Landlord only responsible for roof and outside brick walls.Both for 3 years with 2 yrs left on lease.

When I was in that position my lawyer added a contingency that we needed a letter from the tenant stating that there was nothing owed to them that was not in the lease and more importantly nothing that needed fixing.It helped because the tenant had a few minor items to fix (which I took care of on day one) but it let me know that they were happy tenants and if anyone would know about a furnace/leak/roof issue they would be happy to spill it.

The roof of a condo will be paid for out of a special assessment, meaning that each owner will get a bill for their share of the cost. 

The new roof is the "product" and you would not have coverage for any injury resulting from that work. 

The other had full interior rehab, new HVAC, New Water Heater, New Appliances and New Roof.

The first scenario gives you a property that will need a roof or two and several furnaces and water heaters over a period of 30 years.

They will want to know:- locations (need that to determine fire protection)- Age, Sq Footage, current limits- claims history- dates systems (Electric, Plumbing, Roof, Heat)- any burglar or fire alarmsthey may need- do the tenants have pets- are there in ground tanks- who the current coverage is with and when it renews- tax id for the owner (FEIN for corp/LLC or SS # for individual)With that info, it may be a quick answer as to whether or not your current carrier is competitive or they  may need to rate it up.

I just had an engineer draw up turning roof rafters and joists into trusses.

If you go to tools -files there are plenty of template check lists you can use to walk a property. basically it starts with exterior-roof etc and continues room by room 

Every year one more house on Holton has a fresh coat of paint, a new porch, roof, landscaping etc...