Heating Oil Being Given Away In NJ!

[nookandcrannycar]

I feel for you guys with no natural gas lines to your homes...it is so much less expensive than most other alternatives (I know heating oil is common in the Northeast). Whenever a house in my county is on the market for a long time in an otherwise very popular area, I often notice the home has electric heating. I know a guy who moved to my county from California because he wanted to build a large custom home on acreage within 40 miles of a major city, wanted pine trees, and didn't want to be cold. Other than in California (which would have cost much more) my county was a logical choice. He found a lot he liked, and then either asked the county or the gas company (can't remember which) if a gas line could be run to his property. He was told yes. He bought the lot. He neglected to get an estimate for the gas line before buying the lot. Big mistake. Learned after purchasing the lot that running the line would be 375k. He ended up going electric instead. In some markets or particular situations having electric heating doesn't seem to be a hindrance to resale. My aunt and uncle's place at Lake Tahoe has electric heating, but places in their development so seldom come on the market that available ones get snapped up pretty quickly.