title: Buying and leasing real estate for veterinary hospitals.
abstract: The major factors to be considered in the real estate purchase decision are the interest rate, the depreciation schedule, the property appreciation, the income tax impact, and the impact of paying a principal payment as part of the real estate mortgage. All these factors must be compared with the costs of leasing.
authors.affiliation: Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, 611 Cowlitz Way West, Suite B, Kelso WA 98626, USA. karl@vetbizlaw.com
authors.forename: Karl R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Salzsieder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006762:Hospitals, Animal / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007183:Income Tax; D007860:Leasing, Property; D020399:Practice Management / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics*