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    Welp.. I put on offer on a house

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    • wirestyle22W
      wirestyle22 @JaredBusch
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      @JaredBusch said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

      @DustinB3403 said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

      @wirestyle22 the panels and mounting would all come off when you need to re-roof.

      The cost increase is often justified by the savings on the electric and sell-back.

      The question I have, is it better for a person to outright buy a solar panel setup and get it installed, or to just lease a system and have them deal with maintenance etc.

      How much is there in savings to be earned, and how long until you see a profit?

      Last articles that I read on the subject look at ~5 years before you recoup the investment and begin actual savings.

      Panels are rated at 25 years now. So are architectural shingles for roofing. So it should be pretty solid.

      Is this based on an outright purchase or leasing?

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      • IRJI
        IRJ
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        @JaredBusch The Indian and Banana River certainly aren't rivers, although they are shaped like them and run north and south. They were misidentified as rivers in the late 1800s, but in the early 1900s they were renamed to the Indian River Lagoon and Banana River Lagoon since they are technically lagoons.

        Sykes Creek which runs through the middle of Merritt Island is also saltwater and it's too big to be technically a creek.

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        • travisdh1T
          travisdh1 @wirestyle22
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          @wirestyle22 said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

          Congrats!

          Out of curiosity are you considering Solar Panels? I was thinking about what I'd do with my house if I owned one. I would think Solar Paneling would significantly increase the cost of re-doing the roof but I'm not entirely sure how often that happens and by what degree it would increase it.

          The idea of solar power is great, current implementation sucks big time. Forget panels. Even the most efficient ones only reach 35% in a lab. So the entire house could be one big solar panel and still not provide enough power for a typical house. If you want enough solar power for a typical household, sterling solar generators are where I want to be looking. 3-5kw units shouldn't be any larger than an old style satellite dish, which is enough power for a house.

          Ref: DIY Sirling Engine
          Wikipedia

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          • stacksofplatesS
            stacksofplates
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            Wow I didn't realize how close I used to live to you. I lived down in Vero Beach. I was up in Melbourne quite a bit.

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @travisdh1
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              @travisdh1 said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

              @wirestyle22 said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

              Congrats!

              Out of curiosity are you considering Solar Panels? I was thinking about what I'd do with my house if I owned one. I would think Solar Paneling would significantly increase the cost of re-doing the roof but I'm not entirely sure how often that happens and by what degree it would increase it.

              The idea of solar power is great, current implementation sucks big time. Forget panels. Even the most efficient ones only reach 35% in a lab. So the entire house could be one big solar panel and still not provide enough power for a typical house. If you want enough solar power for a typical household, sterling solar generators are where I want to be looking. 3-5kw units shouldn't be any larger than an old style satellite dish, which is enough power for a house.

              Ref: DIY Sirling Engine
              Wikipedia

              Totally went Minecraft there... (in my head)

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403
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                What kind of power could you generate from the LTD sterling generator?

                Actual numbers of something Satellite panel sized?

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                • travisdh1T
                  travisdh1 @DustinB3403
                  last edited by

                  @DustinB3403 said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                  What kind of power could you generate from the LTD sterling generator?

                  Actual numbers of something Satellite panel sized?

                  The first one I heard about was 20kw off an 8' panel. Haven't seen jack commercially yet 😞

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ
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                    We under contract now. Let's see how the home inspection goes..

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @IRJ
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                      @IRJ said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                      We under contract now. Let's see how the home inspection goes..

                      That was fast! Good luck with the inspection.

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                      • IRJI
                        IRJ @coliver
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                        @coliver said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                        @IRJ said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                        We under contract now. Let's see how the home inspection goes..

                        That was fast! Good luck with the inspection.

                        We are seeing houses on the market sell within 1-4 days right now. If you're a buyer you have to be quick.

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                        • IRJI
                          IRJ
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                          More on the Orlando real estate boom...

