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Originally Posted by EatthMama
You will have a tough time selling a house with a 15yr old roof. What I have done with clients in the past is state in thr MLS listing that the roof will be replaced with a signed contract. Then I have the roofer agree to replace the roof and get paid net 30 so it comes out at closing. This way nothing comes out of your pocket and the new owners are thrilled with an insurable roof.
Since most people make a nice profit off their homes in TV, the extra for the roof seems nominal.
Happy to help you if you aren’t already working with an agent and your house is south of 466.
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Just increase the asking price and include the credit for a roof. Location is far more important. If one plans to live in that house and not use it as a rental then they buy the house they love. Not the one with a new roof.
If the seller does all sorts of renovations to “increase the value of the home” which the buyer likely will change anyway, since almost no renovation costs are recouped 100% the person who benefits from the changes is the real estate agent by making a larger commission.