This time, now that I have a team in place of plumbers, roofers, a good realtor, several handymen, etc, I feel confident enough to make the purchase site-unseen as we'll not be home until the summer.  

I had one carpenter working inside, the roofers doing their thing, and a couple painters working their magic outside.

It seems like everyone and their brother are roofers now days.

We build profitable portfolios that employ handyman, electricians, framers, dry wallers, plumbers, roofers, cleaning crews and real estate agents.

do not think a GC license is the same in all states or that it will protect you - in CT all it takes to get a GC license is like $200 and a postage stamp - these guys can do roofs too - I think in NY you actually have to demonstrate you know about roofing to get a roofer license - check the procedure before you think a piece of paper means more than it does, and keep in mind the BBB and/or the state may not help you and that it will likely be your money that gets drained if you sue an LLC

You need to get a good roofer out and determine if 1) there is any framing rot going on 2) any insulation affected and 3) any sheetrock ceilings affected. 

I'm pretty sure the Act will be with us, just as social security is, which went through similar debates.I do know health premiums are sky high for contractors, especially roofers if they could even get it, Karen might chime in on their premium increases over the past few years.

Can anyone recommend a reliable roofer?

I have contacts for plumbers roofers Electrcian contractor painter floor person.  

A lot of roofers don't install them because they don't want to invest in the equipment to install TPO roofs