BUYING OR SELLING

Poelstra Properties offers valuable assistance when it comes to buying a post office. Here are the benefits and services they provide:

1. Ownership Advantages:

   • Fee Simple Ownership: When you buy a post office, you acquire the property “fee simple.” This means you own both the land and the building. Additionally, you gain the rights as the landlord to take over the lease with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as the tenant.
   • Safety: The USPS lease is backed by the U.S. government, providing exceptional security for your investment. The federal government guarantees the rental income.

2. High Returns and Availability:

   • High Returns: Despite the guaranteed income, you could achieve extraordinary returns ranging from 8% to 30% or more.
   • Availability: Only about 25% of all postal facilities in the U.S. are owned by the USPS. The remaining 75% are privately owned and leased to the USPS.

3. Standardization and Flexibility:

   • Standardization: Almost all leases are on USPS forms, making it easy to choose properties that fit your investment parameters and needs.
   • Flexibility: Purchase prices range from a few thousand dollars to several million dollars, so there are opportunities to fit every investor’s budget.

4. Diversification and Tangibility:

   • Diversification: You can purchase small postal units around the country with different features to diversify your investments.
   • Tangibility: Owning a post office means having something tangible—a building and land—that will always hold value.

5. Tax Advantages and Rental Income:

   • Tax Advantages: You do not have to pay capital gains taxes on profits from the sale of real estate if you reinvest those profits into other “like-kind” real estate within a specified period.
   • Rental Income: Rental income collected from tenants may cover your mortgage costs, insurance, and maintenance.