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Brady Alford
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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To replace the roof or not to replace the roof

Brady Alford
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Posted

Hello all,

New to BiggerPockets here - and wanted to get some thoughts on whether or not to replace a roof during the rehab of a flip.  Comps in the neighborhood are around 150-170k.  Here's the issues with the roof:

1.  The roof is 19 years old and is showing some signs of wear on the shingles

2. There were 2 gable roof additions added where shingles were installed that don't quite match the existing shingles

3.  The ridge vent along the top of the roof leaks slightly in a few locations

4.  Gutters are in bad shape and no drip edge around perimeter.

So my options are to:

1.  Replace the roof - I got quoted around 4k

2.  Replace the ridge vent, fix gutters, drip edge, etc - quoted around 1.3k

3.  Do nothing

Again, just want some thoughts here on if you guys think the roof will be a deal breaker for people when buying the house, if i'll be able to recoup the cost of a new roof when selling, etc.  

Thanks in advance

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