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Old 10-11-2024, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Toymeister View Post
Wait. I have a villa for sale with a new roof, no one mentions it as a buying advantage. No one.
Not sure who you are talking to, but I just bought in the last month. I was deep in the market for 6 months. Age of roof was one of the first considerations in EVERY house I looked at. A new(er) roof was a huge advantage in my (a buyer) eyes.

To the OP. As a buyer I didn't look at a new roof as something that increased the value of a house. I looked at an old roof as something that decreased the value of a house, I factored in a roof replacement cost in MY valuation of a potential purchase and adjusted target price accordingly. When I shopped for insurance on the house I bought, THEY were certainly interested in the age of the roof.
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