The barrier is not technological capability - there are 10s of thousands such buildings in Europe {search on Passivhaus} - but lack of will (economic and political).Equally important, and potentially more difficult problem to solve, is retrofitting of existing building stock to achieve significant energy use reductions in a cost effective manner.  

It is also better to have some type of corporation or an LLC that will protect both of you if there is a problem.I am 59 years old and I found BP about a year ago and I am still deciding what to do for the rest of my working life.  

An office location, your goals, some type of corporation or LLC, financing figured out, and picking a primary Team that is willing to help you on top of learning.  

Rarely does anyone even mention that personal responsibility plays a much larger role than any political factors.

Hey BPJust thought I'd post to see how many private equity / investors are active in Georgia, specifically those interested in high-return corporate housing, hospitality and senior care (skilled care & assisted living).

I have called my local bank that I've been doing business with for years and they informed me, they can not finance Single Family Residences owned by corporations. 

There must be five or six now.Part of the strategy on claiming CCA will depend on how you hold the property (i.e. directly in your name or via a corporation) and your planned length of hold.When you hold property in your own name, the CCA recapture upon disposition can hurdle you into another, sometimes substantially, higher tax bracket {BTW:  The recapture has an inclusion rate, in your income, of 100%; it is not taxed at 100% ;-) }.  

So I politely point out the prices many are at after a decade.

They are affordable, but the HOA fees and the politics involved make me leary.

Not an ideal location for Corporate opportunity....most people who do work corporate jobs commute to the city (Grand Rapids) and this significantly affects how property in Muskegon rents (interest, length of stay, type of renter, etc...)