buy solar: Buying vs. Leasing Solar Panels - 06/02/16 10:28 AM
I received a broker-to-broker e-mail blast the other day from an agent who will be selling a home soon that is encumbered with a solar lease. "I took a listing in Windsor that has a 20 year leased Vivint solar system on the roof that needs to convey to the new buyers. Anybody have experience in how this is done?".
Unfortunately, yes. I've written posts before about the consequenses of leasing solar systems. Sure, it seems like a good deal at first, because it costs the homeowner NOTHING. Unfortunately, as the same old story goes, you get what you pay for.
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buy solar: Navigating a shark infested sea called SOLAR - 08/14/14 02:56 AM
Navigating a shark infested sea called SOLAR
If you have a landline, listen to the radio, or surf the Internet ... chances are good that you have been inundated with Solar ads. Heck, you don't even have to live in a sunny climate to be hit up by the solar sharks. If you have a roof over your head and your name is on title, they have you in their cross-hairs.
Thinking that this might be the right time to entertain solar, I decided to invite the telemarketers and door-knockers into my house for a chat. Right out of the gate, … (17 comments)