Buyer's Solar Due Diligence Checklist for Real Estate Agents (Printable PDF)

Help your buyer see what they're really taking on before attorney review.

Buyers hear "solar" and think "lower electric bill." They may actually be taking on a 20-year lease with scheduled increases, a provider approval process, or equipment no one has inspected. The buyer's agent is often the first person who can get them to slow down and ask the right questions.

This cheat sheet is for buyer's agents and the buyers they represent. It gives you a buyer-side checklist, a worksheet for estimating the true monthly cost of the home (solar payment plus utility), a summary of what standard home inspections usually don't cover on solar, and the questions to ask before attorney review closes.

What's inside:

• Buyer-side solar due diligence checklist
• True monthly cost worksheet
• Common inspection gaps on solar systems
• Questions to ask before attorney review

Written by Christina Mathieson Segura, The Solar Lady of Real Estate™, who teaches solar transactions in New York State approved CE. Since 2010 she has watched what the solar industry did to real estate transactions, and she works the sector from three sides: real estate, mortgage and solar.

Educational only. Not legal, tax, or financial advice. Provider policies change; verify with the provider or servicer, your broker, and a local real estate attorney before acting.