Who Cares about the top (roof)? You cannot see it!
We can see the icing on a cake, we can see the grass on a lawn, we can see the flowers atop a plant, but usually, we cannot see the top of a house! Is your roof as important as the rest of the house for appearances sake? Would your serious buyer care?
I believe that the roof is almost more important than the front door, since any buyer worth his salt will just see lots of dollar signs when he looks at a bad roof. Just as noticeable, is a great roof! A roof in good condition will last as many as 25-30 years - and will not cost the buyer a great deal of money for a very long time! A bad furnace doesn't cost 1/2 of what a bad roof costs, and folks walk away from house with a bad furnace!
Many buyers do not look up - just at the rest of the house - general condition inside and out. If the condition is decent, they will rely upon a good building inspector to weed out a bad roof. Why not look up and weed it out early? Why get that far in the negotiations and money stage to then have to renegotiate? And perhaps have to quit and start over again looking for a new house.
Sellers, make sure that if your roof is not new, it looks new! A basic power washing of your roof will make it look like a million bucks, and probably get that for you, too. If it's fairly old, replace it! it will not cost you as much to replace it as it will in downward price negotiations and time on the market. Buyers end up guessing at how much it will cost, and always guess higher, not lower.
Buyers, make sure that you get a good roof, or ask for reductions in price to compensate....
Who Cares about the top (roof)? You cannot see it!
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