77th ASSH Annual Meeting - Back to Basics: Practice and Education-IC25: Demystifying Real Estate Investments For Your Practice and For Yourself (AM22)

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The video transcript covers different aspects of real estate investment, including personal and medical investment. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of buying or leasing office space and highlights factors to consider such as market availability, equity over time, and tax benefits. The concept of net operating income and cap rate are explained for evaluating real estate value. The importance of understanding laws and regulations, such as the Stark Laws, in medical real estate investment is emphasized. Structuring partnerships, financing options, and professional advice from real estate attorneys and accountants are recommended for successful and compliant investments.<br /><br />The transcript also emphasizes the need for physicians to recognize their value and be careful when structuring real estate deals. Financing options including loans, leases, and sale leasebacks are discussed, along with advantages of real estate ownership such as building equity and higher ROI. It suggests separating real estate ownership from partnerships using separate LLCs and shares. The benefits of investing in real estate for ambulatory surgery centers are explained, including higher margins and growing outpatient demand. The importance of evaluating needs, market demand, and expansion plans before making decisions is stressed.

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Session Tracks Practice Management

Speaker David Wei, MD, MS

Speaker Gregory D. Byrd, MD

Speaker Lawrence T. Donovan, DO

Speaker Nicholas E. Rose, MD

Keywords

real estate investment

leasing office space

equity over time

tax benefits

net operating income

Stark Laws

financing options

real estate attorneys

physicians

higher ROI

ambulatory surgery centers