Turnkey Veterinary Clinic – Absentee-Owned with Experienced Staff
Business Overview
Excellent opportunity to acquire an established, absentee-owned veterinary clinic located in a highly desirable Oakland County market. The clinic is situated in an attractive, busy shopping plaza along one of the area’s major commercial corridors, offering excellent road exposure, visibility, and accessibility.
The business provides convenient veterinary care for dogs and cats, including preventative care, vaccinations, wellness services, medications, minor and chronic condition treatment, and diagnostic testing, with the ability to perform several common laboratory tests in-house.
The clinic currently operates as part of an established franchise system, providing proven processes, technology, training, and operational support. There may also be an opportunity for a qualified buyer to operate independently from the franchise, subject to applicable franchise requirements and approvals.
The current owners are not veterinarians and entered the veterinary industry as business operators. The clinic is fully staffed with an experienced veterinarian, manager, and support staff, allowing for very limited owner involvement. The owners have other business interests they would like to focus their time and resources on, creating this opportunity for a new owner.
Currently open only five days per week, the business has significant capacity for additional patient volume and multiple avenues for growth through expanded hours, additional operating days, increased marketing, and continued development of local referral relationships.
A great opportunity for an investor, veterinarian, existing veterinary group, or strategic buyer looking for an established operation with staff in place and room for continued growth.
Investment Highlights
Business Highlights
- Loyal Customer Base
- Recurring Revenue Base
- AI Resilient Industry
Location Highlights
- Ample Parking
Financial Overview
Verified — SellerBusiness Details
2023
2023
2
1 FT , 2 PT
4 days - Tues-Fri 11am-7pm
Veterinary
Ample
Well-maintained veterinary clinic located in an attractive, high-traffic shopping plaza along a major commercial corridor with excellent road visibility. The facility is approximately 1,200 sq. ft. and includes two exam rooms, with the potential to convert the existing office/break room into a third exam room. All business equipment is owned and included in the sale, along with the equipment necessary to perform select laboratory testing in-house. The operation is designed to be lean and efficient, without the need for surgical, X-ray, or ultrasound equipment.
Occupancy & Real Estate
Oakland County
Not Included
1,200 +/-
Leased
$2,759
NNN
April 30, 2028
April 30, 2028
Yes
Training & Transition
Seller will provide reasonable transition and training support to ensure a smooth ownership transfer. The current franchise system also provides established operating procedures, software, and virtual training for staff. The experienced veterinarian, manager, and support team are expected to remain in place following the sale.
Reason for Sale
The owners have multiple other business interests and are looking to focus their time and resources on those operations. Neither owner is a veterinarian, and the decision to sell is not related to the performance or day-to-day operations of the clinic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Start by asking whether this is the type of business that actually fits your interest, background, goals, and available time. The first question is not just "does this business make money?" It is also "would I want to own and operate this?" After that, review the financial summary, asking price, SDE or EBITDA, business description, lease or real estate information, owner involvement, staff structure, reason for sale, and key business details. If the business looks like a potential fit, you can submit a request for more information. From there, we can confirm whether we already have an NDA on file or help you complete one before releasing additional details. A listing page should help you decide whether to take the next step. It is not meant to answer every question you will ever have before breakfast.
SDE stands for Seller's Discretionary Earnings. It is commonly used for smaller Main Street businesses where the owner is actively involved in the operation. SDE is intended to show the total financial benefit available to one working owner. For many small businesses, owners may have personal, discretionary, non-recurring, or owner-specific expenses running through the financials. SDE adds back certain expenses that a new buyer may not incur, along with certain non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization. This helps buyers better understand the normalized earning power of the business. EBITDA stands for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization. EBITDA is more commonly used for larger or more sophisticated businesses, especially when there is management in place and the financials already include appropriate management compensation. The major difference is that SDE typically adds back one owner's compensation and benefits, while EBITDA usually assumes management compensation is already included in the operating expenses. In plain English: SDE is usually more common for owner-operated businesses. EBITDA is usually more common when the business is large enough to be viewed more like an organization than a job with employees.
