Roof Update #3

My house is not small. It has an attached inlaw so roofing it is almost like roofing two houses! We have received two estimate so far. Both estimates were $16,000 to tare off the roof and put a new one on. One quote included replacing the box vents with ridge vents, the other didn't.

$16,000 is a lot of money to unexpectedly cough up! If I were renting a town house, I could probably rent for a year for that cost! I am told I should only expect to get 15-18 years out of this 20 year roof. That means I am paying $1000 per year just for the roof over my head (literally).

I want to get one more quote and then we'll make our decision. So far, $16K with ridge vents is the winning bid. The American Dream of home ownership is a very expensive dream.