And while they are certainly motivated to provide a good service to maintain their reputation, you have to understand that their bottom line, not yours, is the primary concern of their operation.  

well, I tend to agree on sellers and major repairs, but remember the sellers  often do required repairs in an inspection in my experience, and, yes, your interests diverge (they are leaving) but the owner will not be on the roof, the roofing contractor will, so if you can agree on the highest quality firms in your area, they probably won't do substandard work or compromise their reputation on one roof job. 

I'd like a referral to a reputable and dependable management company from my Milwaukee BP colleagues.I'd also would like a local real estate attorney referral. 

Hello Erik,Lawrence Paul is a reputable contractor in the area.

If the cost of a permit saves your reputation, then so be it.. 

My recommendation is to always be a Property Manager first, preferably working for a reputable company where you can learn the ropes and save yourself a lot of time/trouble.

I want to thank, and I appreciate all the effort that they as well as many others put in to make this the greatest and most efficient real estate community on the web today. 

When I looked at  county recorder web site the 62k was written as 6,234.00 On the original documents.

They have to feel confident they are dealing with someone reputable.

I came across a statistic that something like 94% of the folks start looking for homes on their own, using the web.