Home buyers on a budget like the idea of adding solar power systems to their new roof, but in Oakwood Homes' experience, very few of them are willing to roll the cost into the price of the new home.
"We've offered it as an option that buyers pay for, and buyers loved the idea. but the perception is that it was too expensive," said Dwayne Montoya, a regional sales manager for Denver-based Oakwood Homes LLC.
"People were deciding to get granite counter tops rather than going solar — only 5 percent…
Home buyers on a budget like the idea of adding solar power systems to their new roof, but in Oakwood Homes' experience, very few of them are willing to roll the cost into the price of the new home.
"We've offered it as an option that buyers pay for, and buyers loved the idea. but the perception is that it was too expensive," said Dwayne Montoya, a regional sales manager for Denver-based Oakwood Homes LLC.
"People were deciding to get granite counter tops rather than going solar — only 5 percent…