Re: Have you sold a home with HA features?

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting point. We called it a Smart Home and showed off cameras,
security and the like but, while people thought it was nice, they
already expected the security system and beyond that they just glazed
over.

From:Dandelion Acres
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> I think rather than "home automation", the home may be marketed in a
> practical sense, with technology being the effector of that
> practical-ness.
> "Energy Efficient" through the use of "intelligent heating and cooling
> controls" and the convenience and savings in "lighting control
> system". Everybody likes "whole house music" and "home theater", and
> "intercoms" are popular anyway. Just because the intercom uses the
> whole-house music speakers for the chime and paging and the telephone
> is integrated into that audio path is, or may be, irrelevant to an
> "average" buyer.
> I emphasize security, and what better feature to show than the
> "simple" yet very effective camera view of the front drive that has
> dinged your bell and turned on the lights so you can see...
>
> All stuff we may like to do, that may be complex on the inside yet
> can be innocuous and normal to an average Joe.
>
> I thinks it's all about marketing, and marketing is simply
> communications. How are you communicating?
>
> "California dude" <not-here@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:n7d151h8kcc4f37ao8v5bi9avhub9suj0d@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On 3 Apr 2005 19:11:41 -0700, "Matt" <mattmorgan64@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> When I listed my house, buyers eyes just glazed as I showed thjem
>>> all the X10, HVAC, alarm features... etc.
>>>
>>> Added resale value: $0.
>>>
>>> _most_ people just don't understand yet, have some ort of paranoia
>>> of their home being too smart, and/or it just us geeks that get a
>>> kick out of it.
>>
>> Just for kicks, I had a broker do a walk-through and run "comps" on
>> my house.  I live in a "decent" town in Silicon Valley.  House needs
>> some work.
>>
>> OK, after I got over the shock of hearing the current market value
>> ("No one would pay me THAT MUCH for my house!!!), I asked about
>> upgrades.
>>
>> Kitchen, bath, yup, those are good investments,  You get your money
>> back and maybe then some.  Air conditioning, poor return.  Home
>> Theater-ready wiring.  Another good investment.
>>
>> I didn't ask about home automatiion as such, since I can spell X10. I
>> even read articles about it in Byte Magazine about 25 years ago.
>> Yeah, it's on my "round tuit" list.  Only problem is, The only
>> "tuits" in the stores are square!