When I decided to sell my house I realized that the roof was older than it should be.
Suddenly there were complications with insurance plus I had to buy a new roof for the condo I was waiting for.
That seemed dumb to me. I am leaving the house, never to return, however, I need to buy a new roof or nobody would take it. I wasn’t keen on that idea at all! My new condo had a bunch of repairs I needed to do. Wouldn’t you know it? The roof was a project I was anticipating on the new house. I wasn’t going to buy two roofs. The real estate agent I was working with was so firm about it that I ended up severing contact. I didn’t want to spend money on real estate agent fees or closing costs anyway. I started looking around plus finding people that say they buy homes for cash. The cash house buyer market was way better. These people were more upfront with what they are going to deliver you! I didn’t need to do anything to the roof. The guy was willing to add a new roof plus deal with insurance. I was so relieved to have that headache taken care of. I am sure I could have gotten more cash at the end of the afternoon if I paid for a cheap roof, got insurance, and then listed it. My time is worth a lot to me though. I also can’t put a price on my sanity. I didn’t want to mess around with it.