Comments on: The ABC’s to Green up any Investment Property http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/03/26/the-abcs-to-green-up-any-investment-property/ Learn, Network, Invest Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:37:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Simcoehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/03/26/the-abcs-to-green-up-any-investment-property/#comment-80617 Jim Simcoe Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:43:29 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=12099#comment-80617 Thanks, Craig, glad you mentioned phantom energy loss-that's a personal pet peeve of mine. Thanks again for the comments..Jim Thanks, Craig, glad you mentioned phantom energy loss-that’s a personal pet peeve of mine. Thanks again for the comments..Jim

]]> By: Jim Simcoehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/03/26/the-abcs-to-green-up-any-investment-property/#comment-80616 Jim Simcoe Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:42:30 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=12099#comment-80616 I hope so, Linda, I really do. People are starting to get that it's healthier and saves money AND good for the planet.. I hope so, Linda, I really do. People are starting to get that it’s healthier and saves money AND good for the planet..

]]> By: Jim Simcoehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/03/26/the-abcs-to-green-up-any-investment-property/#comment-80615 Jim Simcoe Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:41:39 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=12099#comment-80615 You're welcome, Mark, glad you liked it...Jim You’re welcome, Mark, glad you liked it…Jim

]]> By: Craig Grellahttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/03/26/the-abcs-to-green-up-any-investment-property/#comment-80560 Craig Grella Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:49:32 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=12099#comment-80560 Great Article Jim.I live in a green home in Seattle, and our utility savings over our previous home is probably about 60%, that's just on energy, not even considering the health aspects.The easiest, and cheapest thing to do is replace light bulbs with energy star light bulbs which use 75% less wattage and run 10x longer. Also put computers and other electronics on surge protectors which can be cut completely to reduce phantom energy. Makes a big difference.Hopefully, someday lenders will catch on and realize a green home is cheaper to maintain and should account for that in their underwriting of mortgages. Great Article Jim.

I live in a green home in Seattle, and our utility savings over our previous home is probably about 60%, that’s just on energy, not even considering the health aspects.

The easiest, and cheapest thing to do is replace light bulbs with energy star light bulbs which use 75% less wattage and run 10x longer. Also put computers and other electronics on surge protectors which can be cut completely to reduce phantom energy. Makes a big difference.

Hopefully, someday lenders will catch on and realize a green home is cheaper to maintain and should account for that in their underwriting of mortgages.

]]> By: Linda C.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/03/26/the-abcs-to-green-up-any-investment-property/#comment-80528 Linda C. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:01:05 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=12099#comment-80528 Keep writing articles like that, Jim, and you'll get a whole lot of new people hooked on going green! Keep writing articles like that, Jim, and you’ll get a whole lot of new people hooked on going green!

]]> By: Mark Arenellahttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/03/26/the-abcs-to-green-up-any-investment-property/#comment-80506 Mark Arenella Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:00:43 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=12099#comment-80506 Great article. More and more investors are looking to go Green, being more and more buyers are looking to go Green.Thanks for the great list! Great article. More and more investors
are looking to go Green, being more and
more buyers are looking to go Green.

Thanks for the great list!

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