Senior Housing Industry Questions
Answers to the questions owners, buyers and investors ask most about commercial senior housing. Haven Senior Investments represents assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and senior housing communities with 16 or more beds in all 50 states.
Selling
The process, documents and timing of selling a community confidentially.
- What is a confidential information memorandum?
- What documents should I prepare before listing my facility for sale?
- When should employees and residents be told about a facility sale?
- Is now a good time to sell an assisted living facility?
- How do I find buyers for my assisted living facility?
- What steps do I need to take to sell my nursing home?
- What is a letter of intent when buying a business?
- Who buys assisted living facilities?
- What do buyers look for when buying an assisted living facility?
- How do I sell my assisted living facility?
- How can I sell my assisted living facility confidentially?
Buying
Costs, financing and operating choices for acquiring a community.
- How much does it cost to buy an assisted living facility?
- Is it better to build or buy an assisted living facility?
- How much does it cost to buy a nursing home?
- Can I hire an experienced administrator to run a facility I buy?
- Can I partner with an operator to own an assisted living facility?
- How do I buy an assisted living facility with no healthcare experience?
- How do I buy an existing assisted living facility?
- Is buying an assisted living facility a good investment?
- How do I buy a nursing home?
- How much does it cost to buy a memory care facility?
- What are the biggest risks of buying an assisted living facility?
- What due diligence is needed to buy an assisted living facility?
Listings & Off-Market
Where to find commercial senior housing for sale, on market and off market.
- How to find off-market senior housing deals
- Where can I find commercial assisted living facilities for sale?
- What is the best way to source off-market assisted living acquisitions?
- Where can I find assisted living facilities for sale?
- Do assisted living facilities for sale include the real estate?
- Where can I find an RCFE for sale?
- Where can I find large assisted living facilities for sale?
- Where can I find nursing homes for sale?
- Where can I find memory care facilities for sale?
- Can I buy a vacant nursing home or assisted living building?
- Where can I find personal care homes for sale in Pennsylvania?
Investing & Basics
The fundamentals of senior housing as an investment, from product types to profitability.
- What is the difference between assisted living and a nursing home?
- How much money do you need to open an assisted living facility?
- How much does it cost to open a nursing home?
- What is a CCRC?
- What is an RCFE?
- Is there a shortage of senior living facilities?
- What is the difference between assisted living and memory care?
- How much does an assisted living facility owner make?
- How profitable is owning an assisted living facility?
- Is senior housing a good investment in 2026?
- How do I invest in senior housing?
- Is a nursing home a good investment?
- What are the pros and cons of owning an assisted living facility?
- What is the profit margin of an assisted living facility?
Succession & Exit
Planning a transition, a turnaround or a full exit on your timeline.
- When should an assisted living owner start succession planning?
- How to create a succession plan for a family-owned assisted living business
- Steps to turn around an underperforming memory care facility
- How do you turn around an underperforming assisted living facility?
- Should I sell my assisted living facility or keep it?
- Can I sell the real estate and keep operating my assisted living facility?
Valuation
How senior housing is valued, from NOI and cap rates to appraisals.
- What is the average price per unit for senior housing?
- What is NOI in senior housing?
- How do Medicaid waivers affect assisted living value?
- What is a broker opinion of value?
- How much is an assisted living facility worth?
- What valuation multiples are used for assisted living facilities?
- How to increase the value of an assisted living facility
- How much should I expect to pay for a senior housing business valuation?
- What are senior housing cap rates in 2026?
- How are assisted living facilities valued?
Brokers & Advisors
How to choose and work with a specialist senior housing broker.
- Which brokers have a strong track record selling facilities like mine?
- What do assisted living brokers charge?
- What is the best way to market an assisted living facility for sale?
- How do I choose a broker to buy or sell an assisted living business?
- How do I choose the right broker for selling a senior housing property?
- Who are the most reputable senior housing brokers for facility owners?
- Should I hire an advisor before selling a senior living property?
- Do I need a specialized broker to sell my assisted living facility?
- What should I ask an assisted living business broker before hiring them?
- What is a senior housing M&A advisor?
Financing
Debt options for buying, building and refinancing senior housing.
- What is a capital stack in senior living real estate development?
- What is a sale-leaseback in senior housing?
- How early should I start refinancing my senior housing loan?
- What steps should I take to refinance a senior housing loan before it matures?
- What are my options if refinancing cannot close before my loan matures?
- What do lenders require to refinance an assisted living facility?
- Can you get an SBA loan to buy an assisted living facility?
- How much down payment do I need to buy an assisted living facility?
- How do HUD 232 loans work?
- How can I finance the purchase of an existing assisted living facility?
1031 & Taxes
How 1031 exchanges, allocations and capital gains work when you sell or buy senior housing.
- Does assisted living real estate qualify for a 1031 exchange?
- Can I use a 1031 exchange to invest in senior housing?
- Which assets in a senior housing sale are eligible for a 1031 exchange?
- How does a 1031 exchange work for senior housing?
- What is the 95% rule in a 1031 exchange?
- What is a Delaware Statutory Trust for senior housing?
- What is depreciation recapture when selling a business?
- Can I do a 1031 exchange into a DST?
- Where can I find 1031 exchange replacement properties?
- How is capital gains tax calculated when I sell my assisted living facility?
- Do I pay capital gains tax when I sell my assisted living facility?
Licensing & CHOW
How licensing and the change-of-ownership process affect a transaction.
- How do licensing requirements affect an assisted living acquisition?
- How do I manage licensing and compliance review across multiple states?
- Can an assisted living license transfer to a new owner?
- What is a change of ownership (CHOW) in assisted living?
- How long does a change of ownership take for assisted living?