For Real Estate Agents · New Jersey

Buying or Selling a Home With Solar?

Independent Solar Assessments for New Jersey Real Estate

NABCEP-Certified PV System Inspector (PVSI)

Give your clients clear information about a solar-equipped home. Solar Advocates helps real estate agents, buyers, and sellers understand the performance, equipment, and documentation associated with residential solar energy systems.

Know what you’re buying. Understand what you’re selling.

Request a Solar Assessment

Clear information for every side of the transaction

Solar clarity for your next move.

For Real Estate Agents

  • Independent solar system assessments for residential transactions
  • Clear, professional reports for clients
  • Technical explanations of solar equipment and performance
  • Assistance identifying documentation gaps and items requiring follow-up

For Home Buyers

  • Historical solar production analysis
  • Review of available inverter monitoring data
  • Equipment age and specifications
  • Warranty and maintenance documentation review
  • Solar ownership, lease, and PPA considerations

For Home Sellers

  • Pre-listing solar performance assessments
  • Organized solar system documentation
  • Production summaries
  • Identification of monitoring problems before listing
  • Reports that help explain the system to prospective buyers

A practical process for New Jersey real estate professionals

From assessment to monitoring after closing.

Give your clients a clear starting point for understanding the solar system, then help interested buyers arrange ongoing support after the sale.

1. Request the assessment

Share the property address, transaction timeline, and available system records. We confirm access, scope, pricing, and scheduling before work begins.

2. Review the written report

Receive clear findings about available equipment, production, monitoring, and documentation, with limitations and follow-up items your clients can understand.

3. Plan the monitoring handoff

If the buyer wants ongoing support, we confirm system eligibility, help coordinate available monitoring access, and arrange separate onboarding with the new homeowner’s authorization.

Ongoing monitoring is optional and separately priced. Monitoring access does not transfer automatically with the property sale. Explore ongoing monitoring and support.

Performance · Equipment · Documentation

What’s Included in Your Solar Assessment?

  1. Solar equipment identification and system overview
  2. Historical electricity production review
  3. Actual-versus-expected production comparison, where sufficient data is available
  4. Monitoring alerts and inverter status review
  5. Available equipment warranty information
  6. Available ownership, lease, and incentive documentation
  7. Non-invasive observations where permitted
  8. Professional written assessment report
  9. Recommendations for additional evaluation where appropriate

Clear findings, with clear limits. Your report identifies the records reviewed, missing information, access restrictions, assumptions, and assessment limitations. Equipment age and warranty status are based on available records. Production comparisons depend on sufficient reliable data and do not guarantee future output.

On-site observations are visual and non-invasive, subject to permission and accessible conditions. No equipment disassembly, electrical testing, roof-integrity determination, electrical safety certification, or code-compliance certification is included. Ownership and agreement reviews identify questions for your attorney, lender, installer, or other qualified professional; they do not verify title or provide legal advice.

A practical report you can share

See What Your Solar Assessment Report Looks Like

Preview equipment information, annual generation, an actual-versus-expected production comparison, monitoring observations, documentation review, and recommended next steps.

Illustrative example only. All property details and production figures in the sample are fictional. It is not an assessment, inspection, or certification of an actual property.

SAMPLE ASSESSMENT · PDF

View Sample Solar Assessment Report

Two-page illustrative report
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Specialized photovoltaic knowledge

Assessment by a NABCEP-Certified PV System Inspector

Work directly with Tim Lakata, a NABCEP-Certified PV System Inspector (PVSI). The credential demonstrates specialized knowledge of photovoltaic system inspection principles, equipment, safety standards, and relevant codes.

NABCEP certification is a professional credential. It does not replace New Jersey electrical contractor or home inspector licensing, and it does not expand the scope of this consulting assessment.

Assessment scope

Solar Advocates provides independent solar performance analysis, documentation reviews, and consulting services. These assessments do not constitute a New Jersey-licensed home inspection, electrical inspection, electrical safety certification, or code compliance certification. Electrical testing and regulated inspection services are not included unless performed by appropriately licensed professionals.

Looking for solar inspection in New Jersey or a solar system evaluation before buying a house? Our independent consulting assessments help buyers, sellers, and agents understand available system information. Serving Union County, NJ and New Jersey residential transactions. Explore our Services or visit Contact for other solar questions.

For agents, buyers & sellers

Request Your Solar Assessment

Tell us about the property and your transaction timeline. We’ll confirm data availability, access, scope, pricing, and scheduling before work begins. Agents: let us know if your buyer would like help setting up monitoring after closing.

Phone: 732-208-7360timlakata@solaradvocatesnj.com

Preferred dates are requests and are subject to confirmation. Please do not include passwords, account numbers, or sensitive financial information.