This proved smart as hail is common in Colorado and allowed us to replace the roof with an insurance claim.

This can be a great Hail Mary.

We don’t get ice cracking our driveways, snow removal or hail damage, or freezing pipes, or tornados, or 3 month evictions, or tenant relocation costs.

Hail storms sometimes come 2 weeks after you close causing $25k in damage.

I hail from a long line of stones.

On my first property that I purchased FHA there was a severe hail storm 2 weeks later that did $25,000 in damage.

Frankly, I don't even write long shot hail Mary type offers for myself - I usually know up front what my chances are, because I actually pick up the phone and talk to the Seller side.

You may hit a hail mary here and there doing this, but I don't think it's likely to get sellers to like you and want to work with you if you are messaging them about a house that may or may not be for sale in between them looking at baby pictures of their niece and cat videos.

I’m throwing a Hail Mary here...Sorry about the vague post and forgive my lack of memory.

Brick with a standing seam metal roof is good in Texas (it withstands the hail and high winds pretty well and is low maintenance. it's also expensive.Hardy Board type siding and hurricane rated shingles (properly installed shingles) works decently also.