Should You Sell Your Cell Tower Lease?

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ALEX F. BLASSCYK - PRESIDENT & CEO


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There are many reasons why our customers choose to sell their cell tower lease for a lump sum of cash. Some use the money to pay down debt, cover medical expenses, pay for college, or fund their retirement. Others use their lease buyout cash to purchase real estate or expand their business.

If you need cash to cover a major expense right now, the decision to sell your cell tower lease might be an easy one for you to make, especially if you don’t have an alternative source for raising cash. If your site meets our criteria, we can represent you as you complete a lease purchase transaction in a straightforward, timely manner, and get cash into your hands quickly so that you can meet that urgent expense.

But what if you don’t need for cash right now? Does that mean that selling your cell tower lease is a bad idea? Before we answer that, let’s back up and consider your ground lease for what it really is: a financial asset. Like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, retirement accounts, bank CDs or any other type of financial asset that you own, a cell tower lease represents a portion of your personal wealth. And like any financial asset, it carries risk.

So what are the inherent risks to a cell tower lease? As you know, your monthly rent can be reduced by the cell site owner, or the site could be decommissioned following a consolidation in the wireless industry, resulting in your monthly rent disappearing altogether. While this is a genuine risk, the truth is it’s a statistically low risk and unlikely to happen.

A far greater risk is opportunity cost. That means losing out on the opportunity to earn superior growth from a financial asset. Applied to your cell tower lease, it means that your lease buyout cash invested today may provide significantly stronger growth over the next 10, 20 or 30 years compared to cumulative value of monthly rent in the same time period.

If you’d like to learn more about the process of liquidating your cell tower lease, give Alex Blasscyk a call today! 407.476.3838 or click here to submit your information and we’ll contact you. There is never a cost or obligation to speak with us. We’re here to provide you with straightforward information to help you make the best possible financial decision regarding your cell tower lease.

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About Main Stream Telecom II, LLC.

Main Stream Telecom represents private landlords, commercial real estate owners, municipalities, and anyone else who receives rent or has been approached for a lease opportunity by a carrier or tower company. We are focused on providing landlords the best opportunity to maximize the value of their Cell Tower Lease Agreement.

If you receive rent for a cell tower or rooftop antenna on your property, Main Stream Telecom is interested in speaking to you. Our goal is to provide solid advice involving any and all issues associated with cell tower leases including lease negotiation, re-negotiation, landlord tenant disputes, lease buyouts and general lease administration.

We will listen to your needs and evaluate your situation in a 100% FREE consultation. Following our fully complimentary, no-obligation consultation, one of our experienced lease consultants will help you to understand the true value of your lease or potential new lease agreement.

MST doesn’t nickel and dime you with an hourly rate.

We are not fully paid until lease execution or tower/rooftop closing.

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