During the days I write code as a software engineer for a small-ish startup.

You'd be better off signing up for the underground promo "$500 to anyone who stays 1 minute in the wresting ring with the He-man-gulator."

For me Driving for Dollars (DD), Property Locators (Birddogs), Marketing to other Wholesalers,  Cold-Calling, Code Violators (CV's), Absentee's, and Probates work for me.

You can look up municipal requirements at https://www.municode.com/ then under Code Library, select your state, then your city/municipality.

Code allows me to span 15'7" with 2x8" on 12" center.

.- Local codes may specifically prohibit the application of shingle paint (e.g. 2007 Florida Building Code 1521.18.1)In summary, the claimed benefits of the products are unsubstantiated, while the potential risks are very real.Also, since Maciek Rupar graduated from the prestigious University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, he's must be a really really smart person and I'm inclined to take him at his word.  

The last recording date for the property is over 50 years ago, something that I didn't pay much attention to a couple years ago when I first looked it up.The property has been vacant since she passed and I know it has received multiple code violations. 

Is he legally held responsible to conform to the Uniform Building Code (UBC2006, UBC2012 or whatever is required in FL)?

This would not be compliant with current code.  

Never got a confirmation code.