Your Vet Lawyer Podcast Robert H. Montgomery, III, Esq.

The all-important subject of real estate is once again the topic of conversation for this episode of the Veterinary Start-Up Practice Podcast in which Rob is joined by Peter McCann, a veterinary-focused commercial real estate agent with CARR Healthcare Realty, one of the nation’s leading providers of commercial real estate services for healthcare tenants and buyers. In the episode, Rob and Peter discuss the advantages and disadvantages of leasing versus purchasing the practice real estate, the role that demographics play when looking to lease or purchase in a particular location, and issues regarding zoning and how it may impact a project and a vet practice’s ability to succeed.

In addition to working as a commercial real estate agent for CARR, Peter is also an attorney and long-time business law and real estate law professor who relies on his legal and teaching experience to guide vets through the most challenging parts of the real estate process—negotiating the terms of their lease/purchase, navigating the nuances of zoning, and re-negotiating terms for practices that are captive to their expiring leases.

Listeners who want to reach out to Peter can do so at (267) 373-7366 or at peter.mccann@carr.us and those who want to reach Rob can do so at
Rob@RMontgomery-Law.com.

Financing is the topic of conversation for this episode of the Veterinary Start-Up Practice Podcast in which Rob is joined by Doug Dries, a Senior Business Development Lending Consultant with Wells Fargo Healthcare Industries Group. Rob and Doug discuss the timing of when a veterinarian should establish a relationship with a lender during the start-up process, what lenders typically consider when evaluating a veterinarian for a practice loan, how lenders decide on loan amounts, and whether a veterinarian with student debt can expect to qualify for financing.

Over the past 22 years, Doug has been helping doctors start, grow and transition their practices. With Wells Fargo, he specializes in lending to healthcare providers for practice start-ups, practice acquisitions, refinancing existing practice debt, expansions/relocations, and also offers equipment financing.

Listeners who want to reach Doug can do so at (610) 663-5632 or at
doug.dries@wellsfargo.com and those who want to reach Rob can do so at Rob@RMontgomery-Law.com.

In this episode of the Veterinary Start-Up Practice Podcast, Rob speaks with Ben Bell, the owner and president of Blackstone Building Group LLC, and Trae Anderson, the owner and principal of Blackstone Architecture. Blackstone Building Group LLC specializes in design and construction of healthcare offices, and Blackstone Architecture specializes in the design-build approach to commercial healthcare construction. In this episode, they discuss the meaning of the design-build approach, the importance of having a small, expert support team while preparing a start-up, and the value of having aesthetically pleasing building designs in veterinary practices.

Ben Bell serves as the single point of contact for veterinarians, dentists and doctors and assists them through every phase of a project from the initial concept through getting open for business, and Blackstone Building Group has become an industry leading design-build company for healthcare projects in major markets including the Northeast, the Atlanta metro area, and south Florida. Trae Anderson is a registered architect in 5 states (PA, NJ, DE, GA, FL), and has over 15 years of experience in designing a variety of architectural projects. He also has almost 10 years of design-build experience.

Listeners who want to reach Ben can do so at (302)824-2627, and at ben@blackstonebg.com, and those who want to reach Trae can do so at (302)438-5839 and at trae@blackstonearch.com. Listeners who want to reach Rob can do so at Rob@RMontgomery-Law.com.