Use 5G Technology to Increase Your Cash Flow on Commercial Real Estate

Many commercial real estate property owners have experienced decreased revenues as a result of COVID-19. As businesses are unable to pay their rent or are moving in the direction of working from home, how can these property owners offset that loss of income and increase cash flow? The answer is…. 5G Rooftop leases!

5G Technology is expanding and wireless carriers are looking for rooftops to lease out as they need to have transmitters placed every few blocks rather than the previously used large towers that serviced a big area. This is largely due to the fact that 5G has shorter wavelengths and higher frequency than earlier technologies - i.e. the signal doesn’t travel very far and obstructions can easily block the signal. This is great news for commercial real estate property owners!

Currently, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and Dish all have 5G licenses. The leases are between the landlord and the telecom provider and typically have a 10-30 year term. Additionally, landlords aren’t limited to leasing with only one carrier. As long as the landlord is able to obtain non-exclusive leases, they can have separate leases and generate essentially passive income from multiple carriers on one single rooftop.

If you’re looking for the hottest markets, Dish is building their network from scratch and has committed to having 10,000 5G sites by the end of 2022 with their top four markets being:

• Denver, Colorado
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Atlanta, Georgia

Are you or your company utilizing 5G Technology to maximize your rental income?