As he stood in the doorway he told them to come on it but if they touched him, he'd defend himself. 

Have you considered other similarly efficient methods of construction such as double stud, exterior insulation, larsen truss walls?

The tree guy may very well be able to reshingle the damaged area, but I would want to look in the attic and make sure none of the rafters or trusses were broken from the impact.

A couple things stood out to me. 1.)

He tried to get me to go higher, but I stood firm.

If your truss system is adequate and you have a saddle, sinking in the middle, you usually have foundation issues in the centerly area, if the ridge breaks toward one end, look to that end.As J.

If he/she didn't want to discuss the proposal at all and instead wondered where I stood on my farm area's long term outlook for real estate, I could go there as well.And if business never really came up or dominated the conversation and instead community and politics were the topic of the day, I gave a refreshing perspective (helps that I'm charitably involved in my farm area).The point is to come off knowledgeable, prepared and resourceful.

One thing that stood out to me was that I was the youngest person in the whole room which caught many people's attention.

I have just completed my tour in Afghanistan and now have time to work towards future retirement goals.I have stood at a distance from forum posting, as I have found that most of my questions can be found by using the search bar.

The author mentions they restructured the amortization of the note ("We knew that if we rescheduled the note....") and then in the #5 post we see the "N" which is number of periods is now increased from the note as it was purchased or stood at the first sale (either #3 or #4).