Re:I Bought a House with Solar Panels
by giarc on Thursday February 14, 2019 @11:29AM
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When we toured our home, the water softener system said rental on it. We inquired and the home owner confirmed the unit was purchased out right. So water softener systems is another potential example.
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Re:I Bought a House with Solar Panels
by seanalltogether on Thursday February 14, 2019 @12:44PM
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A water well was the first thing I thought of as a possible transferable lease, I could see septic systems possibly being leased too.
Edit- Some houses are also still heated by oil that has to be delivered on a routine basis and I could see that having a lease as well.
How do you lease oil delivery? Or do you mean the tank itself?
If you have an agreement for an oil company to come fill your oil when it gets low, you just terminate your agreement when you sell your house.
Re:I Bought a House with Solar Panels
by seanalltogether on Thursday February 14, 2019 @04:28PM
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Tank installation + piping + maintenance + exclusive oil supplier, all wrapped up in a 10 year contract attached to the property. I'm not saying there are companies that do that, but I could see it being a possible business model.
Oil tanks + installation are cheap enough I'm not sure it would make financial sense for this to be a business model (we were quoted a ballpark figure of $1,500 to replace ours). Oil tanks require no maintenance whatsoever, just replacement every 15-30 years.
I have an agreement from a company that they deliver oil automatically when I need it, but I don't pay anything extra vs just calling them for a one time delivery and I can terminate the agreement at any time.