C-152 Leaseback: what's the scoop?

Martin Hotze wrote:

if there is so much expected business than he won't need you for a
leaseback. What's the cost of a usable C150/152?
http://www.aso.com/ lists them from USD 16,500 to USD 65,500. I'd say
for 30 AMU you'll get a usable plane. Why does he want a leaseback?

He just purchased the entire fuel operation for the airport, plus two or
three C-172s and a $250K flight simulator. There was a C-152 on
leaseback but the owner sold it for a larger airplane, so there's an
empty tiedown marked "RESERVED FOR FLIGHT SCHOOL" where the second C-152
used to be.

-c