Selling a company-owned building has an unfavorable image, such as deteriorating business conditions. However, in certain market conditions, such as those where buildings are being sold and purchased at a much higher price than in normal market conditions, it is not a bad idea to sell your building and leaseback it (pay rent to the new owner for a certain period of time, while continuing to operate the main business as it appears on the outside), for example.
This method of sale is commonly referred to as the "sale and leaseback method."
For example, some famous Japanese companies that have been reported to be experiencing a downturn in their core business have made tens of billions of yen in extraordinary profits from the sale of their buildings using this sale and leaseback method. Another example is a company that earned over 100 billion yen in extraordinary profit. In general, it is not easy to earn such a large amount of profit from a single deal in one's core business.
For such cases, it can be called an "aggressive" building management approach.”