I feel that I already have a competitive advantage because along with roofs, my company does full exterior work ranging from decks, siding, windows, custom trim work, ect.

I have read Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's Cash Flow Quadrant, Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, The Laws of Success, The Beginner Guide to Real Estate Investing, and plenty more.

I have read Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's Cash Flow Quadrant, Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, The Laws of Success, The Beginner Guide to Real Estate Investing, and plenty more.

I may have recently read Rich Dad Poor Dad :)

His confidence will be on another level when he will talk to his customers.

Some main reasons I have found amongst tenants are: poor credit, inability to save down payment, aversion to the commitment of buying and the responsibility it entails, ability to pick up and leave once lease is over without having to worry about selling first, and fear of being unable to properly maintain home and repairs (roof replacement, a/c and furnace issues, flooded basements, etc).Nada

@Ben HarrisRead Rich Dad, Poor Dad. 

If the contractor is not insured you as the property owner are responsible and held liable if one if his employees or he is injured.( or anyone else)  You are also liable for the poor craftsmanship  that can injur someone after the work is completed and he has gotten out of dodge.

I too credit Rich Dad Poor Dad for my start in real estate.

Here's a quote: "In an interview with CNBC, Kevin Watters, CEO of Mortgage Banking for Chase, said '...you're trying to make sure you abide by all these different rules, and it just gets very complicated, very expensive, so for us in FHA, we've priced FHA for the risk we see in FHA, and so we've got a higher price than other people so customers are going to other places.'"