07-06-2007, 11:13 AM
I once worked out a cell tower deal for my disabled father-in-law. He owned the top of a mountain near Dallas, Oregon, and the tower companies were fighting over it. They made every improvement to the property we wanted - ran in power & water, improved the road to fire dept specs. 25 year land lease ratchets up every five, at the end of which they have to come back to the table to renegiate. Can you say "gotcha"? There's one on a golf course in Las Vegas that I had to have someone show me where and how it was manmade - looked just like a tree - no joke. Make 'em jump through the hoops and write the big checks; good on ya. And we need the service.