The sale of a home often hinges on the seller's willingness to accommodate the buyer's request for a new roof, even though there really is nothing wrong with the roof that cannot easily be fixed. Homeowners are often forced to replace a perfectly good roof by their buyers, who have been lead to believe the need for a new roof by over enthusiastic home inspectors or unscrupulous roofing contractors, that do not know how easily and cost effectively a roof can be repaired.