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Posted: 5/24/2016 9:54:12 PM EDT
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Somewhat of a selling point here in the Sonoran Desert.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 9:55:16 PM EDT
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Definitely a money loss, not matter how you look at it.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 9:58:11 PM EDT
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Install it for your comfort and electric savings.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:01:23 PM EDT
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No home improvement is going to give you a dollar for dollar return.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:03:05 PM EDT
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Depends on if you're paying full retail to a heating & cooling company or getting the equipment for cost and installed for near free by a friend in the business.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:04:35 PM EDT
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Unless it's a trailer, central air has been a must for the last 30 years
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:06:05 PM EDT
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I would think with island living that central AC would be a rare commodity.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:09:34 PM EDT
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I would not purchase a home that did not have it. May have trouble selling for market value without it. Depending on location of course.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:10:20 PM EDT
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I would think with island living that central AC would be a rare commodity. Yeah, i truly reside in a northeastern state whose fearless leader happens to hate freedom. |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:14:55 PM EDT
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Not way up here where I can look out the window and see Canada across Lake Superior.
AC? Open the window, maybe turn on a fan at night during the absolute two hottest weeks of summer. Too hot during the day? Go jump in the 60 degree lake. |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:16:15 PM EDT
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The dollar for dollar trade off will never be there but your house will sell faster on the market.
No one wants a home without central air these days. |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:19:00 PM EDT
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Sorry, but where the heck is MP? I wouldn't buy a home unless it had central air, but I might be confused on where you live. Maybe it's Mount Polar or somewhere else cold......
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:21:37 PM EDT
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Don't do it for the monetary value, do it for the comfort and ease. Who wants to keep lugging window units twice a year?
I live in WA where AC is considered out of the norm. When I purchased my most recent house, central AC was the first thing I installed.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:23:42 PM EDT
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Sorry, but where the heck is MP? I wouldn't buy a home unless it had central air, but I might be confused on where you live. Maybe it's Mount Polar or somewhere else cold...... Funny, I was thinking the same thing, "Where the hell is MP"? Even asked the wife and she said "WAT" ?
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:27:52 PM EDT
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I could not live without central air, short of some kind of catastrophe or apocalyptic scenario. NO way in HELL I'd consider buying a place without it, I mean as a primary residence. Hunting cabin, sure.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:30:54 PM EDT
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Sorry, but where the heck is MP? I wouldn't buy a home unless it had central air, but I might be confused on where you live. Maybe it's Mount Polar or somewhere else cold...... Northern Mariana Islands |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:38:46 PM EDT
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Unless it's a trailer, central air has been a must for the last 30 years |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:39:59 PM EDT
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IMO, yes.
I would never comsider buying a property with any window units. |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:45:28 PM EDT
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Sorry, but where the heck is MP? I wouldn't buy a home unless it had central air, but I might be confused on where you live. Maybe it's Mount Polar or somewhere else cold...... Its a US territory called the Marianas Pacific islands, where there was unfortunately an antigun supreme court ruling recently (I think). I dont actually live there, but would have preferred to, until recently. |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 10:54:00 PM EDT
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get a multi-zone split heat pump. Not that popular in the US but we used them a lot overseas because of the brick/concrete type construction. Much easier to heat/cool multiple rooms without having to run ductwork. Depends on the size of the house though.
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Posted: 5/24/2016 11:05:54 PM EDT
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No home improvement is going to give you a dollar for dollar return. Grow room. |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 11:11:37 PM EDT
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Its a US territory called the Marianas Pacific islands, where there was unfortunately an antigun supreme court ruling recently (I think). I dont actually live there, but would have preferred to, until recently. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sorry, but where the heck is MP? I wouldn't buy a home unless it had central air, but I might be confused on where you live. Maybe it's Mount Polar or somewhere else cold...... Its a US territory called the Marianas Pacific islands, where there was unfortunately an antigun supreme court ruling recently (I think). I dont actually live there, but would have preferred to, until recently. I believe it was a pro gun ruling. |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 11:11:54 PM EDT
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Sorry, but where the heck is MP? I wouldn't buy a home unless it had central air, but I might be confused on where you live. Maybe it's Mount Polar or somewhere else cold...... Northern Mariana Islands Then fuck ya I'd need central AC |
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Posted: 5/24/2016 11:28:03 PM EDT
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Im going with the wont add perhaps more of a break even. I would look at your neighbors if they all have window units then people buy there will expect that. I lived somewhere that was chuck full of shitty houses that all had shitty window units, $300k? 600k? window units, like a weird throwback to the 60s. A place like that, all the locals expected window units unless it was new construction.
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Posted: 5/25/2016 12:10:09 AM EDT
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Definitely a money loss, not matter how you look at it. I call BS on that statement. Last summer we had heat pumps & ducts installed in our house (previously NO A/C and only electric ceiling heat. We used 2 window units...1 rather large for the main living area). Our electric bill was cut in half. $100-150 in savings a month sure does add up. And yes, there will be added home value when it comes time to sell based on my experience house hunting for the past 1.5 years... |
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Posted: 5/25/2016 12:17:27 AM EDT
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My home is presently cooled by window units. If i have a ductwork system with central air added to my home, can i expect a money loss in that investment, if i were to have the house appraised right after the install? Edit: By association, i can get about 40% off the labor cost of the job. For that 40% off, will that mean you will be crawling through the attic to install the ductwork? If so, how far apart are the joists and do you have the popcorn texture on your ceiling? |
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