Seller Frequently Asked Questions
The Transitions Group, LLC wants to ensure you're prepared to the fullest extent before deciding on selling your practice. We've answered a few common questions sellers frequently ask. If you have a question that isn't found in this list, please click the "Ask a Question" button and ask away.
How long will it take to sell my practice from the time I list?
I have read that dental practices are worth 70% of their gross receipts averaged over the past three years. Is that true?
When The Transitions Group, LLC lists my practice for sale, how will it be marketed?
Will my patients accept a new dentist?
Will I have to carry a note in the sale of my practice?
How can I make my practice more valuable?
The old adage, "Location, location, location" does have an impact on a sale/transition. In a good area, the transaction can happen in as few as 6-12 weeks from the time the valuation is completed. In a rural or an area in less demand it can typically take longer. In that type of situation it is realistic to assume it could be 2-5 years---if indeed it does sell. However, the length of time depends not only on the practice location but also on many other variables.
While three years of financial information is important to determine the value of an office, rules of thumbs are simplistic and don't usually provide the correct value. To find out the true value of a dental office an expert in transitions should be consulted to conduct an evaluation or full appraisal on the practice.
In addition to the The Transitions Group, LLC website, The Transitions Group, LLC has an exclusive relationship with Dental Economics which publishes all listings on a monthly basis. Additionally, many brokers through the network publish and distributed newsletters to dentists.
Your patients will accept a new doctor if the introduction and transition are handled the right way. Your endorsement, coupled with staff acceptance and enthusiasm, is the key.
In nearly all cases it is possible for the buyer to secure 100% financing so you will be paid in cash at closing.
We utilize four different methods which we weigh and average in order to determine fair market value.
Add me to your address bookTestimonial from a Satistfied Dentist
"I can't thank you enough for sending Alan our way. Two wonderful results have shown up: all of the staff are still at the office and I have yet to meet a patient on the street who doesn't thank me for having Dr. Allgood take over the practice. It's such a great feeling to know that those important to me, staff and patients, are being cared for in the manner in which they were accustomed. Win, win, win; for all of us.
When I talk to classmates who are contemplating retirement or selling their practice I never hear about how smoothly the transition is going. Thank you again for making ours go so seamlessly.
Terry Pampel, Foley, AL
Congratulations to the following doctors on the sale of your practice. Thank you for trusting our team with your sale.
Dr. Greg Sand
Dr. John Bellerjeau
Dr. Scott McRae
Dr. Shaun Kern
Dr. Jeff Stanfield
Dr. Joan Friedlander
Dr. Carl Klein
Dr. Mike Mahan
Dr. Betty Lee
Dr. Charles Baldone
Dr. Terry Pampel
Dr. Glenn Stanford
Dr. Robert Sims
Dr. Fredrick Miller
Dr. Winton Cowles
Dr. William Holley
Dr. Steven Lynch
Dr. Bill Finley
Dr. Gerald Burger"
Seller Frequently Asked Questions
The Transitions Group, LLC wants to ensure you're prepared to the fullest extent before deciding on selling your practice. We've answered a few common questions sellers frequently ask. If you have a question that isn't found in this list, please click the "Ask a Question" button and ask away.
How long will it take to sell my practice from the time I list?
I have read that dental practices are worth 70% of their gross receipts averaged over the past three years. Is that true?
When The Transitions Group, LLC lists my practice for sale, how will it be marketed?
Will my patients accept a new dentist?
Will I have to carry a note in the sale of my practice?
How can I make my practice more valuable?
The old adage, "Location, location, location" does have an impact on a sale/transition. In a good area, the transaction can happen in as few as 6-12 weeks from the time the valuation is completed. In a rural or an area in less demand it can typically take longer. In that type of situation it is realistic to assume it could be 2-5 years---if indeed it does sell. However, the length of time depends not only on the practice location but also on many other variables.
While three years of financial information is important to determine the value of an office, rules of thumbs are simplistic and don't usually provide the correct value. To find out the true value of a dental office an expert in transitions should be consulted to conduct an evaluation or full appraisal on the practice.
In addition to the The Transitions Group, LLC website, The Transitions Group, LLC has an exclusive relationship with Dental Economics which publishes all listings on a monthly basis. Additionally, many brokers through the network publish and distributed newsletters to dentists.
Your patients will accept a new doctor if the introduction and transition are handled the right way. Your endorsement, coupled with staff acceptance and enthusiasm, is the key.
In nearly all cases it is possible for the buyer to secure 100% financing so you will be paid in cash at closing.
We utilize four different methods which we weigh and average in order to determine fair market value.
The Transitions Group, LLC
Testimonial from a Satistfied Dentist
"I can't thank you enough for sending Alan our way. Two wonderful results have shown up: all of the staff are still at the office and I have yet to meet a patient on the street who doesn't thank me for having Dr. Allgood take over the practice. It's such a great feeling to know that those important to me, staff and patients, are being cared for in the manner in which they were accustomed. Win, win, win; for all of us.
When I talk to classmates who are contemplating retirement or selling their practice I never hear about how smoothly the transition is going. Thank you again for making ours go so seamlessly.
Terry Pampel, Foley, AL
Congratulations to the following doctors on the sale of your practice. Thank you for trusting our team with your sale.
Dr. Greg Sand
Dr. John Bellerjeau
Dr. Scott McRae
Dr. Shaun Kern
Dr. Jeff Stanfield
Dr. Joan Friedlander
Dr. Carl Klein
Dr. Mike Mahan
Dr. Betty Lee
Dr. Charles Baldone
Dr. Terry Pampel
Dr. Glenn Stanford
Dr. Robert Sims
Dr. Fredrick Miller
Dr. Winton Cowles
Dr. William Holley
Dr. Steven Lynch
Dr. Bill Finley
Dr. Gerald Burger"