tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733417645352174190.post2042939235986417486..comments2023-05-23T08:30:37.221-07:00Comments on The Itty Bitty Farm in the City: Switching On the SunHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263795936437012313noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733417645352174190.post-43662208998348864802010-08-06T22:55:17.422-07:002010-08-06T22:55:17.422-07:00That is so cool! We want to do that so badly! Co...That is so cool! We want to do that so badly! Congrats.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733417645352174190.post-23278388213785644782010-08-06T22:01:23.184-07:002010-08-06T22:01:23.184-07:00That is so lame. I have to say that the whole proc...That is so lame. I have to say that the whole process wasn't as smooth as I thought it would be. We have the Orion of buying out our panels at anytime with SunRun. So even if we had to sell and had a Freddie or Fannie loan (which we don't) we would just buy out the panels, even with a cc if we had to. There are ways to get around these ridiculous snags.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263795936437012313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733417645352174190.post-89767155791535605682010-08-06T20:29:53.862-07:002010-08-06T20:29:53.862-07:00just an FYI. my friend and real estate agent told ...just an FYI. my friend and real estate agent told be that one must beware of doing the solar on loan, because if you want to sell your house, buyers with fanny mae and mac loans won't loan to buy houses with solar bought on loan system because they consider that loan a lien. read about it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/business/energy-environment/01solar.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737518884354447876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733417645352174190.post-27442260692047245142010-08-06T20:25:31.250-07:002010-08-06T20:25:31.250-07:00congratulations!!! That is amazing (i'm bowin...congratulations!!! That is amazing (i'm bowing in a "i'm not worthy" fashion.)kortneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906767507341574572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733417645352174190.post-53052452754792143952010-08-06T16:54:08.015-07:002010-08-06T16:54:08.015-07:00Hey Rachel, you do get credit for the energy you p...Hey Rachel, you do get credit for the energy you put back onto the grid. We financed the panels through SunRun so don't get any of the tax credits, but that's fine for us. Since we are self-employed, our biggest problem is self-employment tax and tax credits don't do diddly for us in that arena.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263795936437012313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733417645352174190.post-12238788075039537452010-08-06T13:50:03.072-07:002010-08-06T13:50:03.072-07:00Awesome! We'd love to go solar but I don't...Awesome! We'd love to go solar but I don't know how cost effective it would be for us. Plus I've read that the damn SmartMeter won't go backwards so we won't get credited for any energy going back into the system.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.com