Be wary of tower company agents that try to pass themselves off as tax experts. Expect to see advice dispensed, despite disclaimers that they can not provide tax advice. Some cell tower companies may advise that their particular offer with Cell tower lease rates qualifies to be treated as capital gains as opposed to regular […]
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A land owner can be approached by an agent for a cellular provider for either of two types of telecommunications tower leases. The benefits and fair market values for each vary for different reasons. Below, we weigh the pros and cons rooftop leases and ground leases. Rooftop Leases Rooftop leases can be offered for a
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This is a continuation of a previous post explaining common components of a cell tower lease. If you have not already done so, we advise returning to the earlier post before reading this explanation on lease buyouts. Negotiating cell tower contracts is all we do! Land owners are often approached by a telecommunications agent looking
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A number of components of a cell tower lease. The quality of attributes related to a potential lease will determine the possible value of a cell tower lease. The most important of these factors deserved its own post. If you haven’t already read about fair market value, do so first before continuing on with this post.
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What should you do if AT&T contacted you about a lease? An owner of a cell tower or property under review for cell tower construction is likely to be optimistic about being contacted by a major carrier. If you have been contacted by Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint, you can expect each company to operate differently
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What should you do if Sprint contacted you about a lease? An owner of a cell tower or property under review for cell tower construction is likely to be optimistic about being contacted by a major carrier. If you have been contacted by Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint, you can expect each company to operate differently and play
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What should you do if T-Mobile contacted you about a lease? An owner of a cell tower or property under review for cell tower construction is likely to be optimistic about being contacted by a major carrier. If you have been contacted by Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint, you can expect each company to operate differently and play
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Telesites is currently ironing out a deal to lease towers to AT&T in Mexico. If completed, this deal would open up AT&T to the roughly 11,000 towers Telesites owns in the county. AT&T leasing in Mexico increased in early 2015 and the company has been acquiring tower leases at a rapid pace. Their goal is expand
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Landowners with current leases are frequently contacted by 3rd parties with offers to purchase their leases, with a cell tower lease buyout. The frequency of those contacts borders on telemarketing and can be extremely frustrating if not frightening to deal with. You will likely be offered single lump sum payments in exchange for a release
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Verizon contacted you about a lease for what may be a variety of reasons. They may be interested in leasing your property for new construction or installation on a rooftop. If you have existing equipment, they may want to add new utilities or equipment to your structure. Perhaps they are looking for your approval on
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