I'd consider checking in with Live Oak bank.  Don't know what their rates
are, but they have a program oriented specifically toward our industry.



On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 5:36 PM Dev <d...@logicalwebhost.com> wrote:

> We had a company quote us 7%, but our math came out to 12%, they disagreed
> no matter what we said. Aren’t they required to disclose the real rates?
>
> IIRC Ritalia was around 12% or so, so expensive money.
>
> I wish our credit union could be bothered to consider it, but they have a
> fresh stack of blank stares from all staff.
>
> I heard banks in the Midwest were more used to equipment financing. Don’t
> want to buy new at 2-3X the price because they have a good deal on
> financing.
>
> On Feb 28, 2020, at 16:21, Forrest Christian (List Account) <
> li...@packetflux.com> wrote:
>
>
> 
> And don't fall for the 'lease rate' crap the leasing companies push.
>
> Let's say you get a 5-year lease on a 100K piece of equipment.  The
> leasing company will quote you a leasing rate of something like 2.5%, with
> a payment of $2500/month, with a dollar buyout.  The naive assumption is
> that 2.5% is the interest rate.   Which would be a great rate.
>  Unfortunately, this isn't actually what it is.  Instead, 2.5% is the
> amount of the total purchase you pay each month.   So this means your
> payment is 100K * 0.025 = $2500 per month.
>
> If you take "100K, 5 Years, 2500/month" payment and stick it into a loan
> calculator, you'll find that the rate is actually 17.274%.  Which is pretty
> bad.
>
> It's even worse that the sales people will tell you to your face how great
> the rate is and how it's better than your bank.   And then argue with you
> when you tell them how bad it really is.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 2:28 PM can...@believewireless.net <
> p...@believewireless.net> wrote:
>
>> Ritalia has horrible rates. Other companies are better. Your bank is
>> probably the best.
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 4:07 PM Jeff Broadwick - Lists <jeffl...@att.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> +1 on Ritalia!
>>>
>>> Also done well with Summit and LCA.
>>>
>>> Jeff Broadwick
>>> CTIconnect
>>> 312-205-2519 Office
>>> 574-220-7826 Cell
>>> jbroadw...@cticonnect.com
>>>
>>> > On Feb 28, 2020, at 2:53 PM, Graham McIntire <gra...@vntx.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > We did a lease/finance through Ritalia and had great luck with them. I
>>> > can't say we had a great rate (I don't remember what it was,) but they
>>> > were easy to deal with and worked out well.
>>> >
>>> > Graham McIntire
>>> > Verona Networks
>>> > President/Owner
>>> >
>>> >> On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 2:40 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I have had a pretty good experience with John Deere on both rent to
>>> own and
>>> >> lease on a couple of mini excavators.
>>> >> Just ask the dealer for dealer financing.
>>> >>
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: Dev
>>> >> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 11:32 AM
>>> >> To: AF@af.afmug.com
>>> >> Subject: [AFMUG] equipment lease/purchase companies
>>> >>
>>> >> Has anyone had a good experience with equipment lease/purchase/finance
>>> >> companies for things like mini-ex, directional bore, etc? Our local
>>> banks
>>> >> are totally clueless on equipment, so you have to go find a broker
>>> (who
>>> >> takes a cut) who shops it to an out-of-state non-retail bank.
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