While most Net Zero buildings are energy efficient, perhaps even highly so in comparison to minimum building code requirements, there is nothing requiring them to anywhere new the efficiency level of a Passivhaus   .... this is why you will see odd things like warehouses with large rooftop solar installations being able to claim Net Zero.On the other hand, Passivhaus sets three metrics which a building must meet to be certified as Passivhaus compliant:  The building must have a heating and cooling demand of not more than 15 kWh/m2 (4,755 BTU/sq ft; 5.017 MJ/sq ft) per year  and a peak heat load of 10 W/m2.Total primary energy consumption (energy for heating, hot water and electricity) must not be more than 120 kWh/m2 (38,040 BTU/sq ft; 40.13 MJ/sq ft) per yearThe building must not leak more air than 0.6 times the house volume per hour (n50 ≤ 0.6 / hour) at 50 Pa (0.0073 psi) as tested by a blower door.Ironically, the research and pilot projects which fuelled what eventually became the Passivhaus standard was carried out in Saskatchewan as a National Research Council (NRC) project in the 1970s (the house is still in use today) and a similar project (Minnesota?)

I'm purchasing a 2 story house in Pottsville, PA for $29K cash.  

I'm new here I have been in outside medical sales for 15+ years but always had an interest in making money in real estate but have no idea how to get started? 

I personally invest in Pennsylvania where cash flowing properties are fairly easy to find. 

I live in California, as well, and invest in Pennsylvania. 

So if I were you I would look in areas around NYC, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island.

You are getting some GREAT info from Account Closed.Once you find a "farm area" to work, and follow his advice RE the Property Appraiser's site.There, you can locate homes done by investors.Once you locate them... two things...Do a search on the PA site using their name as the owner.If they are investors, it should produce a list of properties.Next... on the PA site, make noe of where the property tax bill gets sent.

Hi everyone,I'm looking for a solid contractor that has experience in total home renovations/flipping that I can build a relationship with. I've done a few flips in the past but the contractors were quite expensive an...

I bought an 8 bedroom house in Brentwood Pa and lived in it for 1 year.

Just for clarification this property is in PA...not sure how state by state laws affect things.