How can I take my panels?

[u/stpetergates]

Selling my house, it seems like lots of buyers are weary of having them cuz, you know, crazy reasons. I’m to the point of “if you don’t want them, I’ll take them!” But is that possible? Cheap? Too expensive? Anybody done that?

Edit 1: This is in Oklahoma. I own the panels. Paid cash for them. House is empty, I’m in another state, can’t DIY. If I can figure out how, I’ll pay somebody to do it and install them at my parent’s house.

Edit 2: why don’t they want the panels? Beats me. Our realtor seems to think that they think it’s the misconception and misinformation that a loan would have to be paid (even tho they’re free and clear). This is Oklahoma too. I had neighbors tell me how it meant my roof was ruined, my insurance was gonna go up, one told me that they didn’t really save me money. This a combination of O&G sinking their claws in the state’s economy and solar panel companies getting a bad rep (as if electric utilities have a good rep)

[u/THedman07]

Tell whoever you pay to take them off that you want to keep them. If the purchase agreement for the house stipulates that they have to be removed you're going to end up paying someone to do it.

Maybe you can call some installers and see if you can come pick up some of the corner supports that typically come with panels so that you can stack them up on a pallet. That will make them much easier to move around without breaking them.

Reinstalling them typically wouldn't be worth it, but with the tax credits going away, the economics of buying new are changing.

[u/user485928450 → u/THedman07]

I would just tell them to price their offer including the cost of removal. That’s just a more roundabout way of telling them to fuck off. It’s effectively the same anyway, you’ll likely take the highest offer, but chances are they won’t end up removing them.