If your business owns the building it operates in, a large share of your capital is sitting in real estate instead of working in the business. A sale-leaseback frees that capital. You sell the property to an investor and lease it back on terms you control, so operations never move and the equity you have built goes back to work. On the Westside, where property values have climbed for years, that trapped equity can be substantial.
Structuring it well is the whole game. The sale price, the lease rate, the term, and the renewal options all move together, and the right balance depends on who is on the other side of the table. Lee & Associates West LA represents both owner-occupiers unlocking capital and the investors acquiring these assets, so we know how each side thinks and where the deal actually gets made.
Capital without leaving your building
A sale-leaseback lets you convert ownership into liquidity while staying exactly where you are. We structure the transaction so the lease terms protect your operations and the sale price reflects the real value of the asset.
How we help
- Institutional investors. Sourcing, structuring, and closing sale-leaseback transactions with institutional buyers looking for stable, long-term net-leased assets.
- Private investors. Matching owner-occupiers with private capital when a more flexible or relationship-driven structure fits the deal.
Local knowledge that protects both sides
A sale-leaseback is priced off two things at once: the value of the real estate and the strength of the lease. We know Westside asset values block by block and we know what lease structures the investment market is paying for right now. That lets us set a sale price and a lease that hold up under scrutiny, high enough to unlock real capital, sound enough that the deal closes.
Sale-leasebacks connect to the rest of our practice, including investment sales, office space, industrial, and multifamily.
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