In this second episode of the Veterinary Start-Up Practice Podcast, attorney Rob Montgomery is joined by guest Dez Merrow, a buyer/tenant real estate agent in Northeast Florida for CARR Healthcare Realty. Rob and Dez focus their discussion on the key terms that real estate agents and attorneys like to see in a Letter of Intent (LOI) since the LOI helps to lay the foundation for a smooth lease or purchase negotiation. Having an experienced real estate agent, such as Dez, who is familiar with what’s important in veterinary office negotiations and who knows to ask the landlord for veterinarian-specific items (such as free rent during build-out, tenant improvement allowance, exclusivity, and favorable assignment language) can be invaluable for a veterinarian looking to do a start-up.

Dez dedicates her time at CARR to helping her veterinary clients find and negotiate land purchases for ground-up construction for their dream practice, as well as for the perfect retail or office space to open their start-up, satellite, or additional vet practice location. Dez also helps her veterinary clients renegotiate the terms of their upcoming lease renewals, as well as negotiate expansions into adjoining space or relocation to a better/newer/more favorable location.

Listeners who want to connect with Dez can do so at 904-686-5886 or [email protected] or visit CARR’s website which will allow them to find a great representative in their market, https://carr.us/lease-or-purchase-evaluation/ and those who want to reach Rob can do so at [email protected] or through his law firm’s website at www.YourVetLawyer.com.