What They're Here For

You've seen those giant companies with all those heavy machineries doing all these heavy duty tasks from time to time or everyday if you live near the construction sites, right? Now imagine what would happen if you were to take away all those big toys of theirs, what would happen next? Well that clearly would result extremely slow production or no work getting done at all - that's how, without doubt, important the type of machinery is to these types of companies. But where do they borrow money to pay for all of it? Let's face the facts, almost all corporation don't start off with a large enough capital to pay for their assets, especially for the costs of the heavy duty equipment.

And because of that, organizations leasing the machinery needed by these companies came about - who the hell are they anyway? Well they're known as equipment leasing companies. Where on earth did they get their capital? Well I don't know yet, but I do know that they are here lease equipment to. If you're unfamiliar with how exactly they work, then read this: what happens here is that a company or industry wishing to borrow the big toys for the completion of whatever project they're doing, goes to an equipment leasing company, and requests usage of certain goodies. The latter then buys the specified goodies as requested by the "requestor", whether they are from certain manufacturers and/or other sources, and leases it to them for a certain period of time.

The equipment leasing company then charges a certain monthly fee for lending the goods (nothing does come free).The advantage of the customer here is they don't have to shell out a large sum of cash all at once, as in paying for everything in full. This would really be in practical, given most of them only need such toys for a certain period of time. Afterwards, they usually find no good use for them anymore. Moving forward, the next question you'd have in mind is "which equipment leasing company should I go to?" That runs through the minds of many, so my answer to that would to contact the manufacturer of the goods you wish to borrow or lease - why? Because they know all the leasing companies they are doing business with, and will then be able to refer you to one offering the best deal.

After you get a list of all your potential lenders, get quotes from them, and show it to the manufacturer you've contacted in the first place. This is to make sure that the companies you went to aren't charging that much, for your best interests. Now you're wondering why they'd care that much, and if you had any common sense, you wouldn't. The answer to that is: they want to "sell" you their equipment, and so getting an unfair deal would probably force you to go to another manufacturer, which means they lose business. After having the quotes checked, it's time for you to pick the best one out for yourself, and stick with it.

By Rick Goldfeller