Post the square footage of your building, it's exterior wall covering, it's roof type (comp shingles, etc...), the height of each floor, and the number of floors and I can run a quick valuation for you with a HUGE caveat that neither I nor BP, nor Josh nor the asian sweat shop of highly trained squid Josh is using to code for this site is liable for providing you an accurate figure.

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I am wondering if anyone can offer some advice. I live in Houston and would like to start a property management firm. It is my understanding that I will need a Broker to function under while
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Though easier to work on and cheaper to construct asphalt shingles should not be used on lower pitched roofs.

I'm looking at a property in a relatively affluent area and I'm wondering what - if anything - I should do about the asbestos shingle siding.

If I tear off the shingles is there any chance the decking can be salvaged?

Removing shingles, roof decking and then sister another rafter does sound like a pain.Thanks

Here's what goes to the top of your list: houses with vinyl siding, simple gable roofs (go asphalt shingles if you can), no trees overhanging the house and only one story.Simple gable roofs are the easiest and cheapest to repair and the least likely to have leaks.

flat roofs=lots of future troubleslast one I had I threw lumber up there and built my own pitched roof over the existing roof,,,worked very well.at the time the cost of having a roofer redo every two years vs. 30 year shingles was a no brainer.

You will need to have some idea of costs to replace things, such as $150/square for a tearoff and re-shingle, $600 for a water heater, etc.

This is actually pretty common with the ranches in the Atlanta area, after a couple years of bad hail storms and many homeowners adding additional (heavy) layers of shingles instead of replacing old shingles.