| In a sluggish real estate market teetering on the edge | | | | reality. |
| of the potential for a double dip recession many | | | | The average homeowner who does purchase PV |
| people are seeking ways with which to add value to | | | | solar systems will buy a system of 4kw which costs |
| homes and to date nothing does the job quite as well | | | | approximately $10,000 per kilowatt installed and will |
| as renewable energy systems. In fact, homes that | | | | generate an average of 14.52 kWh per day. The cost |
| already have these great systems installed on them | | | | of this particular system comes to $40,000 but once |
| have seen far greater interest from potential home | | | | you factor in State and Federal grants, rebates or |
| buyers which in some instances were not even listed | | | | other incentives the total cost comes in at around |
| to begin with. This is not solely based on any one type | | | | $18,000. This same system carries a manufacturers |
| of renewable energy system but has been witnessed | | | | warranty of between 25 - 30 years so assuming a 25 |
| on various systems from PV solar and wind turbines | | | | year life, this system averages out to $60 per month |
| to solar thermal systems. Regardless of a homes | | | | over its lifetime making it extremely affordable. Solar |
| amenities energy efficient electrical systems are an | | | | thermal systems which will heat the air or water offer |
| absolute must have to the distinguishing buyer. | | | | even better monthly costs with much shorter periods |
| Let's keep in mind that much of the information | | | | of payback but regardless which of these systems |
| regarding both of these topics have literally been | | | | have been installed they both offer incredible cost |
| inundating the information super highway and web | | | | savings to the potential home buyer. |
| savy home buyers have been paying very close | | | | Incredibly, these home values in the eye of the buyer |
| attention. Much of their decision making is based purely | | | | are greatly increased making them irresistible as was |
| on common sense values in that why would you | | | | demonstrated by Amy Levin, a realtor who completed |
| purchase home "A" that has all the most common | | | | a gut renovation of a home in Washington, DC. She |
| amenities when home "B" can generate either its own | | | | had an appraisal done which came in at 10% higher |
| electricity or heat or both? Considering that these | | | | than comparable homes in the area and interested |
| home upgrades come at a significant cost to the seller | | | | buyers made offers that exceeded her green |
| to make you still must keep in mind how the buyer | | | | investment costs, even though the house wasn't listed. |
| views them and when averaged out across the | | | | People wanted to rent her house, even though she |
| number of years these systems are warrantied the | | | | built it for her own residence. Based on this, realtor's |
| numbers are very surprising and quite acceptable. The | | | | and hard money rehab lenders can now get on the |
| current events that are also very popular in our | | | | clean energy band wagon with a renewed sense of |
| present time which also come with a very high sense | | | | greatly improving not only their sales but also helping to |
| of emotion tied to them for most also play into a | | | | get our economy moving and helping to create |
| buyers decision making processes e.g. The Gulf Oil | | | | hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs |
| Disaster and our need to make energy changes a | | | | nationwide! |