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How do Solar Panels Affect my Home Sale?
How do Solar Panels Affect my Home Sale?
 
It's time to sell your home and you've added solar panels to the roof.  Your first thought is, "They have to be worth something to a buyer, right?!"  After all solar panels are all the rage and buyers must want them, right?!  Let's examine the different ways a buyer might be interested in your solar panels. 
 
Solar panels are known to lower energy bills.  The cost of adding them to your roof has dropped dramatically over the last 10 years.  So much so that they have become even more popular.  But why did you add them?  
 
If you added solar panels to reduce your energy bills and carbon footprint, good for you.  But how did you pay for them?  How do Solar Panels Affect my Home Sale?
 
Did you lease them and have monthly payments or do you have a pre-paid lease?  Did you finance them?   Did you buy them and pay cash up front?  
 
Why would these questions matter?   They matter a great deal in the sale of a home and in the eyes of an appraiser. 
 
You see, according to Fannie Mae, appraisers can't give value to leased solar panels in an appraisal, ... more

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