Solar Buyout

Any advantage to buying out the solar system during escrow versus later?  Builder is Lennar.

Fine print says they use a third party appraiser to determine market rate for the panel size. Not sure if there's an appraisal fee or who pays it.

Our last Lennar home the buyout was $18k, 3 years later it dropped to about $10k.  Seems leasing can make sense?  Or is this offset by a rebate?

Do you know about the solar panel exception for new homes? (probably most new homes do not qualify)

I don't. Have a link to read up on it? 

Home builders in Sacramento to take credit for electricity generated off site solar farms instead of roof top solar panels called community solar. (Sacramento Municipal Utility District got special permission to have this)

For your case: this will not apply.