Reply #55: Well, that's what I used to think,

[Citizen Number 9]

But then I watched a couple I know who was looking for a new house. They were hunting in the $300K range, but right at the end, they dropped nearly $380K on one. Pretty big jump, so what changed?

They decided they wanted to make this next one their DREAM home.

If using solar power is important enough to you, then you might do similar.

I will also point out that the system I described is pretty big and many residences can get by with a system much less expensive.