This is the first time I've leased, so for me, there was a lot to learn. Some thoughts in case they help others:
1. This spreadsheet at My Nissan Leaf helped me understand all the components of the lease: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=17898
2. Speaking of the My Nissan Leaf site, there's alot of info over there on leasing the Leaf, which I found really helpful when contemplating the Soul EV.
3. I feel like I knew all of the levers that the dealers had to make money on a regular old outright purchase. But leasing introduces a whole new set of levers, knobs and dials that are available to dealers 
For example, Dealer 1 sent me a quote that looked good, Dealer 2's quote was better. But upon closer inspection, Dealer 2 had reduced the annual mileage allowance down from 12k to 10k which allowed him/her to bring the price down. In another example, I assumed that the Money Factor was fixed based on my credit rating, but in one of the deals that I was trying to work, the dealer met all of my asks for Purchase Price, down payment, etc; but then jacked up the MF (which I thought was fixed) to make some money.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
