Truly, I know zero about this, but why would a doctor want to buy the practice ?What does a doctor get that s/he could not get just by opening up his/her practice in the same leased space?
LOL, I now zero about it, too, but I can speculate up the wazoo.
It's like moving into a furnished home, but better because the staff is already trained (you may have to retrain if you see differently) and at least for the business part of it, it's a well-oiled machine that's been in business for several years. The doctoring part would be something he/she could focus on while gradually learning about the other working part: the administrative part of it.
Walking into a pre-existing practice even without patients: no staff hiring and training, advertising for staff and interviewing or hiring through an agency most likely and that cost at least a third on top of staffer wages. In this case since it's cash only, there's no billing patients or submitting paperwork to insurance to worry about (and pay staff for).
I thin about the super simple basic stuff, too. Office equipment and supplies are there, paper, pens, paper clips, computer and software, coffee machine. Yeah, I'm a basic kinda gal.
A downside I could see is that if you don't like someone or their work ethic it's really tough to fire someone. I mean emotionally, not legally. Even if it's totally warranted and necessary and you're the boss, it can be pretty awful.
The doctor-related items are in place, stethoscope, etc. without stress of having to make a list or look for someplace that sells a kit like "Doctor's Office in a Box" (hey, that's a cool idea for any type of business!) like the existing Bed in a Bag, or Kitchen in a Box for dorm or first apartments.
Some people would love walking into a preexisting situation, others (like me) would relish the thought of planning and setting up shop themselves.
The space already exists, no hunting real estate.
Basically, the staff will run itself at least for a while
Awesome!
