Do not waste money on material things.

Cuts your potential maintenance and cap ex expense exposure. 

If it is free, you will get all the unqualified people applying and you will waste tons of time and money.

If they can’t find either, why would they waste any resources on the case?

My home is that even if it isn't the absolute lowest price the cost savings from lowering my waste from job to job will make up for it. 1) Does this make since? 

As you may know, Austin is expensive and if I don't find a roommate I could really be cutting it close with my personal finances.

Even if a vendor has performed poorly in the past and cut corners, would they share that information with a prospective client?

Sometimes you can cut along the bottom and put some trim board up and paint to get by.   

Alternatively you could ask your lender to do it as a commercial loan with both properties included, may cut down on the  buyer closing costs.

If you're financing these things and you need to sell the property does the solar company allow for someone to take over payments or will you need to cut into your bottom line to sell the property?