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Pointe Automotive is a national Automotive Capital Advisory Firm serving auto dealers. We specialize in Sale-Leasebacks, 1031 Exchanges, and M&A Support Services.
Automotive Capital Advisors
At Pointe Automotive, we help auto dealers defer taxes and maximize real estate value as experienced Automotive 1031 Exchange Specialists, Sale-Leaseback Strategists, and providers of M&A Support for CPAs, attorneys, and buy-sell advisors. Our mission is to deliver strategic, tax-efficient solutions that unlock capital, preserve equity, and enhance financial outcomes during ownership transitions.
With over 40 years of industry experience, we collaborate closely with professional advisors to guide their dealer clients through complex transactions—whether structuring a 1031 exchange, executing a sale-leaseback, or supporting a dealership buy-sell.
At Pointe Automotive, we go beyond real estate and M&A—we serve as a trusted partner in delivering clarity, confidence, and long-term value for the professionals and clients driving the automotive industry forward.
Strategic Advantages
✔ Unlocks Capital Through Sale-Leaseback Strategies: Converts dealership-owned real estate into liquidity, enabling reinvestment into operations, acquisitions, or succession planning—without disrupting day-to-day control.
✔ Defers Taxes with Strategic 1031 Exchanges: Helps dealers sell appreciated real estate and reinvest into income-generating properties while deferring capital gains taxes, preserving wealth, and maximizing investment potential.
✔ Delivers Tailored Capital Advisory Solutions: Designs custom funding strategies that align with dealership growth goals—whether for expansion, remodeling, or debt restructuring.
✔ Maximizes Real Estate Value and Returns: Provides expert market analysis and property repositioning strategies to ensure real estate holdings are optimized for income and long-term appreciation.
✔Aligns Real Estate with Business Objectives: Integrates financial, tax, and operational planning to ensure that every real estate decision supports the dealer’s broader business strategy.
✔ Brings Over Four Decades of Automotive Expertise: Offers trusted insight and execution from seasoned professionals who understand the unique challenges and opportunities facing today’s auto dealers.
OUR SERVICES
Sale-Leasebacks
At Pointe Automotive, our Sale-Leaseback Advisory Team helps auto dealers maximize returns when selling their dealerships by strategically unlocking the full value of their real estate. Through a sale-leaseback transaction, dealers can separate their real estate from their business operations, making the sale more attractive to a broader pool of potential buyers. This approach allows sellers to monetize 100% of their property’s equity while maintaining long-term operational control, providing both liquidity and financial stability. By reducing the upfront capital requirements for buyers, a well-structured sale-leaseback increases competition, enhances dealership valuation, and ensures a more profitable transaction for the seller.
Our team at Pointe Automotive specializes in structuring competitive, long-term lease agreements that optimize cash flow and secure favorable terms for sellers. This strategy not only maximizes the financial return on the real estate but also ensures that dealership owners can continue operations smoothly without disruption. Whether you’re planning an exit, transitioning ownership, or positioning your business for long-term growth, our sale-leaseback solutions provide the capital and flexibility needed to achieve your financial goals. With a proven track record in automotive dealership sales and sale-leaseback transactions, Pointe Automotive is the trusted advisor for dealers looking to unlock their real estate value and maximize their return on investment.
1031 Exchanges
At Pointe Automotive, we are experienced 1031 Exchange Specialists dedicated to helping automotive dealerships and property owners defer capital gains taxes and maximize their reinvestment power. With decades of hands-on experience in automotive real estate and structured transactions, our team guides clients through the complexities of 1031 exchanges—from identifying qualifying replacement properties to coordinating with intermediaries and ensuring strict IRS compliance. By deferring taxes on the sale of dealership or aftermarket real estate, sellers retain more capital to reinvest into higher-performing assets, expand their footprint, or diversify their portfolio.
Our deep understanding of the automotive sector allows us to source and structure qualified replacement properties, including NNN-leased dealerships, service centers, and sale-leaseback opportunities with high-credit tenants. Whether you're transitioning out of ownership, consolidating operations, or growing your real estate holdings, Pointe Automotive’s 1031 Exchange services provide the strategic guidance, property access, and transaction execution you need to preserve wealth, optimize cash flow, and meet long-term investment goals—all while staying fully compliant with federal tax code requirements.
M&A Support Services
At Pointe Automotive, we provide specialized M&A Support Services as experienced Automotive Capital Advisors, helping dealership and collision center owners maximize the value of their real estate during a buy/sell transaction. Whether the goal is to unlock equity, create passive income through a sale-leaseback, or strategically structure a sale to defer capital gains taxes, our team works seamlessly with your CPA, attorney, and buy-sell advisor to align the transaction with your broader financial objectives. We bring decades of experience in both automotive real estate and capital structuring, ensuring every element of the transaction is optimized for tax efficiency and long-term value.
Our M&A Support Services include real estate valuation, bifurcation strategies, sale-leaseback structuring, and 1031 exchange planning, all designed to preserve your wealth and create flexible options for reinvestment. By separating the sale of operations from the underlying property and coordinating closely with your advisory team, we help you defer taxes and enhance liquidity without disrupting business continuity. Whether you're preparing to exit, expand, or reposition your assets, Pointe Automotive delivers the insight, structure, and support needed to make your next move a strategic, tax-advantaged success.
Founder and CEO
“I help auto dealers unlock equity, defer taxes, and maximize the value of their dealership properties…”
As Founder and CEO of Pointe Automotive, I serve as a trusted Automotive Capital Advisor to franchised dealerships, dealer groups, and real estate owners across the U.S. automotive retail sector. With over 40 years of experience in dealership operations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and real estate strategy, I help auto dealers unlock equity, defer taxes, and maximize the value of their dealership properties.
My work is centered around real estate-driven capital strategies, including:
Sale-leaseback structuring to unlock capital from dealership real estate
1031 exchange guidance to defer taxes and reposition into higher-yield assets
Real estate disposition and investor marketing for surplus or underutilized properties
Buy-sell M&A advisory integrated with real estate valuation and bifurcation
Investment packaging for NNN dealership properties and net lease buyers
I work exclusively within the automotive sector, representing auto dealers, family-owned groups, and high-net-worth investors who seek to preserve and grow their capital through strategic real estate and exit strategies.
If you own dealership real estate or are planning for growth, succession, or sale, let’s have a confidential conversation about how we can help you maximize your position.
