Imagine sitting in your family room and you are enjoying being inside your home instead of being outside in the rain storm
. You are enjoying watching the rain coming down outside and you are warm wrapped up in your blanket. Then all of a sudden you hear this "drip, drip, drip." You wonder where that sound is coming from and hope that it is a sink that hasn't been shut off. Then you realize that you have the rain from outside dripping into your home. You are no longer enjoying being inside and the rain outside.
It might be a small drip and leak so you figure that you can put a bucket under the drip until you can afford to have your roof repaired. Then the really bad storm comes and the rain and drips come quicker and you have to empty the bucket more often. The other thing that you face is that damage that the rain is causing to insulation or the wood around the leak in the room. Those are things that many people don't think about. They figure that with a bucket they can wait it out.
For many they don't take the time to look into what it would cost to have their roof repaired because they just know they can't afford it. What you might not think about is what it is going to cost in the long run due to the extra damage that comes from the water. The other thing is that the water eventually can damage the things in your home. You would hate to come home and find water all over your floor and it has damaged your food or flooring.
What is important is to recognize that it doesn't hurt to check with different roofers and see what your options are. You might be pleasantly surprised at how little it could cost to do the repairs on your roof. Then you don't have to put out all of the extra money for the other damages that water can do to your home. It is better to be informed and make a decision instead of not even checking into what your options are.
With the information on what it will cost to repair your roof you can then have a plan in place on how you are going to take care of getting it repaired and some companies are even willing to work with you, because they recognize the importance of having a sealed roof that doesn't leak.