I sold an inherited house with a rotten roof without fixing it. Was it worth it?

I inherited my aunt's old house in Cleveland. Great neighborhood, solid bones, but the roof was absolutely wrecked. Leaks everywhere. Tarps and buckets kind of bad.

The problem is that I live three states away and I have a full time job, two kids, no time to manage a renovation from 800 miles away. I got quotes for a new roof, plus interior water damage, plus whatever else would pop up once contractors started poking around. Easily $30K and months of stress. Coordinating that remotely sounded like a nightmare

So I started looking into as is buyer options. Basically they pay cash for homes in any condition, no inspections, no repairs, and close in just two weeks. I knew it would be less than what I could get if I fixed it up. Probably 20-25% less. But when I crunched the numbers on carrying costs, contractors, travel, and of course my sanity, then the math started to make sense to me

Two weeks later, check in hand, done…

Part of me wonders if I left money on the table. Maybe I should have just sucked it up, taken out a loan, and managed it remotely. But another part of me remembers how stressed I was just thinking about it

Would you have done the same, or should I have fixed it up first?