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Sell Solar Power Into Your Grid and Make Money

A recent New York Times article blasted solar energy systems as making “no economic sense.” The truth: solar photovoltaic systems aren’t cheap but they do payback. Sales of solar photovoltaic systems have been rising up to 50% annually in some states and it’s not just environmental do-gooders who are investing in the renewable energy. For many homeowners, solar energy is about dollars and cents.

9 comments    advice finance home
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Preserve Your Prop 13 Base Year Value For Your Children And Grandchildren

The unintended result of California Proposition 13 was a dampening effect on the continuing family ownership of real estate in the state of California. To counter this effect, propositions 58 and 193 were passed in November of 1986 and March of 1996 respectively.

0 comments    finance real estate realtor
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Effects of Smoking

The effects of smoking are countless. From the impact to your health, the health of those around you and even the damage it can do to your home, it blows my mind that smoking is still so popular. While...

12 comments    health smoking addiction
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Costs and Benefits of Low Solar Gain Windows

The shading capacity of low solar gain windows makes them useful in southern climates that have long cooling seasons. While solar gain is just one of many factors that determine a window’s energy performance, understanding the principles, costs and proper applications of low solar gain windows can help you save energy and money...read more

3 comments    finance home real estate
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The Top 10 Ways to Be a Good Neighbor

Almost all of us live somewhere. That is a fact. Being alive without being somewhere turns out to be remarkably hard to do. No matter how hard you try, you will find that this is true. For many of us,...

66 comments    advice home tips
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How to Make $20,000 in Passive Income: The Beginning Real Estate Investor

I'm not going to be fancy with this: I'm just going to tell you the story of how I started investing. I figure the plainer the better--so that you know this can be done. It's a true story! It started out...

43 comments    how to finance money
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Fantastic iPhone Local House Price Checker

Searching for a new home just got a whole lot easier, thanks to a brilliant little application that potential buyers and estate agents can now download straight to their iPhone for little more than the cost...

0 comments    iphone gadgets iphone apps
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"Going Green" Interesting Facts

MakingEnergy.info In my search of information about solar and wind power, I found that some people don't want to install a solar system because they think it is too costly. Another problem I have read about...

1 comment    solar power wind power property values
A History of Home Values (US)80

When will the real estate market bottom out?

“Are we there yet?” is the question on everybody’s lips. As in – are we at the bottom of the real estate downturn? If I could answer this question and be perfectly accurate, I would be a rich man....

8 comments    hubchallenge housing
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Costs of Installing Solar Panels for Your Home

It is exciting to see solar photovoltaic making a strong comeback. Gone are the clumsy installations that plagued the 1970s and welcome new, innovative applications that are integrated into designs. Around...

0 comments    how to home energy
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