They typically do not add value to the house, so when the buyers are looking at comparables, none of them sit there and say...well every other house sold for $200,000, but my gosh this one has solar panels....let's pay $240,000 for this one.Maybe one day, maybe someplace, but NOT today in NJ I expect.Only way I would even look at solar panels is if it is for your forever house, and you have enough land to install them on the ground, not on the roof....so maybe if you have 1-5 acres or more. 

Nothing uniquely American about that; it's existed since the dawn of private property rights in both our mother lands of Great Britain.

To win, you have to pay more and with FHA you need properties in good shape so they pass FHA inspections.

With gutters, the water shouldn't get too close to the house unless there are strong winds, the land is incorrectly graded or the downspouts are too close to the house.

Hi,  We took a property off the market 6 weeks ago because we landed some tenants that paid a deposit / holding fee. 

The land that the house sits on is 50ft by 300ft.

Hello @John Stanley,I find myself in a similar situation as Dana, and I am curious as to what your opinion is on my situation and what I could potentially do.My family and I currently live in Nürnberger Land and I am brand new to the real estate investment world.

Using an outlandish example, my home state of Ohio could deem that land is now eligible for depreciation.

We were looking at some land up the road from there.Cosby is a little out there so personally I wouldn't invest in STRs unless they were off 321.That area is nice and quiet though.

While most of this year has been a challenge, this fall is looking far better in the Smokies, at least for the properties that we manage.  Our daily pace report, which compares booked revenues to-date versus a year ag...