Call if you like Chuck. Here would be my main points to make sure you hit.
1. Build for at least 2 cell carriers
2. Meter panel box, at least one extra, already installed.
3. R56 earth resistance, but you know that. 5 Ohms or less.
4. Best if there is a gate that opens onto a paved road. They will do
something else but they don't prefer it.
5. They usually like self Support where they can get them but Monopole
and SS are close to equivalent in their minds.
6. Don't put any tower steel up for them. They won't give you anything
for it and they already count that cost in their build out.
7. All my dealings with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and Tmobile is that they
ask for a minimum of 250' and a max of 300' in greenfield during planning.
As a result, I usually build mine 300' or as tall as I can get an FAA
clearance for. They may end up with a lower height. They won't ask for
those heights in cities of course.
8. They seem to be pretty tied to a 1/2 mile search "ring" as they call
it. Some engineer somewhere has identified a center point and they must
find a tower within than radius. We have had some luck hitting that mark.
9. The standard they use when they build is to fence in a 100'x100'
fenced in area with the tower in the middle. 1 walk through, 1 16' drive
through.
10. I like to setup several "pads" for tenants. I don't like the tenants
digging up my sites, laying stuff on top of the ground in troughs, etc. A
bit of a money waste but I like what I like.
1. I bury a 2" conduit from the electrical location to a point about
5' off center of a 15' square that I set aside for each tenant. A ground
from the system also goes to the same spot.
2. I bury a 1" conduit from where I think fiber might come in
(outside the fence) to each one of these spots. I run all of them to a
handhold just outside the fence.
3. I bury a 3" conduit from the same spot to the tower base for them
to run fiber and power up the tower.
4. So far, this has made for exceptionally clean sites and the
tenants seem to like it. Makes for a fast turn up.
11. I don't build towers on leased land. I only use two options
1. Get a permanent easement for a one time up front payment (I
usually am somewhere in the $5k to $15K range depending on if I have a
customer already or am just rolling dice). I pay more if they have a big
chunk of land and give me an exclusive tower rights for at least
a section.
2. Buy the land.
3. Anything else ends up costing to much in the long run in my mind.
12. Make sure your lease, easement, whatever has a survey and in the doc
and on the survey your electrical, fiber, and other future ROW you might
think of. The carriers want to see your "Primary Lease" and that you have
those secured. Several have gotten into big fights with landowners over
these things and ended up moving towers over it when the landowner wouldn't
budge on demanding additional money for fiber easements.
13. Carriers also normally want to see an ASR and that you have done an
environmental study. They are probably going to find you through the ASR.
14. If you can find the "land man" firm for your area, send them a KMZ
of all your towers. I am not sure they use it, but it make me feel better.
I have one made up for all mine and when I get a call i send them that even
if they don't ask for it. At least if they are looking for another site
they see what I have. It has helped a couple of times.
My insurance is pretty cheap. Many of my sites I make the first tenant pay
for the electrical if lighting is required. The new Dual strobe LEDS don't
take much but every little bit helps. I can only speak for myself, but I
make a 6 figure net off my towers and get at least 3 calls a month from
someone trying to buy them. Multiples have a wide range but on the low side
for private small stuff of 4 years annual net, Enterprise, government, and
utilities got for 8 to 12 depending on credit ratings, Broadband WISP's
that are a decent size go for about 14, tier 2 and 3 carriers go for about
17 to 18 while Tier 1's (AT&T and Verizon) go for 21 to 25. When you sell
one, it is kind of like a WISP, you are really getting paid for top line
revenue. All mine are paid for as yours would be so don't sell unless you
have a 1031 exchange lined up or the IRS will rape you with no cost basis.
Depending on your accountant you can accelerate the depreciation pretty
rapidly by breaking it all down into its components.
YMMV and to each his own.
You can also sign with a rep to try and help you garner those carriers.
Some have real relationships with them. Some claim they do. If you need a
name I can get you in contact with someone.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 12:59 PM Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote:
> I used to do the RF design for cellcos back in the 90's finding the sites
> to put them, and actually lived in SLC for a couple years designing the
> initial Cricket network You would definitely want to put them where there
> are not towers and in high traffic areas (i.e. by freeways, shopping malls,
> busy intersections, etc.).That would be your best bet. Most of them have
> internal site acquisition people who would be the ones to contact. You
> might scour the area and see how close you are to other existing towers. If
> your sites are in between, you might have a better chance at getting them
> to add a capacity site, or if it is in an area with spotty coverage you
> could be in better shape. Like any real estate, location, location,
> location. I have a few contacts at ATT and FirstNet...happy to reach out if
> you want.
>
> Cameron
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 11:40 AM Steve Jones <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> youll just end up with a bunch of dirty WISPS wanting to nickel and dime
>> you. Stupid dirty little wisps always doin wispy stuff
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 11:34 AM Philip Rankin <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I’ve never had any luck in owning spec towers. I wish you lots of
>>> luck. Taxes, maintenance and electrical expenses all seem to continue
>>> while rental income seems to be very evasive. Even with a tower in a great
>>> location.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 10:57 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If I was to put up a couple towers with the hopes of attracting cell
>>>> companies, should I put up monopoles. How tall?
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