Think of the cell tower lease and you immediately get a picture of complex deals and agreements written in legal terms that are difficult to understand by the layman.
Basically cell tower leasing rates are better in areas where there are rooftops and towers. But off late these rates too have drastically decreased due to recession and cellular carriers do not seem to be paying much for rentals too.
Scouring around for sites and prospective landlords of these sites is the work of third party site acquisition parties whose work begins from earmarking prospective sites till getting the lease signed.
Landlords and property owners need to strike a good bargain in order to gain a good rental price and terms to negotiate. Therefore the better the terms for the carrier, the better would that translate to a landlord. There fore a landlord needs to be aware that carrier leasing companies make a killing out the quick turning around of a bargain when negotiating for cell phone tower sites.
So all a tower landlord or property dealer needs to do is to swiftly evaluate the offer and figure out if the deal seems to be good, bad or mediocre. The landlord should also pay attention to the telecom language used in the agreement. Now depending upon the position that your rooftop seems to be to the telecom company, you can negotiate your price and your terms and conditions. If you feel that the position of the tower on your property would not be in a good position, than your competitor's, you need to jump at the chance offered and not lose time.
Remember the key to your benefit would be the negotiation and the bargaining that you strike with the telecom company at the right time at the right price.