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Roofing for Realtors and ClosingsBased in Midlothian, TX
Option-period inspections, repairs that clear the amendment, and payment through escrow at closing.
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For Realtors
What this actually involves.
A roof line in an inspection report is one of the fastest ways for an Ellis County contract to come apart, and it usually happens on the clock. The option period is short, the inspector’s report says "roof at or near end of useful life" without a number attached, and the buyer’s agent has three days to decide whether that is a $900 problem or a $22,000 one.
What unblocks it is a second, specific opinion in writing. A roofing contractor on the roof with a camera can say which slope, which detail, how much life is left and what the repair costs, and that turns a vague line item into a negotiable number. We produce a roofing summary report with photographs and recommendations, written for exactly this purpose.
How It Works
Call or text
Tell us what you are seeing. An active leak jumps the queue over a roof you are wondering about.
The inspection
Shingles lifted, flashing checked, the attic side looked at, and photographs of all of it.
You get the answer
Repair, replacement, or nothing yet. If a storm caused it, that changes who pays, and we say so.
The work, then the magnet
One crew start to finish, and a magnet over the drive, the lawn and the beds before anyone leaves.
The Difference
The parts that decide whether it lasts.
Two things make the money side easier here. Repairs and replacements can be paid through escrow at closing rather than out of pocket during the option period, which means a seller who does not have the cash today can still clear the amendment. And the seven-year workmanship warranty is transferable, so the buyer inherits it from the installation date, which is a real answer to the buyer’s agent asking what happens if it leaks in year three.
Timing is the rest of it. An option period is short, and a report that lands after the deadline is worth nothing to anybody, so say the date when you book it.
Newly built homes are the quiet version of the same problem. A brand-new build can still come back with a detailed list of issues on a roof that has never been used, caught before the builder’s warranty ran out rather than after.
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Why Homeowners Pick Us
For Realtors, done the honest way.
Option-period inspections, repairs that clear the amendment, and payment through escrow at closing.
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For Realtors, answered.
How quickly can you get out during an option period?
Agents get priority on option-period work. Say on the call that it is a live contract and give us the deadline date.
Can the seller pay at closing?
Yes. Repairs and replacements can both be paid through escrow at closing, so the work gets done without money changing hands before the closing date.
Does the warranty transfer to my buyer?
Yes. The seven-year workmanship warranty runs from the installation date and transfers to the new owner.
What does the report include?
Photographs of the condition of the roof by slope, anything found at the flashings and penetrations, and the recommendation with a repair number attached. It is written to be attached to an amendment rather than read as a sales document.
Can you inspect a house before I list it?
That is the cheapest time to do it. Knowing the roof number before the buyer’s inspector finds it is the difference between pricing it in and renegotiating under a deadline.
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Find out whether it is a repair.
Free, and the answer is sometimes that you do not need us yet. If it does need work, you get the scope and the number before anyone starts.
Hamlin Roofing and Repairs LLC 2450 Presidential Pkwy Ste 300-A, Midlothian, TX 76065 (469) 807-4040 · info@