Next best would be an investor who has this type of experience in other towns - if you understand the mechanics of how this is done, you can find the right (connected) service providers and take it through the process in any town. 

You would then be responsible for Buyers and Sellers costs, including transfer fees, back and prorated taxes, liens, water, sewer, HOA fees, mechanics liens, any other liens (if any apply,  you'll need to check).

Hey Vickie, a home warranty covers the mechanical systems of your house and is totally optional.

Everyone I know who doesn't have a regular mechanic, and needs one, hears about my trusted mechanic.

I believe you were thinking we had actually removed the entire mechanism from the wall.

 @Brandon Gamblin      There could be a second mortgage, (home equity line of credit) or a mechanics lien (not paying a contractor) or a tax lien (municipality).

Protective mechanism I suppose.

Lock in your insurance rates as long as possible then I would even figure out some sort of swap mechanism or short mechanism for companies that will suffer as a result of hurricane losses - you can buy leaps once you identify a company that will suffer in the event of a catastrophe.

The fact that folks in the business call it leverage, rather than calling it debt, is a little telling by itself: debt = bad, leverage = good*...supposedly.I'm a mechanical engineer, so when I think about debt/leverage, just remember that the fulcrum can move in these markets.

The first is the design of the elevations, floor plan, roof, ceilings, and location of mechanicals, etc.