When should I replace original roof?

[Mica Moore]

SFH that is 20 years old with original roof ( asphalt shingles; located in South TX).

There is nothing wrong with the roof ( that I know of) but should I replace it anyway due to age, or wait as long as I can?

It will cost me about $10K, and I do have the budget for it. Other similar aged homes in the neighborhood have already been replaced.

My concern is ordering a roofing inspection and them just saying it needs to be replaced because they want the business, when I may actually get a few more good years out of it. I'm just trying to figure out how to handle this situation- it's my 1st rental. TY.

[Russell Brazil]

I bought a property in 2015 that had a 20 year 3 tab shingle roof on it that was at least 30 years old at the time. I sold it in 2022, 7 years later with that same roof.

Ride it til it dies.