Re: Have you sold a home with HA features?

[California dude <not-here@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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!