•⁠What sort of framing is there, trusses (with the metal gusset plates) or conventional?

I worked with my realtors license a little from 1986-1994 then became a speech pathologist and now semi-retired at 53. 

Those homes are also built on piers supporting the wood trusses.

Built new trusses inside the roof up to code to sure up the old slightly burnt ones.Re roofed it including new osb.

Built new trusses inside the roof up to code to sure up the old slightly burnt ones.Re roofed it including new osb.

There’s a lot of hyperbolic speech when it comes to the population loss of IL.

I don't mean to get all "rah rah. motivational speech" on you, but I truly do mean it. 

Just got shut down by my HOA last week.I stood up in the HOA monthly meeting and spouted a speech about how the HOA is raising the dues and my taxes are going up and I’m having a hard time paying my mortgage (the mortgage one was a lie).

You may need to use a truss system to run the ductwork in the ceiling.

After asking a few questions, give them your elevator speech about your company, this will help build some credibility.