Home Value
9 Roof Details Bowie Buyers Notice Before They Make an Offer
By All Purpose Anytime Services LLC
Buyers in Bowie aren't just touring your house. They're touring the same Cape Cods and Ranchers on the next street. Your roof is the first thing they compare, and the first thing their inspector writes up.
1. Curling or missing shingles
Visible from the curb, and the first thing a buyer points at.
2. The valleys
Where two slopes meet. On Levitt models the valleys repeat street to street, and so do the weak spots.
3. Stains on the ceiling upstairs
A buyer sees a stain and assumes the worst about everything above it.
4. The original vent layout
Old vents and boots crack. Inspectors check every one.
5. Flashing at the chimney
Rusted or lifted flashing reads as a leak waiting to happen.
6. Gutters full of debris
Clogged gutters tell buyers the roof hasn't been looked after.
7. Moss or dark streaks
Cosmetic sometimes, but buyers don't know that.
8. Sagging lines
A dip in the ridge makes buyers ask about the decking.
9. No paperwork
A roof with an install date and a receipt answers the question before it's asked.
The Bowie advantage
Levitt built around 7,500 houses in Belair at Bowie on a short list of models. Tell us the street and we already know where that roof's weak points are.
Selling in Bowie?
Get the roof looked at before the buyer's inspector does.