                          www.orlandosentinel.com/classified/realestate/os-cfb-forecast-real-estate-residential-20160116-story.html

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                          • nadnerBN
                            nadnerB
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                            Nice looking house 🙂
                            Good luck with the rest of the process 😄

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                            • iroalI
                              iroal
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                              I just can say that buy a house in USA is cheaper than in Spain.

                              Good look.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @iroal
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                                @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                I just can say that buy a house in USA is cheaper than in Spain.

                                Good look.

                                Where are you looking in Spain? Everywhere I've seen in Spain was a fraction of US prices.

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                                • iroalI
                                  iroal @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                  @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                  I just can say that buy a house in USA is cheaper than in Spain.

                                  Good look.

                                  Where are you looking in Spain? Everywhere I've seen in Spain was a fraction of US prices.

                                  Cities in Spain are really expensives, just check this webpage

                                  http://www.idealista.com/

                                  Remeber last 4 year prices down about a 30%

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @iroal
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                                    @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                    @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                    I just can say that buy a house in USA is cheaper than in Spain.

                                    Good look.

                                    Where are you looking in Spain? Everywhere I've seen in Spain was a fraction of US prices.

                                    Cities in Spain are really expensives, just check this webpage

                                    http://www.idealista.com/

                                    Remeber last 4 year prices down about a 30%

                                    When I was in Madrid last year, prices were about 20% of that in Texas, one of the cheapest parts of America. 20%.... 80% lower. Spain is so cheap that we talk about buying homes there on a whim when we can't afford them in the US.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @iroal
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                                      @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                      @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                      I just can say that buy a house in USA is cheaper than in Spain.

                                      Good look.

                                      Where are you looking in Spain? Everywhere I've seen in Spain was a fraction of US prices.

                                      Cities in Spain are really expensives, just check this webpage

                                      http://www.idealista.com/

                                      Remeber last 4 year prices down about a 30%

                                      Yup, did a quick check on that site and the places I saw are easily half or less Texas. My home in Dallas, which is almost free by US standards, could be sold and I could buy five larger homes in Granada with the money!

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
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                                        Spain is still more than here in Romania. But you get a lot more in views, access to things, local resources, etc.

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                                        • iroalI
                                          iroal @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                          @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                          @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                          I just can say that buy a house in USA is cheaper than in Spain.

                                          Good look.

                                          Where are you looking in Spain? Everywhere I've seen in Spain was a fraction of US prices.

                                          Cities in Spain are really expensives, just check this webpage

                                          http://www.idealista.com/

                                          Remeber last 4 year prices down about a 30%

                                          When I was in Madrid last year, prices were about 20% of that in Texas, one of the cheapest parts of America. 20%.... 80% lower. Spain is so cheap that we talk about buying homes there on a whim when we can't afford them in the US.

                                          Look for the price of a house in Madrid, or near to Madrid, Alcobendas, Alcorcón...

                                          Also remember the salary in Spain repect to USA.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @iroal
                                            last edited by

                                            @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                            @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                            @iroal said in Welp.. I put on offer on a house:

                                            I just can say that buy a house in USA is cheaper than in Spain.

                                            Good look.

                                            Where are you looking in Spain? Everywhere I've seen in Spain was a fraction of US prices.

                                            Cities in Spain are really expensives, just check this webpage

                                            http://www.idealista.com/

                                            Remeber last 4 year prices down about a 30%

                                            When I was in Madrid last year, prices were about 20% of that in Texas, one of the cheapest parts of America. 20%.... 80% lower. Spain is so cheap that we talk about buying homes there on a whim when we can't afford them in the US.

                                            Look for the price of a house in Madrid, or near to Madrid, Alcobendas, Alcorcón...

                                            Also remember the salary in Spain repect to USA.

                                            I worked in Madrid a little and they were paying much less to rent than in Dallas as well. It was so cheap, we couldn't believe it.

                                            Yes, the salaries are lower, I'm not saying that there isn't a struggle. But in raw prices, I can easily buy a house in Spain than a house in the US.

                                            Also keep in mind, Madrid should be closest to NYC, not Dallas. When you compare services and such. And as such, Madrid is super cheap.

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