Equipment Lending
Equipment Loan vs Lease: The Operator's Math
The iron is the application. This guide covers how that works for one corner of equipment finance.
Equipment Lending
The short version, then the substance.
Key Takeaways
- What each one is
- When the loan wins
- When the lease wins
What each one is. A loan buys the machine and you own it, with the lender holding a lien until payoff. A lease rents it with options at the end. Ownership builds equity. Leasing buys flexibility and newer iron.
When the loan wins. Durable equipment you will run for years, bought at a good basis, especially used. You capture the equity, the resale value, and the borrowing power the machine carries afterward.
When the lease wins. Technology-heavy or rapidly depreciating equipment you want to swap every cycle. The honest answer is fleet-specific. Just never lease something appreciating and never finance something obsolete.
The South Texas angle. Averlend underwrites this every week in Corpus Christi and across Nueces County. If you are working a deal in downtown or anywhere else in the metro, the theory above comes with a local desk attached: see our Corpus Christi lending page or send the deal directly.
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