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Cody Lambson
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Would you pay more for a house that had paid off Solar Panels?

Cody Lambson
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  • Real Estate Professional
  • Phoenix, AZ
Posted Jan 2 2017, 12:28

Would you pay more for a house that had paid off Solar Panels?

I have a rental in Phoenix, Arizona and I have Solar Panels on them. I put the bill in my tenant's Name, so that I am not responsible for the utility.

My question is, I bought them for $33k, Would you pay $33k more for the house if it were a buy and hold?

The idea is that you have a $27 electric bill most months, and maybe $110 in the summer. That is compared to $105 on average, with $275+ in the summers.

You would possibly be saving $2000 a year in electric, which could be put towards the next property. 

This means that you will pay off the panels in 16 years if you bought them with 0% apr.

The other option I have if I were to sell this property is to take the panels off.

I'd like to see what people think about paying more for the panels to have 1/4 the electric bill.

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