I took this photo a few days back as a comp photo for an appraisal I’m doing near the Del Paso Heights area of Sacramento. This image tells an obvious story of a new roof being installed – but not just a newer roof, but a different type of roof. The house is being transformed from flat to hipped in style. The first image is an MLS photo.
The interesting thing to note while driving through this neighborhood is that there was at least one other house having a gable or hipped roof installed. Moreover, though there are still quite a few flat roofs in this neighborhood, many roofs have already been converted to a higher pitch. I’ve seen this same phenomenon in West Sacramento too. Does this say anything about the market?
Which style of roof do you prefer?
Sonja Troncoso says
July 1, 2010 at 4:07 PMNow that is a great improvement! Appeal has so much to do with what a buyer might pay for a house.
Tom Horn says
July 1, 2010 at 4:38 PMI agree, the appeal has been increased a lot! From my experience the hip roof holds up better with leaks because the water can run off.
Ryan Lundquist says
July 1, 2010 at 6:17 PMThanks Sonja & Tom. I prefer roofs with a pitch too. In this neighborhood properties seem to be more marketable with a pitch. However, in other areas that may not be the case because flat or low-pitch roofs can sometimes be very stylish and therefore desirable among buyers.
Keith Klassen says
July 1, 2010 at 7:50 PMI prefer a flat roof so that I can go up there and work on my tan.
Ryan Lundquist says
July 1, 2010 at 8:31 PMWell Keith, I hadn’t thought of that. 🙂 My neighbors would be quite blinded if I decided to do some tanning.