# Lease Option
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-option/24314
**Category:** Montague County, TX
**Created:** [September 16, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-option/24314 "2010-09-16T02:03:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Kirk\_Corley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kirk_Corley)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-option/24314/1 "2010-09-16T02:03:07Z")
I have just received paperwork for a 3 year lease with a two year option at 20% of royalty and $300.00 per mineral acre paid up bonus. It is on about 17 net acres in Montague County. I have also been dealing with some potential buyers of the rights. I was told that leasing would not hinder my sale. My question- Is 20% fair with a 300/acre bonus? Also, would signing a lease hinder any future sales?
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### Author:  [@Charles\_Laughlin](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Charles_Laughlin)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-option/24314/2 "2013-01-21T18:17:05Z")
My opinion, for what it’s worth: don’t sell. Lease if possible without an option, and try for $500 bonus. You might be able to get the royalty up to 25%, but I wouldn’t push it too hard - had too much bad experience with relatively small interests in Reeves County, Texas. Otherwise, sounds interesting - but for heaven’s sake, don’t sell if you don’t need the money really badly.
As to your question, I would assume that trying to sell a leased mineral interest (if you don’t also own the surface) would be quite a job and the price, if you get any offers, would be lower than if the interest were not leased.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-option/24314/3 "2018-08-15T04:39:33Z")