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Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?
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"A Veteran for Peace" wrote in message

Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?
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there are certainly agents that are able the job. Now find that agent in the sea. I once heard that there were 450,000 agents licensed in Arizona.
Your question is vague, any given area will have sites better and worse than others. The farther away from cities you go the prospects might be better.

A Veteran for Peace wrote:

Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?

Yes, but they have to be able to use a compass and you have to spell out what you want, eg a house with electric resistance heat and a large simple south wall facing away from the street without a lot of windows and decks and shading from trees or other buildings. Nick

nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:

A Veteran for Peace wrote:
Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?
Yes, but they have to be able to use a compass and you have to spell out what you want, eg a house with electric resistance heat

_with_?

and a large simple south wall facing away from the street without a lot of windows and decks and shading from trees or other buildings.

???
The only thing that makes sense here is the shading -- derek

A Veteran for Peace wrote:

Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?

HI, You can learn how to evaluate a sight for its solar energy potential yourself. Its easy, fun, and only takes half an hour: http://www.builditsolar.com/SiteSurvey/site_survey.htm


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Derek Broughton wrote:

nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
A Veteran for Peace wrote:
Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?
Yes, but they have to be able to use a compass and you have to spell out what you want, eg a house with electric resistance heat
_with_?

A house with electric resistance heat is likely to have better insulation than other houses, so it will be easier to solar heat. It's also likely to have a less expensive heating system and a higher fuel bill, which tend to lower the sale price, making it more of a solar retrofit bargain.

and a large simple south wall facing away from the street without a lot of windows and decks and shading from trees or other buildings.
???
The only thing that makes sense here is the shading

Ah yes. "I don't understand it, so it makes no sense" :-)
It's easier to solar heat a house with a sunspace or "solar siding" if the south wall is flat, without a lot of ins and outs. And some people don't like to look out house windows into sunspaces, even sunspaces with lots of glazing. And it may be easier to add a sunspace onto the side away from the street, considering privacy and curb-appeal.
Nick

nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:

Derek Broughton wrote:
nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
A Veteran for Peace wrote:
Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?
Yes, but they have to be able to use a compass and you have to spell out what you want, eg a house with electric resistance heat
_with_?
A house with electric resistance heat is likely to have better insulation than other houses, so it will be easier to solar heat.

That's plain nuts. There's nothing likely about that. Houses in Canada are built to standards, and I'm sure it's the same in the US, and the heating system is completely independent of the insulation standard.

It's also likely to have a less expensive heating system and a higher fuel bill, which tend to lower the sale price, making it more of a solar retrofit bargain.

He never _asked_ about retrofitting. He asked if realtors ever focussed on solar sites. A realtor specializing in solar would no doubt be aware of the features in _existing_ homes. It's of little interest to the realtor what people do after a sale - though he'll do a better job of selling to you if he knows what you want.

and a large simple south wall facing away from the street without a lot of windows and decks and shading from trees or other buildings.
???
The only thing that makes sense here is the shading
Ah yes. "I don't understand it, so it makes no sense" :-)

OK. Makes no sense to me. Nick, you routinely post something that makes sense to _you_, without any attempt to explain what you mean.

It's easier to solar heat a house with a sunspace or "solar siding" if the south wall is flat, without a lot of ins and outs. And some people

It's far more likely to have been _designed_ for solar if the south side has lots of glass.

don't like to look out house windows into sunspaces, even sunspaces with lots of glazing. And it may be easier to add a sunspace onto the side away from the street, considering privacy and curb-appeal.

You still didn't explain about the decks. -- derek

R2000 houses were always built to better insulation specs than Canuck code but then I imagine all that is past now.
"Derek Broughton" wrote in message

nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
Derek Broughton wrote:
nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
A Veteran for Peace <georgek@humboldt1.com wrote:
Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?
Yes, but they have to be able to use a compass and you have to spell out what you want, eg a house with electric resistance heat
_with_?
A house with electric resistance heat is likely to have better insulation than other houses, so it will be easier to solar heat.
That's plain nuts. There's nothing likely about that. Houses in Canada are built to standards, and I'm sure it's the same in the US, and the heating system is completely independent of the insulation standard.
It's also likely to have a less expensive heating system and a higher fuel bill, which tend to lower the sale price, making it more of a solar retrofit bargain.
He never _asked_ about retrofitting. He asked if realtors ever focussed on solar sites. A realtor specializing in solar would no doubt be aware of the features in _existing_ homes. It's of little interest to the realtor what people do after a sale - though he'll do a better job of selling to you if he knows what you want.
and a large simple south wall facing away from the street without a lot of windows and decks and shading from trees or other buildings.
???
The only thing that makes sense here is the shading
Ah yes. "I don't understand it, so it makes no sense" :-)
OK. Makes no sense to me. Nick, you routinely post something that makes sense to _you_, without any attempt to explain what you mean.
It's easier to solar heat a house with a sunspace or "solar siding" if the south wall is flat, without a lot of ins and outs. And some people
It's far more likely to have been _designed_ for solar if the south side has lots of glass.
don't like to look out house windows into sunspaces, even sunspaces with lots of glazing. And it may be easier to add a sunspace onto the side away from the street, considering privacy and curb-appeal.
You still didn't explain about the decks. -- derek

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message

nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
Derek Broughton wrote:
nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
A Veteran for Peace wrote:
Do some real estate agents focus on solar sites?
Yes, but they have to be able to use a compass and you have to spell out what you want, eg a house with electric resistance heat
_with_?
A house with electric resistance heat is likely to have better insulation than other houses, so it will be easier to solar heat.
That's plain nuts. There's nothing likely about that. Houses in Canada are built to standards, and I'm sure it's the same in the US, and the heating system is completely independent of the insulation standard.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but here in NY, there *is* a different insulation requirement in the code if the house has electric heat. If the house is all electric, then the building code requires more insulation (e.g. R-60 in the attic, versus the normal R-49).
Be careful what you are so 'sure' of, you may find yourself wrong (again).

