The calculator on this page works out a payment from a price, an optional down payment, a rate and a term; funding partners set the real terms.
Equipment financing ties payments to the item bought. With a $1 buyout lease the business owns the item at the end; a fair market value lease leaves it the option to hand it back, extend or purchase. Built-in building systems are outside this site. Examples use invented figures.
At a glance
- Landscaping services, Fulton County, GA
196 employer establishments (CBP 2023, NAICS 561730)
- Fitness and recreational sports centers, Fulton County, GA
224 employer establishments (CBP 2023, NAICS 713940)
- Offices of physicians, ZIP 30097
84 employer establishments (ZBP 2023, NAICS 6211)
Used heavy equipment financing: a compact track loader for a Fulton County, GA landscaper
In Johns Creek, GA, the same request covers operatory equipment for a dental practice, rowers for a studio or office tech for a firm. Used machines can go on a request too, and a partner may look closely at age, hours and condition. A dealer invoice with the hour meter reading and an inspection report helps a partner value the machine.
Illustration only, invented figures: a Fulton County, GA landscaping company buys a used compact track loader for $48,000. On a 60-month schedule at 9.5%, the monthly figure is $1,008.09 and the full run reaches $60,485.40, interest accounting for $12,485.40. The 2023 County Business Patterns count put 196 landscaping services establishments with paid staff in Fulton County, GA (NAICS 561730).
Equipment finance agreement vs a loan for a passenger van at a Fulton County, GA child care provider
With an equipment loan, the business owns the van and the lender holds a lien until the balance is paid. An equipment finance agreement reads more like a purchase contract: the business owns the van from the start and makes fixed payments, with the van as security. Payments can look alike; the documents, fees and default terms differ.
A Fulton County, GA child care provider comparing the two can ask each partner for the total of payments, any end-of-term charge and what happens if the van is sold before the term ends.
How does a $1 buyout lease work? Hooded dryers and color processors in Fulton County, GA
A $1 buyout lease is a lease in name and a purchase in practice: the business makes every payment, then buys the equipment for one dollar at the end.
Illustration only, invented figures: $22,000 of hooded dryers, color processors and shampoo-station chairs for a salon on a 36-month $1 buyout lease at $715 a month. The payments plus the buyout total $25,741, which is $3,741 more than the purchase price; that difference is the cost of spreading it out.
What is a fair market value lease? Styling chairs at a Fulton County, GA salon
A fair market value lease charges for use of the equipment over the term. When the term runs out, the business picks one of three paths: send the item back, extend the lease, or buy it for what it is then worth.
Illustration only, invented figures: a Fulton County, GA salon leases $9,600 of styling chairs at $290 a month for 36 months, $10,440 in all. Returning the chairs ends the cost there; buying them adds the end-of-term price on top. Chairs, dryers and color stations are equipment; shampoo bowls are plumbed into the building and are outside this site.
How does equipment financing work? A sterilizer for a Fulton County, GA dental office
- Get the seller's quote with the model, price, tax and delivery.
- Talk the purchase through on (770) 275-6636, or fill in the request form.
- A partner reviews the quote and the practice's finances and may check credit.
- Once the practice accepts an offer, the partner pays the seller directly and the practice takes on the payments.
Illustration only, invented figures: an $11,500 sterilizer for a dental office with $1,150 down leaves $10,350 to finance. Over 48 months at 8.75%, each payment is $256.33; the payments total $12,303.84, and with the down payment the sterilizer costs $13,453.84 in all. Plug those four figures (price, down payment, rate, months) into the calculator on this page to rerun the case.
Is equipment financing debt? Tablets and laptops for a Johns Creek, GA learning center
Yes. A loan or equipment finance agreement is money the business owes, and a lease is a payment obligation for its term. How each one appears in the books is a question for the accountant. A Johns Creek, GA tutoring or learning center buying tablets, laptops and a classroom display takes on that obligation either way, with the equipment as security. The same holds for office tech such as laptops and servers.
Equipment that becomes part of the building, such as heating and cooling units or wiring, is building work outside this site. Funding for costs other than equipment is laid out on the business loans overview. Blog articles put this page to work for single trades: chair packages for a dental office, reformers and rowers for a fitness studio, pedicure chairs for a nail salon and a van and kitchen equipment for a second child care location.
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