In the Atlanta area, and probably the rest of the county are many people who will provide free audits. Free had a cost that can be more expensive to pay a consultant. Read on with notes from the Department of Energy.

When I was 8 years old I remember, and events at a bank where they had “free” pizza and other offerings there. I also got a “free” peasant f or enter an account number there. I remember talking about the free pizza and this older gentleman next to me told me that nothing in life is free. Unfortunately appear every time I get a “free,” he says back into my head and as a business owner, I begin to calculate how much time off could cost me.

This still applies today. Free is a loss leader, hoping to get your business. You pay for free when you do business with them. In the energy world, there are plenty of “free audits.” I think that giving a free energy audit is brilliant marketing. You have just hidden a sales call, using a more calming phrase such as “free energy.” What kind of you to give away something for free. Nothing wrong with that, except that you are sold on a given product verses a holistic solution, but 3rd party control. I see lots of windows and insulation sellers offer this free audit that is good to get people’s attention, but the best solution might not only windows, insulation or plumbing. They will not give the true best return on investment, because they will lose money. So your free audit, I mean the sales call, could actually cost you more money because it’s free. The sales call, you sell the product with the highest profit margin, compared to the solution using the best ROI.

When you pay for an Energy Assessment, it is more than a visual checklist, which takes 20 minutes (as free energy). There is a pressure-voltage method was created by a 3rd party-EPA. I would rely on a proposal from an unbiased 3rd party before I trust the manufacturer. With a home entertainment with the Energy Star Assessment, you receive a prioritized checklist and full report of how your house might be better for your energy efficiency, comfort and safety. An assessor home to your house and spend hours, not minutes try methodically your home to see where improvements can be made.

Also, with the assessment that you are entitled to more discounts and have measurable numbers to work with when you go to sell your home.

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