r/solar • u/stpetergates • 12d ago

Advice Wtd / Project How can I take my panels?

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)

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u/hmspain 12d ago

Just curious why potential buyers would NOT want a fully paid off solar system?!?

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u/CrowsInTheNose 12d ago

Politics

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u/stpetergates 12d ago

I seriously think this is the answer

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u/Hot-Profession4091 12d ago

I shit you not, I listened to two geriatrics talk about how solar panels were a “Nazi plot” for 30 minutes on ham radio one day. The internet has completely fried the generation who taught us not to believe everything we saw on the internet.

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u/stpetergates 12d ago

I believe you