Have your client obtain a LeakFREE® Roof Certification from Cert-A-Roof to help with negotiations while relieving both you and your client from disclosure risk. Did you know that roof leaks are the number one source of claims against home inspection reports and that the consequential damages can cost thousands of dollars?
If you are worried that the age or appearance of the roof might put off potential buyers or complicate negotiations, certifying the roof can really help. It's sure a lot cheaper than recovering the roof.
Our LeakFREE Roof Certification is a binding, transferrable service agreement providing potentials buyers with professional assurance that the roof will do its job for at least two more years. Before the roof can be certified, it must pass our patent-pending rooftop inspection process. If the roof fails inspection, we will discuss our findings and necessary repairs providing a detailed report including digital photographs. Your client - or the buyer - will have all the information they need to move forward. The easiest thing to do, of course, is to have Cert-A-Roof perform the repairs and issue the certificate.
If you think the home inspection has this covered, think again. In order to avoid claims against their E&O coverage, most home inspectors include language in their reports deferring the opinion on the roof via a recommendation to bring in a roofing professional. When the home inspector excludes the roof, the disclosure liability falls back on the seller and you - the listing agent.
