Lease vs. Own Analysis Using Excel-Based Tools
Selecting a property is only the first critical decision you have to make in the investment process. Become a trusted advisor in the lease vs. own discussion by learning the advantages of both, and how to apply Excel® tools to a specific situation.
After this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the critical financial and nonfinancial factors that influence the lease versus own decision
- Interpret present values (PVs) of the cost of leasing versus owning
- Calculate and interpret the yield (internal rate of return) of the differential cash flows after tax from leasing versus owning
- Understand the importance of the sales price point of indifference between the leasing and owning alternatives
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