I recently upgraded my HVAC to sell my house.
This was something that I had to do given the comps around us.
However, the HVAC was still very much getting it done. Initially when the realtor suggested an HVAC upgrade, I was quite hesitant. I knew how good that thing was and that it would be good for perhaps a decade longer. However, once the realtor showed me the data, it was obvious that to get our price we would have to upgrade the HVAC. Still, it left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. The reason being that I made certain that the HVAC was maintained on a semi annual basis. This was not hit or miss in any way. The HVAC was inspected and serviced each fall and each spring. I viewed HVAC maintenance as an investment. I had plenty of friends and neighbors act as though I was crazy to spend that sort of money. But the proof is clearly evident. While it was not a top of the line HVAC, it went almost 20 years without a single repair. And if we weren’t selling the house, I know that HVAC would have gone another decade before it had to be replaced. I just hope the new owner of this house will take as good care of this new HVAC as I did the old one. But I know that the next place we buy, I will be getting a newer, more efficient HVAC. That will be nice. I like the idea of saving more on HVAC costs. Yet I’ll for sure stick with the semi annual HVAC maintenance. It’s an investment afterall.