Rudy's restaurant sites sell in blockbuster real estate deal - Austin Business Journal

This story regarding Rudy's BBQ use of sale-leaseback illustrates greatly the tool's powerful use for commercial real estate owners. I was involved with a similar "sale-leaseback" transaction of an Ear-Nose-Throat Clinic sometime ago. Key to transactions is making sure that the purchase price, often based in the rental income, is in fact a true "market rent". While tempting to setup a deal with higher than market rent, it leaves the Buyer in a lurch if his/her new tenant ever terminates the lease...

http://m.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2013/02/rudys-restaurant-sites-sell-in.html?ana=e_aus_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2013-02-06&r=full


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