Solar Panels Pennsylvania
Impact of solar panels on resale value in Pennsylvania.?
We live in PA and are considering a couple of solar options — either a 3-panel hot water system, or a full solar system. How would these impact our home’s resale value? It’s a 4,000 sq ft home in a 7-year old development.
I’d recommend talking to a real estate agent. It could raise or lower your home’s value. It could raise it from an energy saving standpoint. But it could also lower it from an eyesore standpoint. The one housing complex I was in wouldn’t even allow solar panels on the houses from an eyesore standpoint. So first I would start off by checking with the housing development, they may have rules that you can’t even put them on your house. Then I’d check with a real estate agent. If both say ok, then I’d put them where they are as non-visible as possible. You don’t want them on the road side of the house. The road view is the selling view of the house and it is the first thing that people see when they drive up to your house when it is up for sale. First impressions are BIG. In a store, it is the for 0.5 seconds that sell a person on a product. If that carries over on houses, it means that can eliminate your house before they even enter the door.