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I have a friend who has company owned panels and lease and looked into it for my house. My friend uses Solar City and has had no complaints. I ended up not doing it since we knew we would probably move. Real estate types told me that panels themselves are not typically a negative for potential buyers, but if under a lease, you need to find buyers who will agree to pick up the lease. We ended up moving so I am glad we held off on it. After a few years of research and discussion, we came to the conclusion that we will put them on the new house when we need to replace the roof in a few years. We are going to buy them if we have the money on hand. The long term money saving is higher and we wouldn't be tied to the company if we need/want to sell for some reason. Another thing to mention is that one of the companies who came to look recommended that we focus on solar hot water for our particular situation after they estimated that 60% of our electric bill was for hot water. The hot water system gave a big return on investment.
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