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U. S Bank Failures 2008
Washington Mutual Bank, Henderson, NV and Washington Mutual Bank FSB, Park City, UT September 25, 2008 Ameribank, Northfork, WV September 19, 2008 Silver State Bank, Henderson, NV En Espaol September 5, 2008 Integrity Bank, Alpharetta, GA August 29, 2008 The Columbian Bank and Trust, Topeka, KS August 22, 2008 First Priority Bank, Bradenton, FL August 1, 2008 First Heritage Bank, NA, Newport Beach, CA July 25, 2008 First National Bank of Nevada, Reno, NV July 25, 2008 IndyMac Bank, Pasadena, CA July 11, 2008 First Integrity Bank, NA, Staples, MN May 30, 2008 ANB Financial, NA, Bentonville, AR May 9, 2008 Hume Bank, Hume, MO March 7, 2008 Douglass National Bank, Kansas City, MO January 25, 2008
In many instances, the best deal may be no deal at all, but lets look at the opportunity it brings out in the construction and trucking areas. The rent vs buy debate has always gone on in a good and/or bad economy. The renting of construction equipment doesn't require a large outlay of upfront cash but the weekly and/or monthly payments can be extremely high. There is only a short term commitment to the obligation and you will return the construction equipment once the rent period is over. If you are using this construction equipment over a longer period of time, the short term costs add on quickly. In essence, you could have bought and/or leased the equipment with the option to buy and retained title to the construction equipment for the same costs. The bottom line with the buy and/or lease example you would have equity in the equipment at the end of the financial obligation..
This seems like an easy decision but not in this economy. The financing arrangement includes more upfront costs and an obligation usually between 36-60 months...In today's economy, this financing period may seem like a lifetime. In order to get down to more basic principles, it seems like the key to the decision making is what is is a good business financing opportunity. This may include the following information......Do I have a bona fide contract for some defined period. If the answer is yes, how long is it for and what is my total revenue for this period. The next thing to consider is my costs related to this revenue stream. For the most part, the financing obligation usually is one's biggest expense. For this example, instead of using a five year payout for a lease to own, we decide that three years is as long as want to pay the equipment for. Even though the payments are higher per month than five years, we are more comfortable that this analogy than projecting out more unknown time periods beyond three years.. Using this example and comparing all costs, including the three year payout of my financial obligaton, to my revenue stream may be a better way of looking at this business opportunity....If the numbers may sense and the contract runs beyond three years, the amount of net income, cash flow, will be magnified for the fourth or fifth year etc because the financing of the equipment will be paid for at the end of third year...
If this example makes sense, than the next step in this business opportunity financing decision would be hammering out the best price for your construction equipment and shopping for your best financing deal. This may take take some effort on your part but the risk/rewards factors of todays economy may dictate this exercise. This makes a lot of sense because at the end of your shopping for acquisition costs and financing needs, you should be able to ascertain if you have a business acquisition and financing opportunity. If you do great, if not, the rent option Is always available to you as an alternative...
This business opportunity financing arrangement should also apply for the trucking industry as well. There are many places that you can lease on to but your own truck is necessary. With the prices of diesel fuel starting to drop and many companies looking for owner operators, this creates a large opportunity for a wage earner to become an owner operator. This transformation of the driver to owner operator will increase one's revenue stream dramatically. Once again the costs of acquiring this revenue stream should be looked at for fuel and financing costs. The bottom line at the end of the equation is this a good business financing opportunity? One area that one should look at is the repo market. Today, lenders have a large buildup of repossessions. This gives the startup and seasoned business a tremendous opportunity to acquire construction equipment, trucks, and trailers at attractive prices and possibly financing at favorable terms...
This applies to the following: dump trucks, semi trucks, boom trucks, construction trucks, cement and concrete trucks, flatbed trucks, day cabs, water and vacuum trucks, bucket trucks, concrete pumps, backhoes, bulldozers, forklifts, forestry equipment, skid steer loaders, grapple and landscape trucks, dry van and reefer trailers, flatbed and drop deck trailers, dump and end dump trailers etc
In conclusion, a good deal maybe no deal however one should should compare this to the rent vs buy scernio and come to their own conclusion. Bad market conditions can sometimes be turned around which creates great buying and financing business opportunities...
Happy hunting for your acquisition and financing
