All Forum Posts by: Derek Scott

@Bill F.

Nothing is 100% efficient, either

@Josh C.

We call it “Talking nerd”, and I am also a mechanical engineer. The feelings on clean energy may make sense but the numbers behind it don’t. Something atleast all real estate investors can relate to

@Steve K.

That study is not the whole truth and leaves out many hinderances. For one, you can’t just put a solar farm in the desert and wire it to the surrounding cities. DC cannot travel near the distances as AC power can, due to high voltage incapabilities. Inverters won’t help much either, as they burn up constantly, as well as, high energy losses with the conversion. It’s the main reason Edison lost out to Westinghouse in providing the US electrical power during the “War of Currents”. If using capacitors, the logistics would be costly, capacitance limited, and are a bigger threat to people than nuclear. I know they are doing studies/researching on new capacitors, which I’m all for, but it’s not there yet. The study is for “current usage” and doesn’t take into account for what will happen when natural gas and other fuels are no longer used and electricity replaces those. Add in such things as the Tesla car charging.

Next, photocells in solar panels lose efficiency fairly quickly. Nuclear plants are over 50 years old and counting.

Last, the annual waste of Nuclear for a city is about the size of a marble. The lithium battery waste we are about to experience in the next 10 years is going to be a much bigger problem in the future, as only about 5% of the material can be recycled. NOT 100%. Photocells in solar panels too.

I’m all for clean energy but with all its shortcomings and doing away with such things as natural gas, is like building a house without the roof

@Josh C.

This is spot on. Solar and wind turbines are not near efficient enough to support energy needs, nor do we have good enough capacitor technology to support it. I have run the thermodynamics numbers to support a city and you need basically need a state of solar panels, not counting for energy resistance and upkeep costs. Nuclear is the best and cleanest option to fully support people’s needs and a growing population. The safety issues of it aren’t near as bad as the stigma people give it

Hello BP,

Has anyone had any luck with going to banks and asking to take their REOs off their hands at a discount, and get them off their books for the year?

If so, who would I need to talk to? Their title?

Thanks!

@Ola Dantis

Leaks are normally at the evaporators due to the condensation over the years and corrosion. A leak will usually cause it to freeze up

@Gerardo Escutia

Make sure the tenant changed their filter first and it’s not some ultra thick, Filter 9000. Merv 8 is what I prefer. Then, Try cleaning the condenser and evaporator coils. Hopefully that is what the technician did. Last, have the technician recover the refrigerant and then deep vacuum the system, thoroughly, and recharge. Industry standard is atleast 500 microns but try to go as far below that as possible when evacuating. Your system will run much better

His book on Amazon still has great reviews...

Awesome, @Renee Janowski.  We will definitely look at the Chestnut Hill area and thank you for the advice with the realtor.

Thank you, @Tim Herman.  I start looking for multi(s) is the area.  That is exactly what I am trying to work on on the side but I believe over 3 units is commercial in South Carolina though.