The best place for it is that you should prefer to select such part of the roof which receives more sun light at noon. The benefit of selecting such place is that solar panels for beginners would receive more sun rays. When a panel receives more sun rays, it will be able to produce more amount of electricity. You may install solar panel by using different mounts. There are three types of mounts which are commonly used and they are named as flush mounts, roof ground mounts and pole mounts. You have to decide yourself that which mount can prove the best on your roof and would install the panel easily.