Answers · Sale & leaseback timeline
How long does a sale and leaseback take?
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A sale and leaseback can move quickly — often weeks rather than months — when you deal with a funded, long-term buyer who decides in-house. Because the sale price and the lease terms are negotiated together up front, you settle both your number and your future tenure in a single process.
The timeline depends mostly on who's on the other side of the table. A long-term buyer who controls their own capital and makes decisions in-house can commit quickly; a fund that has to take a deal through an investment committee moves more slowly. And because the price and the leaseback are agreed together, there's no gap between selling and locking in your tenure — you know both at once.
The practical steps are a confidential conversation, agreement on price and lease terms (length, reviews, responsibilities), due diligence on the property, and settlement. How fast it goes comes down to readiness — having your title, lease history and property information to hand — and the buyer's ability to commit capital. A direct permanent-hold buyer can typically move at the speed your business needs.
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