Why are solar farms worse?

As much as we may assume that to be happening, it’s not for most part. Now appreciation maybe slower but it damn sure isn’t going negative. Not enough land for sale to do that.

My buddy just sold his place because neighbor got wind turbines, it was an exponentially high ROI compared to stock market.

I bought more land in panhandle a while back, wind turbine actually increased land values there.

As much as I hate them in principle, land deception isn't one of the cause and effects of them.

Maybe in certain areas like the Panhandle that is not as aesthetic pleasing as other areas you may not suffer land depreciation.

Lets say you bought land in the beautiful hills of Jack county for $4,500 an acre a year ago, now my neighbors puts up WTG next to me, I bet you could not sell that land now for the $4,500 an acre that I paid for it. Who do you would want to pay that kind of money to stare at those monstrosities

My buddys place was on the western edge of the hill country, the entire brady mountains ridge in both counties is now covered. He closed Sept 20. He sold for more the 4500.

In your example I bet you could still get m4500 an acre. Wind Turbine Land just isn't deprecating like you think.

I hate them but I dang sure dont blame a land owner for taking a large multi use guarantee. I look at multi use Pipelines ROW, same way.

Go look at land comps in Concho, Mills, McCullough etc they aren't going down.

Same thing in coastal areas of Arnasas, Refugio, Nueces etc

Now I think counties that ban them will see a higher appreciation rate then counties that do, but none the less both will appreciate

I refuse to believe that surrounding land is depreciating because of wind turbines

Stub,

He had it <13 years and essentially pretty much tripled. He didn't have it listed. He named his price. Land in that area doesn't come up for sale often, he was the smallest ranch in 10 mile radius. That's point I'm trying to make, they are just becoming part of the land scape. No different then pump jack or tank battery.

Land just isn't deprecating in Texas. Every property I've looked at Coastal, Hill country and panhandle is same way.

I get it doesn't make sense, but the old saying they don't make more land is true. Supply and demand

I generally object to any business model that requires that I be taxed to make it 'profitable'.

How do they compare in land damage to solar panels?

I generally object to any business model that requires that I be taxed to make it 'profitable'.

I understand a lot of you guys points about the land is still selling and usually at a higher price, as BoBo said supply and demand and that reverts back to my comment about the only reason most land prices are still going is because of all of the business coming here with jobs. The loss of value that I used from $4,500 to $2,500 is obviously high? What if the property now only brings $3,500 to - $4,000 and takes twice as long to sell because of the WTG?

The hilly land I was referring to is mainly ideal for country living, not a lot of pasture land for a profitable cattle production or farming, mainly for the views and serenity.
Anybody on here that says they would pay the same top dollar amount of money for their own personal hill country land to live on that is lined with those giant eye sore WTG versus pristine hill country land without them is full of BS.

You either are buying land or you aren't. You can either afford it or you can't. Land is sold for what a land owner will take for it.

Well that certainly answers the debate over whether WTG have any effect on land values

It's not, not in any appreciable manner. My cousin sold his in Mills County, 600 acres with 6 mills. At the time land was bringing 2700-3200/acre and he got market value. The new owner sold 100 acres of it to another guy 6 months later for $3400/acre, and that piece sold two years later for $4000/acre.

I understand a lot of you guys points about the land is still selling and usually at a higher price, as BoBo said supply and demand and that reverts back to my comment about the only reason most land prices are still going even with WTG on them is because of all of the business coming here with jobs. The loss of value that I used from $4,500 to $2,500 is obviously high? What if the property now only brings $3,500 to - $4,000 and takes twice as long to sell because of the WTG?

The hilly land I was referring to is mainly ideal for country living, not a lot of pasture land for a profitable cattle production or farming, mainly for the views and serenity.
Anybody on here that says they would pay the same top dollar amount of money for their own personal hill country land to live on that is lined with those giant eye sore WTG versus pristine hill country land without them is full of

You are what if'ing with made up numbers, other than your anecdotal opinion of not liking them, its based in no fact what so ever.

Seems a liberal idea to tell people they cant do what they want on their property.

Glad you could contribute more useless hot air to the subject Some of the numbers are hypothetical, others not.

But here is the real question and try and answer it honestly.

Would you pay the same top dollar amount of money for your own personal hill country land to live on that is lined with those giant eye sore WTG, versus the same identical pristine hill country land without them? No BS keep it real and honest. I dang sure wouldn't.




So who on any one of these comments on this thread was telling anybody what they can or want on their property
I certainly did not, as a matter of fact I said I believe a person can do as they please on the land they own, I may not like it but that is just my opinion.

And you are exactly right, it does seem kind of liberal to tell people what they can and cannot do on their property!
It also very common and Liberal/DemoRatic like to insinuate that someone said or imply that they said something they didn't

I am proud to be a Conservative/Republican

Apples and oranges. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, the windmills on or in close proximity would affect the value negatively. There are folks that would not want to look at them as oppose to not. This shrinks you market and will therefore shrink your price. I view an eyesore as an encumbrance. Again, all things being equal. Why would you desire to deal with it? It doesn't add value unless you are the one getting the cash flow.