Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-24 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Solar From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Joel Davidson Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 1:22 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home Consider not moving or selling your PV

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-24 Thread Joel Davidson
example. Joel Davidson - Original Message - From: Kirpal Khalsa To: RE-wrenches Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home What I have been putting forth to our customers and potential customers, is that a PV system when

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-23 Thread Joel Davidson
FHA and some other federally funded housing orgs have hardening of the arteries. Although EnergyStar has some problems too, they do have mortgages that recognize the value of energy efficiency. See http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=mortgages.energy_efficient_mortgages If anyone doubts the i

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-23 Thread Exeltech
om: Bob-O Schultze > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home > To: "RE-wrenches" > 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

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-23 Thread Solar Energy Solutions
, 3/23/11, Bob-O Schultze wrote: From: Bob-O Schultze Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home To: "RE-wrenches" Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 9:41 AM Regardless of the valuation placed on a PV or SHW system, a "green" real estate broker I know tells me

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-23 Thread Bob-O Schultze
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 imag

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-23 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Having just gone through the home buying and appraisal process, I can tell you first hand that appraisals aren't worth the toilet paper they are written on. It's all about CYA and conjecture. My best friends are real estate agents and bankers, and I hate to say it, but the whole industry is scre

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-22 Thread Kirpal Khalsa
ergy that's > occurred since the study was published. > > Dan > > --- On *Tue, 3/22/11, Jamie Johnson * wrote: > > > From: Jamie Johnson > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home > To: "Keith Cronin" , "RE-wrenches" < >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-22 Thread Exeltech
I spoke last October with the Appraisal Journal, and specifically with Rick Nevin,author of the referenced articles.Mr. Nevin stated a recent review conducted by the Appraisal Journal confirmedthe information in the reports is as applicable today as it was when the studywas conducted, and even more

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-22 Thread Jamie Johnson
Keith & Joel,   The old metric was $20 in value for each $1 saved in energy, however the Appraisal Institute has not supported that valuation metric for some time now and neither has Fannie, Freddie or FHA.   Using the gross sales price that the customer paid for PV as a valuation number was also s

Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home

2011-03-22 Thread Joel Davidson
In general, for every $1/year energy savings add $20 to the home's value. See http://www1.resnet.us/ratings/overview/resources/appraisal/default.htm - Original Message - From: Keith Cronin To: RE-Wrenches Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 11:57 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Value of P