Hy there,
I can see, (I've had a look at some of your post's to others) you are more than likely, through chance or providence, the right person to work with.
To give you some more personal background I've been into sailing yachts for 20+ years, dinghies, windsurfing etc. At my local yacht club, as a member for 10 years, where my Jaguar 25 'Tico' is tied up to my handbuilt jetty. In Morecambe bay area.
That's how mostly, combined with post iniversity and work colleugues, I've met with people with what in the UK we'd call people who have 'a few quid.'
As mentioned it's them i've helped, not one flop. I'm sure you agree, have money = make money = make more money = diversify, portfolio etc.
I'm giving you this background on me, all checkable, to show I'm genuine lad, hard working and want to do it absolutely 'right.' - You give off the same notion to me.
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Property - of course it would be a rental, I know of some excellent areas locally to me, that being far from rough areas, have cheap rental properties. Ok, the way it's most efficient to power yachts, and friends who have locally had holiday caravans, is by far, wind generators. Rutland make the ones to have, they are clutched (if it blows hard) and the modern setups have an electronic regulator, going to 12v batteries. you than have a invertor, bringing it up to 240v, the UK normal supply. Ie It's very, consistently windy here. we have a microclimate, as most places do. - westerlies 10-15knt almost daily.
Does this element (wind geneys) interest you. one for a good 5 man yacht 30 ft, with tv, oven, etc and can run a mains drill off, would be about a thousand - £1500 new, for a Rutland, with stainless support (essential £150 alone) and the ecu/clutch, ie everything bar batteries. that's new. £5-600 would get you an as new one that would, with a 6 battery bank and £300 inverter (I'd only go new on that), have a constant supply for a single 6 card rig. I could have that on my chimney breast, I'm 2 streets away from the sea.
I know friends who have their flat with electricity thrown in, which I briefly considered; but I'm not having any of my/our IT assets anywhere but either in my house, or in one only I or we have access to.
I take it you're from somewhere sunny, yes there's houses here with solar roof arrays, but like you say, expensive and v long term proposition. But not unviable.
It's clear, as I'm only doing this once and doing it right, I've more research to do.
Can you tell me details and the cost of current best rigs are for efficient ROI - multiple, 6 gfx card rigs yes? or one behemoth 42 card rig? If you can tell me the power requirements, if known off hand, or I'll research it, and the most efficient hardware, it would be appreciated. IE I need the right data to crunch to give you the projections accurately.
I think with my business investment experience, qualifications, local knowledge, working ethics, etc, and your experience; once we get the numbers, I'll draft (by all means plz help edit) a business plan to bring investors without issue.
regards.
sg.