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[quote=Anonymous]We sold our house 2 years so ago in McLean.  It was sold as a teardown to us but we gutted the whole house, everything---Windows, baths, kitchen, hvac, lighting, landscaping,  fencing, new patio, walkway, gutters...everything except the roof. Then we found our dream house and in a matter of moments decided to sell.  People came and looked at our home and everyone complained about the roof appearance, which wasn't pretty but functional.  We were in a rush to sell due to contingency so we replaced the roof with the cheapest possible roof---grand total cost of about 1500 as opposed to 7500 for the quality of work we had placed into the other Parts of the house.  We were going to offer the buyers a credit for roof but our realtor suggested that most buyers have no clue between a quality good roof and just a new roof.  So he suggested that we replace the roof bc otherwise some buyer might say they needed a 30k credit For something ridiculous like an artificial slate roof and could try to control negotiations with the issue. We thereby listened to the realtors advice and used the cheapest contractor and material we could find. The realtor listed "new roof" and all of the sudden we had 4 competing contracts on the house.  We were under contract and good to go with a 1500 expense as opposed to a 10,000 credit which we were willing to give prior to the replacement.  Long story short---replace the roof, cheaply, very, very cheaply if you think it will be an issue.  Remember---the goal is to get rid of the property with as little expense and to maximize profits, in as quick a time period as possible, while being honest to the buyer.  No buyer is going to ask if you placed a good roof or bad roof---they will only ask if it new.  Good luck![/quote]

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