If a portion of your property largely remains unused, you can turn it into an income-generating site by leasing it out to wireless service providers. After all, mobile wireless companies are constantly on the lookout for available spaces where they can put up cell towers and thereby provide better services to subscribers.

Cellular towers play an important role in telecommunications, particularly since they relay signals from mobile phones to operators who then redirect the data to recipients. To serve the growing demand for reliable mobile data and voice services, property owners can put their properties up for lease as cellular tower sites and in return earn a considerable income for the duration of the lease.

As any property owner who’s allowed a cell phone tower company to lease their land for a cell site can tell you, doing so is a great way to generate long-term residual income. It is for this reason that many owners try their best to attract interest in their property whenever a site acquisition agent rolls into town.

 

The long-held misconception that the radio frequency (RF) signals emitted by a nearby cell tower can be harmful to a person’s health remains just that: a misconception. The fact is that there isn’t a single shred of evidence that supports this absurd claim. In truth, cell towers emit a less-than-powerful signal than what one may receive from a handheld cellular phone.

The bottom line is that these naysayers simply don’t want a cell tower in their vicinity, so they’re desperate to find ways to oppose it. These same people are also likely to argue that a cell tower somehow diminishes the property values in their community. The truth of the matter is, it depends.

In today's digital age, the majority of people have become dependent on their mobile phones more than ever before. A cell tower may not be attractive, but buying a property where the cell service isn’t that great is becoming a major issue in the real estate business. Today, nobody wants to live in a place where their fancy gadgets simply don’t work.

Are cell towers an eyesore? That may be the case for some, but having a cell tower around certainly beats not being able to use mobile devices in today’s highly connected environment.