In many cases, yes. Asking price is the seller's target price, but final terms depend on buyer interest, financing, deal structure, due diligence, and negotiation. A strong offer is not just about price. Sellers also look at down payment, financing certainty, buyer qualifications, contingencies, closing timeline, transition expectations, and how serious the buyer appears. A lower offer with clean terms and a qualified buyer may be more attractive than a higher offer that has more holes than a gas station umbrella.
Some listings include real estate, some offer real estate separately, and others are lease-only opportunities. The listing should indicate whether real estate is included, available, or not applicable. Buyers should pay close attention to whether the reported cash flow accounts for rent. In many cases, even if real estate is available or included, the business cash flow is shown after accounting for rent that the business would pay for occupying the property. If you buy the business and the real estate together, you may effectively receive the benefit of that rent as the property owner. Said differently, the business may pay rent, but if you own the property, that rent may come back to you through the real estate ownership structure. Buyers should review the real estate structure carefully with their lender, CPA, attorney, and advisors.
Most business sales include some form of post-closing transition assistance, but the length and depth vary by transaction. That assistance is usually focused on transitioning the business, not teaching the buyer an entire trade from scratch. A seller may help with vendor introductions, employee handoff, customer transition, basic systems, POS training, operational routines, and general guidance. But if you buy an electrical contractor and you are not an electrician, the seller is not going to turn you into one in two weeks. That is not training. That is a miracle with a clipboard. Buyers should understand what skills are required to operate the business and whether they personally have those skills, can hire those skills, or can manage people who do.
Employees are generally expected to continue working after a sale, but they cannot be legally forced to stay. One of the reasons confidentiality is so important before closing is to avoid unnecessary employee concern or disruption. After closing, employee retention becomes part of the buyer's responsibility. Most employees want stability, fair treatment, clear communication, and confidence that their compensation and work environment are not going to suddenly get worse. A buyer who comes in respectfully, avoids unnecessary immediate changes, and follows evolution instead of revolution will usually have a much better chance of retaining employees. If a buyer walks in on day one acting like a dictator with a spreadsheet, employees may start updating resumes before lunch.
In many cases, a buyer may be able to visit the business discreetly as a customer, especially if it is a customer-facing location. However, buyers must not speak with employees, ask suspicious questions, disclose that the business is for sale, or approach the seller directly unless the visit has been coordinated and approved. Formal site visits are usually coordinated after a buyer has been screened, signed an NDA, reviewed preliminary information, and shown serious interest. Confidentiality matters. A casual visit should not turn into a detective mission with bad acting.
Before submitting an offer, you should ask enough questions to understand the business, the general financial performance, the owner's role, employees, lease or real estate terms, reason for sale, financing potential, transition expectations, and whether the opportunity fits your goals. Our goal is to provide enough information for a serious buyer to decide whether they want to move forward. However, there is a line between pre-offer review and due diligence. Before an offer, it is reasonable to clarify major issues. After an offer is accepted, due diligence is where the buyer verifies the information in detail, reviews supporting documents, examines expense lines, checks contracts, evaluates records, and digs deeper into the business. In simple terms: before the offer, you decide whether the opportunity makes sense. During due diligence, you verify that it is what it was represented to be.
Submit a request for more information through the listing page or contact Capital Business Brokerage directly. We will confirm the listing you are interested in, determine whether an NDA is already on file, and guide you through the next step. Depending on the listing and your qualifications, you may receive additional information, speak with a broker, ask clarifying questions, request a seller call, or prepare an offer. The cleaner and more complete your buyer information is, the faster the process usually moves. Serious buyers tend to get more serious traction.
Information regarding this business has been provided by the Seller and other sources and is believed to be reliable, but has not been independently verified by Capital Commercial Group, Inc., also known as Capital Business Brokerage. All financial, operational, lease, real estate, inventory, equipment, licensing, and other information is subject to buyer verification and may change without notice. This listing is for informational purposes only and is not an offer or binding agreement. Buyers should conduct their own due diligence and consult their own legal, tax, accounting, lending, and business advisors before making any decision. Additional confidential information may require a signed confidentiality agreement, buyer screening, and Seller approval.