My dad was friends with our county sheriff (I almost married his daughter)
and when a little house went up for auction, he let me know, I put in the
first bid, he closed the auction and the house was mine. About 45% below
market for the same type of house in the area.
Its not that big a deal, energy efficient, twice as much insulation, and
even the garage is insulated.
Thinking about solar panels.