I second Bob-O's comments, with anecdotal experience...
Several years ago, during the worst of the real estate slump, the house next to
ours was on the market for a VERY long time. A Re-Max broker showing the house
one weekend saw the PV and DHW on our home. When the prospective buyers left,
the broker came over, identified herself, and asked if we had "solar" on our
home.
I replied we did. She asked if we were interested in selling our home. We
weren't,
but curious as to what prompted her query .. I asked.
She replied they'd had two grid-tied solar homes in their inventory earlier
that year.
During a time when homes were typically on the market for 12-18 months, she
told me
both homes sold within 48 hours *because* they were already "solar" .. and she
was
looking for more.
Dan
--- On Wed, 3/23/11, Bob-O Schultze <bo...@electronconnection.com> wrote:
> From: Bob-O Schultze <bo...@electronconnection.com>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home
> To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 11:41 AM
> Regardless of the valuation placed on
> a PV or SHW system, a "green" real estate broker I know
> tells me that in the current market, having either or both
> of those on a home significantly increases the chance of the
> home actually selling rather than sitting on the market
> forever.
> It's hard to imagine that anyone really wants to sell their
> home into this market, but for those folks who must for
> whatever reasons, that's a big deal.
> Bob-O
>
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