I have not Michael J. Perry 

Buyers who want to purchase a home with leased solar panels have to be qualified to take over the lease as well as their mortgage/etc. That can cause problems, yes. Especially if the seller refuses to take care of the issue.

Many. Older solar panels have a shelf life. Solar requires maintenance. How to verify Seller/Owner maintained properly? The lease may or may not be assumable. Panels not included in appraisal value.  Installation quality varies GREATLY and can make a roof leak if done improperly. 

I have solar and love it but I'm handy and check the panels, batteries and storage area regularly.  

I've heard it was a plus but when we had a listing with them we thought feedback was generally negative. It brings a lot of questions/concerns to buyer's minds & the main reason was it highlighted the fact that the owners had expensive Electric Heat. 

No.  The are not very popular in my market.

Sorry, I can't help you - solar-panelled home sales are so few and far between here, Michael! The leased ones are the problem - not the ones that are purchased and convey with the home.

Leased panels can be a problem.

YES!!!  Dealing with a leased/liened one on a property some clients of mine are buying.  Looks like it will add over two months to the escrow to get it cleared off!  Fully purchased ones wouldn't be a problem.

Not enough sun in Erie to warrant lease or purchase solar panels. Let us know what you learn, Michael J. Perry 

Not yet Michael J. Perry, though that could be a reality, because there are many variables in place with Solar Panels.  In our community, some lease and some purchase.  If you are financing, you will get to finance the house and the Solar Panels, so there is the 'qualifying twice' scenario.  If you are paying cash, then you just have to 'qualify once', provided you want the Solar Panels to stay.  If they are removed, is the roof damaged.  Is the contract regarding the Solar Panels transferrable.  There are variables . . .

Leases or debts need to be resolved before the settlement.

Great question! I am interested in the answers. Some neighbors in our HOA are requesting approval from the board and this will be good information to pass along to consider as well. 

I have not personally had experience with solar panels, but I do understand issues arise in the financing side.

in my area, no one wants to pay for them..... we have very few of them..... this is blizzard country!!!! we have 3 months of summer....

Have not listed anything with purchased or leased solar panels yet! Probably would not purchase a property with leased panels.

They are slowly becoming more popular here but still few and far between so I have not been involved with them yet.

Caroline Gerardo gave a great answer.

   No, but I am aware of the legal consequences and the expense of buying out or paying off the lease.

As long as they are functional and installed correctly...no problems in selling

No, despite living in sunny Florida, we don't seem to have to many of these. 

Leased? yes - for others - not for us...yet

Not for me, but I've read about plenty of situations where leased panels had an issue for those looking for a loan.

Lease panels are given away. Have 1 new system installed by the builder under a heritage monster tree.... Effectiveness is ???

EXCELLENT Q. I like Caroline's answer, and would add that a qualified inspector should go over them during the buyer's inspection period.

Surprisingly, we do not have many properties with solar panels in Sunny CA. The possible  issues come in each individual transactions, but nothing so far we could not find a solution to.

Leased yes.

Purchased no. The problems here are more related to remaining life of roof than about the panels.

IN the instance of leased, the seller had to pay out the lease. And sometimes had to remove the system. The pay off, based on vendor, included loss of potential revenue. 

NO ONE raised objection based on aesthetics of the installation. Or those that did find aesthetic issues simply walked on by. 

They all loved looking over the historic utility bills.

Michael J. Perry - I had one such sale of my listing and it went smoothly.

Strangely enough I have never been involved with a home that has solar.

Michael J. Perry Don't see any here.

They have been pushing them in this area, and offering all kinds of tax incentives, but they still aren't that desirable. I've never had a problem with them whether buying or selling.

Many buyers do not want the lease of solar panels, so it does impede some sales.  Sellers who have paid them off think their homes are worth more, and appraisers say they are not worth anything.

Not sold any as yet.

not a one.  

I have only seen a half dozen homes in my area with panels so I have never sold a home that had them.

Not as yet...and I hope that I haven't just jinxed myself!

I have not  been involved in this as of yet