Question about removing Sat. Dish

[yourbeliefs]

I plan on moving soon and I have a Slimline on the 2nd story roof of my house. I know that moving connection will take the dish to my new location, but what will they do about my roof? Will they patch the holes they made, or do I need to call a roofer afterward (or rather, tell the new people moving in that they'll have to do so?)

 

[talos4]

Actually, leave the dish in place, I believe the only thing you need to take with you is the STB.

D* provides a new dish at your new location.

As for remving the dish as a roofer I recommend taking everything off except the feet.

If you have no leaks, leave it alone.

I've had two dish swaps I told the installer to leave the feet. He was more than happy to do it.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Actually, leave the dish in place, I believe the only thing you need to take with you is the STB.

D* provides a new dish at your new location.

As for remving the dish as a roofer I recommend taking everything off except the feet.

If you have no leaks, leave it alone.

I've had two dish swaps I told the installer to leave the feet. He was more than happy to do it.

Wait... so D* just LEAVES the dish on the house? I thought they only did that on apartments. I'm just worried about the negative reaction I'm going to get if I tell people that they have to either sign up for D* or pay a roofer to remove the dish and then they have an big ugly dish that they need to figure out what to do with.

 

[paulman182]

Around here they usually leave the old dish unless it's installed in an improper location, such as on a power pole.

And there's no such thing as an ugly dish!

 

[yourbeliefs]

Around here they usually leave the old dish unless it's installed in an improper location, such as on a power pole.

And there's no such thing as an ugly dish!

Well, I suppose you can bundle that with the statement (there are no stupid questions,) but apparently there is a lot of things that can come pretty close. All the people I've talked to have said that this is not a "good look":

 

[raoul5788]

Well, I suppose you can bundle that with the statement (there are no stupid questions,) but apparently there is a lot of things that can come pretty close. All the people I've talked to have said that this is not a "good look":

It's easy enough to remove it yourself and replace the shingles. If you need help, let me know and I'll come over and assist you.

 

[585960]

It is what it is.........you could have gotten cable...........leave it. Or take it down yourself, careful on the ladder.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Ok so let's say that the dish stays on the house. Is there any advantage to the average consumer (one who may not be tech savvy) who wants DirecTV to move into a house with a dish already mounted versus one that isn't?

 

[Larry]

Just put in the listing agreement that the dish stays with the house. No doubt a potential buyer could make you leave it anyway since it is permanently mounted to the house.

I hope you have better luck selling your house than I'm having selling mine.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Just put in the listing agreement that the dish stays with the house. No doubt a potential buyer could make you leave it anyway since it is permanently mounted to the house.

I hope you have better luck selling your house than I'm having selling mine.

Well that's my fear... that people will say, "Ugh, that dish is so ugly. I don't want to have to go through removing that thing." I'm trying to turn having the big ugly dish into a selling point or a positive, but I'm not quite sure how to do that, and I need some sort of ammunition for that before I tell my dad and the Realtor that the dish is with the house, because removing that thing manually is one of the LAST things I feel like doing.

 

[Ddevil]

What if you left it on the roof, emphasizing the positives of having it there, but have a note saying if the buyer wants it removed, it will be removed?

That way you should only have to remove it when you have a buyer.

 

[yourbeliefs]

What if you left it on the roof, emphasizing the positives of having it there, but have a note saying if the buyer wants it removed, it will be removed?

That way you should only have to remove it when you have a buyer.

Well that's the part of the question that I'm really looking into, which is the positives of keeping it there. Also, even if I "take it" with me, what am I supposed to do with it? If D* moving connection is going to give me a new one, what can I do with an extra Slimline dish? Sell it? I know some people on here have done so, but I can't imagine the logistics and shipping costs involved in trying to sell one of those things.

 

[talos4]

I will stick with what I said earlier,

Take the dish, pole and monoples off and leave the feet on the roof if replacing the shingles is not an option.

Your dish mount is no different than the past 60 years of OTA antenna's mounted on roofs/chimmneys of homes that have beeen sold.

Other than location. (it's not that ugly!)

The extra Dish? My AT-9 is still sitting in the garage waiting for me to take a trip to the dump.

 

[NutFlush920]

Put it in the local newspaper and get what you can for it. I would think someone would buy it. They aren't cheap at the store. I'd take it for if the price were right to upgrade the one up at the cabin but, I'm in WI and don't want to pay the shipping charge unless it was cheap.

 

[jpn]

Been there, done that, had a dish that was visible from the street. Don't take it with you; D* will supply a new dish.

Don't make yourself nuts about it. Plan on leaving it as-is. Don't mention the dish in the listing, or say anything about it to prospective buyers, unless they directly ask about it. To a buyer, it's a cosmetic issue. If a buyer really wants it removed, they can put it in the punch-list of items-to-fix prior to closing. You can remove it, patch the roof, and sell the used dish+lnb's on eBay or craigslist, or on this forum's classifieds, or possibly to some dealer on the web.

If you remove it now and your patch leaks, it WILL impact your potential for sale. Any decent home inspector (or observant buyer) will find the water damage. OTOH, if the buyer wants it removed/patched, that probably will happen after the imspection and any potential patch problems will be theirs, not yours.

