Cell tower and rooftop lease buyouts

What is a cell tower lease buyout?

If a wireless carrier or tower company leases space on your rooftop or land, you receive rent every month. A lease buyout lets you sell the right to those future payments in exchange for a single payment now. The carrier’s equipment stays in place and keeps operating as before; the rent checks simply go to the buyer instead of to you.

Why owners sell their cell lease

• Fund a capital project, renovation or acquisition without new debt.
• Pay down existing debt or strengthen reserves.
• Remove the risk that a carrier consolidates its network, renegotiates the rent, or decommissions the site.
• Simplify an estate, a sale of the property, or a partnership.

How a TCOMM buyout works

Every offer is based on your actual lease. TCOMM starts with a confidential review, then presents an offer you’re free to accept or decline. There’s no obligation.

To prepare your offer, TCOMM looks at:

• A copy of the current lease and any amendments
• Current monthly or annual rent and escalators
• Remaining term and renewal options
• Which carriers or tower companies are on site

Rooftops, towers and land

TCOMM reviews leases on building rooftops, ground towers and raw land, for owners ranging from individuals and family landowners to co-ops, churches and commercial property companies nationwide.