The only thing that makes sense here is the shading
Ah yes. "I don't understand it, so it makes no sense" :-)
OK. Makes no sense to me. Nick, you routinely post something that makes sense to _you_, without any attempt to explain what you mean.

Well, I *have* to agree with you there. If Nick would take a few keystrokes to explain himself in more detail, (and put some g** d**** units on some of his 'numbers'), people could follow him a lot better.
(a typical Nick post: "we might... (70-30)*6*8^2*(1/1+1/14)=16457, that could be...$177/month..." )
daestrom

Agreed. Nicks ideas are GREAT! He has a huge, inventive mind. Some of it isn't quite baked but all in all a great asset to the group(s)...just ned to get his gooble-dee-goop down into clearer formulae so all can read.
I bet he spent a lot of time on Ritalin as a child with his parents chasing him until tired...LOL
Units and white space would clarify much usually. People do listen (or watch)
"daestrom" wrote in message

Well, I *have* to agree with you there. If Nick would take a few keystrokes to explain himself in more detail, (and put some g** d**** units on some of his 'numbers'), people could follow him a lot better.
(a typical Nick post: "we might... (70-30)*6*8^2*(1/1+1/14)=16457, that could be...$177/month..." )
daestrom

daestrom wrote:

Well, I *have* to agree with you there. If Nick would take a few keystrokes to explain himself in more detail, (and put some g** d**** units on some of his 'numbers'), people could follow him a lot better.

I agree completely. I end up thinking "That sounds good.... I think... what does he mean by *that*?"

(a typical Nick post: "we might... (70-30)*6*8^2*(1/1+1/14)=16457, DO WHILE NOT EOF(1)

LINE INPUT #1, A$: A$ = LTRIM$(RTRIM$(A$)) IF A$ = "" THEN GOTO L00P A$ = A$ + "@": L = L + 1 S = 1: GOSUB GETNUM IF L1 = N OR L2 = N THEN E$ = "Invalid line order": GOTO EROR ELSE L2 = -1 SELECT CASE O CASE 1, 2 PRINT #2, N$ + " "; CASE 3 PRINT #2, "l" + N$ + ":;" CASE 4, 5 PRINT #2, "L" + N$ + ":" END SELECT IF MID$(A$, S + 1, 1) <> "[" THEN E$ = "Missing line number": GOTO EROR S = S + 2 C$ = "": IF MID$(A$, S, 1) = "?" THEN S = S + 1: C$ = "#" V$ = "X": GOSUB PARSE IF C$ = "" THEN C$ = MID$(A$, S, 1): S = S + 1 IF C$ <> "#" AND C$ <> "?" THEN V$ = "Y": GOSUB PARSE SELECT CASE O CASE 1, 2 IF V = 0 THEN PRINT #2, "" ELSE PRINT #2, " " + MID$(A$, S + V - 1) CASE 3 IF V = 0 THEN PRINT #2, "" ELSE PRINT #2, " /* " + MID$(A$, S + V) + " */" CASE 4, 5 IF V > 0 THEN PRINT #2, "; " + MID$(A$, S + V) END SELECT

that could be...$177/month..." )

[just added some detail to your example :) ]
> daestrom

You're asking Nick to drop the line numbers?...ROFLMFAO
"Tony Wesley" wrote in message

daestrom wrote: Well, I *have* to agree with you there. If Nick would take a few keystrokes to explain himself in more detail, (and put some g** d**** units on some of his 'numbers'), people could follow him a lot better.
I agree completely. I end up thinking "That sounds good.... I think... what does he mean by *that*?"
(a typical Nick post: "we might... (70-30)*6*8^2*(1/1+1/14)=16457, DO WHILE NOT EOF(1) LINE INPUT #1, A$: A$ = LTRIM$(RTRIM$(A$)) IF A$ = "" THEN GOTO L00P A$ = A$ + "@": L = L + 1 S = 1: GOSUB GETNUM IF L1 = N OR L2 = N THEN E$ = "Invalid line order": GOTO EROR ELSE L2 = -1 SELECT CASE O CASE 1, 2 PRINT #2, N$ + " "; CASE 3 PRINT #2, "l" + N$ + ":;" CASE 4, 5 PRINT #2, "L" + N$ + ":" END SELECT IF MID$(A$, S + 1, 1) <> "[" THEN E$ = "Missing line number": GOTO EROR S = S + 2 C$ = "": IF MID$(A$, S, 1) = "?" THEN S = S + 1: C$ = "#" V$ = "X": GOSUB PARSE IF C$ = "" THEN C$ = MID$(A$, S, 1): S = S + 1 IF C$ <> "#" AND C$ <> "?" THEN V$ = "Y": GOSUB PARSE SELECT CASE O CASE 1, 2 IF V = 0 THEN PRINT #2, "" ELSE PRINT #2, " " + MID$(A$, S + V - 1) CASE 3 IF V = 0 THEN PRINT #2, "" ELSE PRINT #2, " /* " + MID$(A$, S + V) + " */" CASE 4, 5 IF V > 0 THEN PRINT #2, "; " + MID$(A$, S + V) END SELECT
that could be...$177/month..." )
[just added some detail to your example :) ]
daestrom