This question is stemming from trying to find greater balance within the partnership in terms of capital committed.

If they are commiting one find it, if they aren’t, your tenants may need to move on.

Think of the lost opportunity if yoiu DON"T refi out that cash and put it into rental properties!!!! 

Don't sign a lease and be committed for a long period of time for something you don't know how to do.  

@Larry T.

,I am as well new to investing and I am committed to buying my first investment property this year.

Since you've committed to the technology you probably have raised your selling price to cover the cost and not everyone will pay that extra amount.So, if you never sell, that isn't an issue.The biggest drawback for me was that it only works during a sunny day, it's calculated on "sunny" days, that means no clouds.

@Cody Stubblefield He’s a Lender….it wouldn’t be a POF, it would be a loan commitment.

For example, a penthouse suite in Chicago renting for $4k -$6k a month, needing $20,000 in furnishings, but seems to get no less than 50% occupancy at $1,000 a night...sure, it's a lot more upfront and quite a commitment to rent such a place, but the revenue is so much larger...

Thanks so much Chris T for your response.