Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 05:45     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

If it uses a heat pump for heating, expect to spend way more money than if you use gas in the winter time.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 04:18     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

Gas is so much cheaper than electrict that it would be a deal breaker for us. I also grew up in an all-electric home and love my gas stove. I don’t want to go back.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 03:51     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

+1 gas for all the pro reasons above. And if the electricity goes out I can still make coffee on the stovetop with my mako pot. And use the gas fireplace.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 03:50     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We did. There's gas along the street so we can connect it if we want to convert from oil-fired boiler to gas, but our boiler is less than ten years old and they last forever. We did request a quote for bringing gas to the house for a whole-house generator, but haven't done anything with that yet.


boiler would be worse then electric heat on resale


That was not my experience when I sold my home with a boiler fueled by oil. Bidding war.

That is the most significant thing I miss about that home. The air was never dry and the house would warm up so quickly.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 03:43     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

100% deal breaker for me.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 02:58     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

No. I once had a heat pump and felt cold all the time. We heat and cook with gas. Our dryer and hot water heater are also gas.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 01:12     Subject: Re:Would you buy a house without gas?

I'd be more likely not to buy an all electric house.

I don't like electric heat. It dries out the house. I like radiator heat and they have gas furnaces.

I also vastly prefer a gas cooktop (electric oven, however, is ideal).

I also like having gas in case the power goes off. Imagine a winter storm taking down the lines and there's no heat in your house! Power outages from snowstorms happened to us a few times when I was a kid but we still had heat and a gas stove so it was completely fine.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 01:04     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

I cook, so not having a gas stove is an absolute dealbreaker. Gas furnace is an almost requirement but would consider electric if property was otherwise perfect, gas fireplace is strong preference.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2018 00:44     Subject: Re:Would you buy a house without gas?

Now I would.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2013 00:04     Subject: Re:Would you buy a house without gas?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wtf is a weekend place


A second home where a city dweller goes to get lots of fresh air and plenty of quiet space away from people who go around saying "Wtf" all the time and who do not know how to use question marks.


wtf?
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2013 22:50     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

Nope.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2013 22:45     Subject: Re:Would you buy a house without gas?

I don't have gas and it's ok. I would recommend a whole house humidifier for use in the winter because electric heat is very drying, especially to the nasal passages. The heating bill in the winter is every bit as bad as the cooling bill in the summer.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2013 22:24     Subject: Would you buy a house without gas?

The per BTU cost of gas heat is lower.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2013 09:25     Subject: Re:Would you buy a house without gas?

I would never buy a house with gas. We specifically looked for all electric and found one, if we had found a house that was only gas we would not have bought it, or we would have converted to electric only. I don't understand what's so great about a gas stove. Yes, our electric bills are quite high but I think part of that is cathedral ceilings and an old heat pump.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2013 21:16     Subject: Re:Would you buy a house without gas?

Anonymous wrote:Wtf is a weekend place


A second home where a city dweller goes to get lots of fresh air and plenty of quiet space away from people who go around saying "Wtf" all the time and who do not know how to use question marks.