<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Aah, the persistent and what I find irritating issue of solar and economic value. Simply and as calmly put as I am able, money isn’t the issue, because a simple arithmetic calculation of costs just doesn’t capture the relevant factors. Just like a car, TV, cell phone, couch, or whatever, the real payback is in having something that does something for you, not recouping the costs. Also, it's the Environment ... !</DIV>
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<DIV>Sadly, I know this is an extreme view so please don't bombard me with arguments I have heard add <SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>nauseam</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> for the last 30 years.</DIV>
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<DIV>We did have a client who installed a 3kW and solar water heating system and two year into ownership had to sell his house due a job relocation. In our area, Portland Oregon, the average time a house takes to sell is 5 months. His sold in a month, at above market rate with folks courting him for the sale. <SPAN>Whoooo</SPAN> Da... Go Solar!</DIV>
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<DIV> Smiles,<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=arial>Andrew <SPAN>Koyaanisqatsi</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial>President</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=arial>Solar Energy Solutions, Inc.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial>Since 1987,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial>Moving Portland and Beyond </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms"><STRONG>"Better one's House too little one day</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms"><STRONG>than too big all the Year after."</STRONG></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 3/23/11, Bob-O Schultze <I><bob-o@electronconnection.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Bob-O Schultze <bob-o@electronconnection.com><BR>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Value of PV system to a home<BR>To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><BR>Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 9:41 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>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.<BR>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.<BR>Bob-O<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<BR><BR>List Address: <A href="http://us.mc318.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" ymailto="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</A><BR><BR>Options & settings:<BR><A href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org"
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