Getting a Roof Inspection When You Buy or Sell a Home

What does a transaction inspection include?

• A roofer on the roof — not a look from the street: seams, flashing, parapets, drainage, and deck condition checked in person.
• Photos of the roof's real condition, good and bad.
• A written report with a straight remaining-life assessment — the document a lender, insurer, or buyer is actually asking for.

If you're buying, when should you schedule it?

During your inspection window, alongside the general home inspection. A general inspector can flag a roof as 'older' — a roofer's report says what that means in years and dollars, which is what turns a vague worry into a negotiating number or a calm closing.

If you're selling, why do it before listing?

Because the buyer's side will do it during the sale anyway. A written report in hand — especially one showing honest remaining life, or a repair already done and documented — removes the roof as a surprise. Surprises are what renegotiate prices; documents are what hold them.

What does it cost?

With us, nothing — roof inspections are free, including the photos and the written report. Call (856) 269-8054 and tell us it's for a sale; we know the paperwork is the point.

What if the report finds problems?

Then the report has done its job — a problem found on paper is negotiable, while a problem found after closing is just expensive. Common outcomes are a pre-closing repair with documentation, a price credit reflecting the roof's remaining life, or a seller-funded repair scoped from the report itself. Your agent and attorney handle the negotiation mechanics; our part is that the underlying facts — condition, photos, remaining life, repair scope — are written down by someone who was actually on the roof.