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Re:How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost? by FLUX-YOU on Friday September 08, 2017 @05:34PM (#15204121)
The property group takes on risk if something like a roof needs replacing unless they just keep a lot of cash sitting around for just such a thing. They may also have access to better loans but I have no idea for sure.

I don't want to keep a pile of cash around waiting for housing emergencies (personal emergencies are a different thing), and I certainly don't want to sell stocks to fix a roof if my roof fails during a recession.

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Re:How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost? by isostatic on Saturday September 09, 2017 @04:13AM (#15206061)
What is it with US roofs? Are they really all terrible, you're the third person in about 10 posts to be scared about massive costs to replace a roof.

setting aside trees, fires etc it hadn't even occurred to me that a roof may need replacing, aside from maybe the occasional tile.

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Re:How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost? by sliverstorm on Saturday September 09, 2017 @11:55AM (#15207637)
Many US dwellings use asphalt shingles, which wear out. Slate roofs may last for hundreds of years, but they are pricey and I'm not sure how they stand up to golf ball hail.
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Re:How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost? by madengr on Saturday September 09, 2017 @10:59AM (#15207378)
A 15 year roof replacement is BS. It's more like 30.
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