LaunchDental
DentistReal estate investorRetired early

Get out of the chair. Retire early.

How I turned $75,000 into a 100% annual return, and how dentists can use commercial real estate to work 1–2 days a week.

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Dr. Andy Tibbitts
Dr. Andy TibbittsCo-founder, Launch Dental

Proficiency. Patients. Profitability.

$30M+medical-office portfolio built
1–2 daysa week in the chair
20+ yearspracticing & investing
Michigan '05DDS, University of Michigan
Portrait of Dr. Andy Tibbitts
  • DDS, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 2005
  • Owner-dentist, Legacy Dental, Murrieta area, California
  • Co-founder, Launch Dental
  • Commercial real estate investor focused on medical office buildings
My story

My dad did everything right. He never got to retire.

My dad, Kent Tibbitts, died of a heart attack at 54. I was 28 and still in dental school at the University of Michigan. He worked hard, played by the rules, and planned to enjoy life "later." Later never came.

That's when I made a decision:

I was going to earn as much as I could, invest early and often, and retire at 45.

So I bought a dental practice, then the building it sat in, then another building. One building became a portfolio of medical office buildings worth more than $30 million. The rent from those buildings, not the hours I spent in the chair, is what bought back my time.

Today I practice about a day or two a week. The rest of the time goes to my family, pickleball, golf, concerts, ballgames, and travel. I started Launch Dental to show other dentists how to do the same thing, and to do it sooner than I did.

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What Launch Dental offers

Everything a dentist needs to launch out of the chair.

Dentistry pays well, but it pays by the hour. Launch Dental is about turning that income into assets that pay you whether or not you're holding a handpiece.

The Community

Dentists who want to own the buildings, not just rent the chairs. Share deals, lessons and wins with people on the same path.

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The Podcast

Straight talk about buildings, practices, partners and getting out of the chair, starting with my mentor and first partner, Musa.

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The Book

Don't Die Before You Retire: the story and the playbook, from my first building to a 1–2 day work week.

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Coaching

Hands-on guidance for your own exit plan: owning your practice's building, growing a portfolio, and planning what's next.

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The approach

Own the dirt under your drill.

The path I took is simple to describe and takes patience to walk. Here's the shape of it.

01

Own your building

Stop paying rent to someone else. Buying the building your practice sits in turns your biggest expense into an asset.

02

Add medical tenants

Dentists understand what healthcare tenants need. That's an edge when you buy, lease and manage medical office space.

03

Buy back your time

As the buildings grow, the chair becomes a choice. Work a day or two a week because you want to, not because you have to.

Everything here is my own experience, shared for education. It isn't financial, tax, or legal advice, and real estate carries real risk. Your results will be different.

Podcast & YouTube

Real talk about getting out of the chair.

Conversations with the people who taught me, and the dentists and investors doing it now. Subscribe to catch every new episode.

  • NewAndy & Musa: my mentor and first partnerHow a lunch with a retired dentist turned into my first building.
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Coming soon

Don't Die Before You Retire

My dad never got his "later." This book is about making sure you get yours: how a young dentist got out of the chair and let real estate do the heavy lifting.

  • Why the chair is a trap, and what trading time for money really costs
  • The first building I almost didn't buy, and the mentor who talked me into it
  • How one building becomes a portfolio
  • Designing a life where work is optional
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FAQ

Questions

What is Launch Dental?

Launch Dental is a community for dentists who want to get out of the chair sooner. I co-founded it to share what I've learned about practice ownership and commercial real estate, so more dentists can reach the point where work is optional.

What does "100% annual return" mean?

It describes one of my own early deals: my share of the building's yearly cash flow eventually grew to roughly what I originally put in. That was one building, after some lean years, and it isn't a projection or a promise for any other deal.

Do I need to be a dentist?

No. Launch Dental is built around dentists, but the ideas apply to any high-income professional who trades time for money.

Do I need a lot of money to start?

Not necessarily. Many dentists start by buying the building their own practice is in, often with financing designed for owner-occupied property. What makes sense depends on you, your lender and the deal.

When does the book come out?

Soon. Join the list above and you'll be the first to hear.

Is this financial advice?

No. I share my own experience for education. Talk to your own CPA, attorney and financial advisor before making decisions.