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On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 08:33:42 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

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The project will feature 1,600- to 1,800-square-foot homes with a target
price of $250,000.

"They will be amazingly healthy, totally green, and the homeowner will
have no electric bills," said Rutenberg. "The village will be the
proudest moment of our company to date."

Considering a 1600 sq/ft house is going for less than $200k up there
in cow country if it is a real nice one (granite and hardwood kitchen
sort of thing) it is still putting $150k down against future electric
bills.

Are you saying that a 1600 square foot home outside of Tampa is going
for $50k???? Are you nuts?

We both appear to suck at math today

The $50k is the down payment on your future electric bill (not $150k
as I said)

I am not sure how you got to the price being $50k
250 - 150 is 100.

BTW the Pasco County line is not really "just outside of Tampa" in any
meaningful sense. It is 20-30 miles and if they are not near the
Veterans toll road, it is not an easy ride.
If you are not on a lake or a salt water canal up there, houses are
cheap. For that matter Tampa is not really that expensive either.

I am only amazed that Rutenburg is selling anything for $250k. His
houses usually run in the $750-1m range and are those 4000-5000 sq/ft
McMansions at the top of the article.
These days they do go a bit cheaper particularly in the wilds of Pasco
County. (if you go there you will think this is where rednecks come
from).


I am still waiting for someone to tell me what the maintenance costs
are and how well these collectors hold up to being hit by lightning,
100 MPH winds and flying debris.

I am still thinking about doing it myself but as long as this is a
high 5 figure or 6 figure investment, I can't make financial sense out
of it.

Yes, you and other right wingers have shown your disdain for anything
innovative and on the technological forefront.

I take it you haven't been to the area. The area of the Hillsboro county
line is now called.... "New Tampa". I have a cousin who lives in
Zephyrhills, FL which is now really just a suburb of Tampa.

http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/Fl...unty-heat_map/

Now, you said that at $200k you were putting $150 down toward "future
electric bills". That leaves $50k.

I remember Z-Hills fondly. Riding the various DC-3's with 40 om my
friends and doing 40 way sequential skydiving. Great place for a respite
from the cold winters of the north.

Mr. Douglas was the blue one with blue tinted windows, sweet plane.