Leasing used pianos

[Mike Spalding]

Gerald,

50% deal?  Delivery happens once, tuning and service goes on forever.   
The less the dealer pays for a piano, the more likely you'll be putting 
more hours into repairs and maintenance.  Put a dollar value on your 
time, and everything else that goes in or out, calculate net income, and 
get your 50% every month.  How much do you trust this dealer?  Will this 
50% deal include opening the books to you so you can be confident he's 
dealing square?  It may be simpler to just charge for your time.

Mike

mccleskey112 at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Pros and Cons about leasing used pianos. The store that I service for 
> wants me to partner with them in \"fixing up\" and leasing used 
> pianos. They are offering a 50% deal. We can rule out purchasing cheap 
> new pianos. Our target is 50 to 20 year old instruments that can be 
> repaired and tuned to A440. The dealer is doing the financing and 
> delivery and I am providing the labor and maintenance. Deal or no 
> deal? Thanks for your advice.
>  
> Gerald