for me?

There are services that will handle this for you for a % of the first year savings, or a flat fee.You'll be buying way under "replacement cost", so determine how much you want to insure (perhaps 50% above your all-in cost), and base your insurance calc at that level (perhaps .40% multiplied by 150% of all-in).