It is advisable to know the various tower leases where your potential cellular site will be located. Because there is not much data you can compare about cell site leases, it is recommended to ask a cell tower lease consultant to help you in this matter. As far as cellular lease rates, cellular carriers are generally trying to save money and would try not to pay a good amount for rooftop and tower rentals.
The process in leasing cell sites would be that landlords and property owners will be contacted by the carriers, with the aid of third party site acquisition leasing companies, who are being paid in order to identify sites and get the lease signed for the new cell tower site. The payment of the leasing consultant will be based on the rental price and terms they are able to negotiate, which if it is for the better terms for the carrier, the consultant will have the potential of a larger bonus. Turning a lease around quickly would also mean for the carrier leasing company to be paid premiums. You are therefore advised to be wise in making your deal with the carrier leasing company since they could give you a worse deal that would mean more money for them.
Therefore, once you are being contacted to install a cell tower on your property or antennas on your roof, it is good to evaluate the offer fast and figure out if you are offered of a fair one or a mediocre one. Be informed that if you have other choices like in your neighborhood or a better location, you will have a good amount of leverage in your negotiation with the wireless carrier, for this will determine the amount of your lease.
Another tip for you in negotiation, is to pay close attention to the telecom leasing terms and its complicated language. Customers are generally not telecommunication experts and neither are their real estate lawyers, thus, asking the help of a cell tower lease expert would be a wise idea to understand the terms and agreements being offered.
For the tower and rooftop leases, it is important to know that there are different cell tower lease rates that are offered in the various areas of the country to the landlords or property owners.
It is therefore advisable for you as the landowner or the property owner, who will face with the negotiation of a lease agreement, to first ask some pertinent questions and get answers from the agent who is interested to lease your area for a cell tower. Among the questions you should ask is the on-going rate for a cell tower in your area, what is your average lease payment, why is the agent looking at your property, and so on.