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Something else to consider: Not sure about your area, but I've known of cable companies who would not install service to people who could not provide 2 months' of LOCAL utility bills. For example, Comcast cable in Danbury CT. I had a neighbor who moved into the area from 45 miles away (and from NY state). They had no LOCAL utility bills, when Comcrap told them to call back in 2 months, they immediately called the sat installers. If your local cable provider has a ridiculous policy like that, then some buyers will find it a convenience to have your dish already there.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Been there, done that, had a dish that was visible from the street. Don't take it with you; D* will supply a new dish.

Don't make yourself nuts about it. Plan on leaving it as-is. Don't mention the dish in the listing, or say anything about it to prospective buyers, unless they directly ask about it. To a buyer, it's a cosmetic issue. If a buyer really wants it removed, they can put it in the punch-list of items-to-fix prior to closing. You can remove it, patch the roof, and sell the used dish+lnb's on eBay or craigslist, or on this forum's classifieds, or possibly to some dealer on the web.

If you remove it now and your patch leaks, it WILL impact your potential for sale. Any decent home inspector (or observant buyer) will find the water damage. OTOH, if the buyer wants it removed/patched, that probably will happen after the imspection and any potential patch problems will be theirs, not yours.

.....

Something else to consider: Not sure about your area, but I've known of cable companies who would not install service to people who could not provide 2 months' of LOCAL utility bills. For example, Comcast cable in Danbury CT. I had a neighbor who moved into the area from 45 miles away (and from NY state). They had no LOCAL utility bills, when Comcrap told them to call back in 2 months, they immediately called the sat installers. If your local cable provider has a ridiculous policy like that, then some buyers will find it a convenience to have your dish already there.

Well I had absolutely NO intention of removing the dish before any deals were closed. I plan on watching D* up to until I leave the place. As far as the cable thing you mentioned, the best advertisement for D* is how much our cable system here SUCKS. We have Cox, and as I say, they REALLY live up to their name. I could definitely see using that as a selling point, but not everyone is as big on their television quality as myself, and you need to know your audience. I may tell the Realtor to not talk about it unless brought up, but that if they do to say that it is there because of the HORRIBLE cable system. I may do some promoting myself and print out a list for the realtor to give to them of Cox stuff versus D* stuff.

 

[88isgreat]

When I sold my house a few years back, the dish was in much the same location as yours. Nothing was said about it by anyone who came to view the house (in Naugatuck). The dish remained on the house when I sold it. I was back in the "old" neighborhood a few months ago, and the house now has 3 dishes on the front porch roof!
As others have said, don't worry about it now. If a prospective buyer wants it removed, deal with it then. You'll have plenty of other things to drive you nuts during the sale process anyway.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Ok it looks like I'll just leave it on there and say that it comes with the house if asked. I'm thinking that the best strategy would be to really push them getting DirecTV and not getting the cable service, and also taking advantage of that refer-a-friend program. I can very easily sell how much better D* is here than Cox. Hopefully whoever is moving in isn't a die-hard WWE/Howard TV On Demand customer. ;p

 

[jpn]

Well I had absolutely NO intention of removing the dish before any deals were closed. I plan on watching D* up to until I leave the place. As far as the cable thing you mentioned, the best advertisement for D* is how much our cable system here SUCKS. We have Cox, and as I say, they REALLY live up to their name. I could definitely see using that as a selling point, but not everyone is as big on their television quality as myself, and you need to know your audience. I may tell the Realtor to not talk about it unless brought up, but that if they do to say that it is there because of the HORRIBLE cable system. I may do some promoting myself and print out a list for the realtor to give to them of Cox stuff versus D* stuff.

The only reason to consider removing before a deal is struck, is if your house sits on the market a while and the realtor gives feedback that some prospects commented about it.

As for instructing the realtor: any decent realtor knows when to keep their mouth shut. If not, they should be fired. Still, a suggestion re: how to counter any dish-comments with cable-comments is a good idea.

When I sold my old house, we created a handout listing all of the improvements we made and the year they were done. We left it in the realtor folder for all buyers to see. Ours was a long list and I didn't show the dish on it, but your dish is in a prominent position. If you make a handout-list, that might be a good place to play-up the "high definition satellite dish" and to trash the cable company. A low-tech buyer may consider a "high definition" dish as a bonus feature. Don't state "HD" dish, the low-tech buyer may not understand.

Good luck with the sale, hopefully it's been a lot of discussion over a no-concern issue.

 

[yourbeliefs]

The only reason to consider removing before a deal is struck, is if your house sits on the market a while and the realtor gives feedback that some prospects commented about it.

As for instructing the realtor: any decent realtor knows when to keep their mouth shut. If not, they should be fired. Still, a suggestion re: how to counter any dish-comments with cable-comments is a good idea.

When I sold my old house, we created a handout listing all of the improvements we made and the year they were done. We left it in the realtor folder for all buyers to see. Ours was a long list and I didn't show the dish on it, but your dish is in a prominent position. If you make a handout-list, that might be a good place to play-up the "high definition satellite dish" and to trash the cable company. A low-tech buyer may consider a "high definition" dish as a bonus feature. Don't state "HD" dish, the low-tech buyer may not understand.

Good luck with the sale, hopefully it's been a lot of discussion over a no-concern issue.

I think another thing that helps is that the house is already wired for satellite in most of the rooms where it would make sense. But if the dish is already up, does that mean that all they would need is the receivers and a call to D* to activate service?