Cell Tower Lease Securities
By www.CellTowerGold.com
A common end point of cell site lease investment
is the issuance of cell tower lease securities.
Smart investors can take advantage of roughly
370,000 cell tower sites that may be amenable
to purchase and resale. It is perfectly acceptable
to simply purchase the lease from its current
owner and start collecting lease payments
which will last for as long as twenty-five
years. Another basic approach is to buy a
distressed property which includes a cell
site lease, rehab the property, and sell or
use the various parts for business. Where
cell tower lease securities come into the
picture is that there are investors who purchase
collections of cell tower leases and then
package the collection of leases into a portfolio
of securities, stocks. Investors purchase
these stocks which have a par value and a
trading value. They receive payments tied
to the sum of lease payments on properties
in the portfolio. For the average investor
interested in profiting from cell tower leases
having an end stage buyer in place makes the
whole job easier and more profitable.
Background
Cell phone companies set up a grid of relay
points to maintain coverage throughout their
service areas. These are line of sight operations
so they are placed on high towers, the tops
of buildings, and even mountain tops. Because
of the potential huge expense of purchasing
land for all of these relay points, phone
companies lease well over ninety percent of
the land needed. Private land owners provide
the space in return for what is commonly a
twenty-five year lease. Many owners are happy
with the arrangement and go about their day
to day business. They receive a decent return
on their lease and will not be willing to
part with their lease or property. On the
other hand there are owners of failing businesses,
people who find the lease to be a distraction,
and people who for a number of reasons will
be happy to part with their lease and even
their property.
Finding Cell Sites
An easy way to find cell sites near you is
to visit the web site www.AntennaSearch.com.
Or you can simply go for a drive on a quiet
Sunday afternoon and look up to the tops of
buildings, hills, and tall towers.
Finding Owners
Find out who owns the property and talk to
them about the lease. At this point you may
want a little help from folks who already
do this for a business. Cell Tower Gold offers
a short course in the business of cell site
investments. Learn how to approach a potential
buyer. Learn how to think creatively in finding
a solution that satisfies all parties and
leaves you with a tidy profit. Learn how to
find end stage buyers who convert cell tower
leases into cell tower lease securities and
have your buyer in your back pocket as you
head into any cell phone lease deal.
