What is sale-leaseback?
Selling an owned, occupied building to an investor and leasing it back. It raises full value but surrenders ownership, residual value, and depreciation; its implied cost (rent ÷ sale price) equals the owner return given up.
Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.
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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.