Should You Add Solar or Square Footage to a Flip? | Real Estate Investor Explains

Should you add solar or square footage to an investment property? Here’s our honest take. Solar — we never do it. The cost simply doesn’t add enough to resale value to justify it from an investor’s perspective. Square footage — it depends. If the value increase warrants it and the area supports it, we’ll look at it. But adding square footage means permitting, construction, and a longer hold time. All of that has to be factored into your purchase price. Your basis has to be lower going in or the deal doesn’t work. Know your numbers before you buy. 💡 Got an outdated property with potential? Send it our way. ⬇️ 📞 916-224-7836 📩 Brendan@resolutionvc.com 🔔 Subscribe for more real estate investing tips

Added 30 Jun 2026