Own property that is leased to the US Postal Service!
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Yes, you can own a post office building and the land it occupies and/or buy just the land in some cases (called a land lease) that is rented to the United States Postal Service! The best thing is that the rental income is backed by the U.S. Government! (For a little history of the USPS click on WHY BUY THEM? above.)
Get returns from 6% to 30% and above (depending on the lease and clauses and the risk) and, as noted above, the income backed by the Government of the United States of America!
There are around 35,000+/- postal facilities in the U.S. and over 25,000+/- of these are privately owned and leased to the U.S. Postal Service which therefore only owns about 25%+/- of the number of properties they use!
Some post offices are just a few hundred square feet in size and can be bought for as little as several thousand dollars! Some are thousands of square feet on acres of land and sell for millions of dollars. They come in all shapes and sizes to satisfy the investment criteria of all investors, large and small!
If you already invest in and own leased U.S. Postal Service Property would you like to buy more? Would you like to sell the ones you own on this website? Would you like to have some help negotiating leases and option renewals? Then join us at American Postal Owners, Inc. D/B/A "APO" and get free access once you are a member to our expert help and our list of post offices that are put up for sale through this website. APO is not a broker nor does APO have anything to do with either the purchase or the sale of any property you may look to buy or sell after having viewed it on this site.
Membership dues are just $100.00 per year. You get an extensive informative Newsletter each month, access to the members only list of Properties for sale, toll-free calls to our office to get FREE help negotiating leases, options, or for any other reason, plus valuable links and news relating to your ownership of lease property to the US Postal Service. There are many reasons you will save significantly more than the cost of membership by joining. You cannot lose.To join, click on MEMBERSHIP and at the bottom of the page click on APPLY HERE.
On the bar above there is a link MORE INFO. If you are a member and click on that and then on the link "Valuable Links" there will be opportunities for you to gain a lot more value and money than the cost of membership. We want you to maximize the value of your investment in leased postal properties. There is a link to get all your transfer documents if you buy a post office, a link to get a list of the nearest post offices to the one you are looking at, a link to give you all the district offices, the FSO's, and their contact information, etc. It helps us all. Would you like to see a list of Post Office Closures, go to MORE INFO and Valuable Links. Thank you.
Above is the South Montrose, Pennsylvania, Post Office
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Above is the Chunchula, Alabama PO Above is the Antioch, Illinois Post Office
Hot Post Office Properties
Income $140,868.00
Main Post Office: 8,600 interior square feet; 26,132 site square feet. The USPS is presently negotiating a new lease for the same rent for another 5 years with a 5 year option beyond that to 2021. A one-story brick/block building.
Income $3,660.00
Main Post Office: 468 interior square feet; 555 site square feet. 5/21/2009 - new long lasting metal roof, 2 new therm-o-pane windows installed and building steam-cleaned.
Income $20,004.00
North East Station Post Office; 3,189 interior square feet; 13,954 site square feet. NO TERMINATION CLAUSE IN THIS LEASE, LEASE TERM IS FIRM. Roof inspected May 5, 2007 and lower part replaced and balance repaired as necessary. The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen county metropolitan area straddling the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. In 2008, it was estimated to have a population numbering just over 2 million.[1] The metro is the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri and largest with territory in Kansas, though the Wichita Metropolitan Area is the largest metro anchored in Kansas. Satellite cities over 100,000 population in the metropolitan area include Independence, Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas, Olathe, Kansas, and Overland Park, Kansas.
In 2007, Worldwide ERC and Primary Relocation recognized Kansas City third overall as one of the "Best Cities for Relocating Families" in the United States. Also in May 2008, Money rated Overland Park, Kansas, 9th best city to live in the United States. Neighboring city Olathe, Kansas, was rated 11th and Shawnee, Kansas, 39th best. Kansas City is one of 2 metro areas to have 2 cities in the top fifteen.
Property News tip
In Rhinebeck, NY home of APO, the post office is USPS owned. Though it serves well over 10,000 people and has several routes, and is very busy most of the time, they are cutting the hours back. Instead of being open until 7 pm now it will be closing at 5 pm. Instead of opening at 8:30 am it will now open at 9 am. Saturday hours are also being greatly reduced. Many people when considering a purchase often rely on the hours of operation. This is not longer a true indication of how busy the post office is. Think about this.
KEEP THIS IN MIND THE NEXT TIME YOU FEEL CONCERNED ABOUT THE USPS CLOSING SMALL RURAL POST OFFICES.
Under a federal law aimed at ensuring service for rural and remote areas, economizing cannot be the sole factor in closing a post office.
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There are 35 postal properties for sale on the Properties link as of 1/23/2009. Sometimes there are more, and sometimes there are less. Watch for new post office listings in the following States: Washington (now online); W.Virginia; Ohio; N.Carolina; Louisiana (now online); Michigan. We hope they will all be on the Properties page link within 2 weeks.
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THE USPS IS CREATING LANGUAGE IN LEASES THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO FORMER FORM LEASES SO THAT OWNERS WILL NOT PICK UP ON THE SHADY ATTEMPTS TO RUIN THE MARKET VALUE OF YOUR POST OFFICE INVESTMENT.
THERE ARE 2 AREAS YOU NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF AND ONE IS THE PURCHASE OPTION RIDER. SIMPLY, NEVER GIVE THEM THE RIGHT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE OR CONDITION TO PURCAHSE YOUR FACILITY. THEN YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM STEALING THE BUILDING AT WAY BELOW THE ACTUAL MARKET VALUE.
THE SECOND THING TO WATCH OUT FOR IS THE “OTHER PROVISIONS” CLAUSE IN YOUR LEASE NORMALLY ON PAGE 2. THE LANGUAGE OF THE SERVICES & EQUIPMENT RIDER REGARDING ELECTRICITY AND THE SEWER PROVISION IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME. IT APPEARS THAT WE CAN NO LONGER TRUST THE USPS TO NEGOTIATE IN AN OPEN AND FAIR MANNER.
WATCH OUT AND SEND US A COPY OF EACH LEASE THEY SEND YOU SO WE CAN POINT OUT THE FAULTS.
