Leasing often offers significant benefits over paying cash. Through leasing, you can:   Finance Property Improvement Plans (PIP's) & renovations Acquire needed assets immediately through long term financing Address budgetary constraints Address technological obsolescence by acquiring current hardware and software Conserve reserve funds and protect cash flows Expense lease payments and realize off-balance sheet benefits Expense the cost of assets over time Reduce maintenance costs by replacing older equipment Reposition property Secure lease financing with the equipment being financed, not with the real estate Use an alternative source to real estate debts and/or expensive mezzanine financing