OUR TEAM

My name is Ralph Santos, a Los Angeles native that is now working for you alongside with Healthcare Biz Brokers.  I am a no nonsense person who doesn’t believe in mediocre work.  I grew up in Gardena, California and upon graduating from Gardena High School, I was given the opportunity of being able to serve our glorious country!  I was accepted in the United States Army.  As the end of my military service came about, I opted to pursue my college education.  I graduated with honors, Cum Laude, from the University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in Occupational Therapy.  While working as an OTR/L, I decided on going back to school to work on my graduate degree in the field of business.  I obtained my Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California.

I am Broker of Record for Healthcare Biz Brokers and for Simple Realty Solutions.  Our brokerage would be your one stop shop for all things healthcare business related.  Our dedicated team along with our lifetime of healthcare experience will work for you.  Whether you are one of our seasoned sellers or an up and coming entrepreneur, our brokerage will help you with navigating your journey.  What makes us different from our competitors will be defined by our clinical experience, our business experience and our brokering experience.

My clinical experience spans a twenty year time frame within different settings in the healthcare continuum.  I have had the opportunity to have worked in acute care hospitals, outpatient therapy centers, skilled nursing facilities, adult day health care center, home health agencies and hospice agencies.  As an Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) I worked diligently in the rehabilitation of my clients.  My experience with a diverse patient and diagnosis population has given me the insight that I now have when we are assessing the clinical viability our healthcare businesses.  I do believe that being a licensed clinician affords me an edge over our competitors who may have the business knowledge base, yet lack the skill set that our clinical buyers are looking for when it comes to purchasing or selling a healthcare business.

As a healthcare business owner myself, I know intimately what it takes to operate a business.  I owned a skilled home health agency in Pasadena, California for over ten years.  Our agency was Medicare insurance based with an amazing team that focused on quality care.  Our patients were the cornerstone of our practice and thankfully the majority of our patients believed in us and were loyal to us.  We went through multiple Joint Commission surveys and we always strived to learn from our mistakes to create a healthy agency.  We also gave back to our community by attending numerous healthcare functions where our nursing team provided free consultative services.  Our team also attended numerous California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) seminars and conferences which added to the value of the healthcare services which we rendered.

Finally, our brokering services at this point have become an evolution that does not stop growing.  We are constantly learning new and innovative ways to help our clients with their respective business transactions.  As members of the California Association of Business Brokers (CABB) and of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) we are constantly adding to our knowledge base and our network resources.  As I mention to all of our clients, no two transactions are alike, therefore having a broker who understands the various phases of the sale process will help you, our client, to have a smoother transaction.  This added value of striving to be as competent as possible had led to many of our clients being impressed and protected.  Our job as your broker is make sure that via our fiduciary duties that we create a transaction that is transparent and honest.  Our goal is to give the opportunity to our client to make an informed decision that will allow them to proceed with a healthy and hopefully profitable financial decision.

On the real estate side of the continuum, Simple Realty Solutions is the part of our brokerage puzzle that helps our clients who are looking at the selling of or the acquisition of a piece of real estate, whether it be a commercial piece or a residential piece.  We have the know how to help you assess the value of the real estate.  Simple Realty Solutions is a major driver when it comes to you looking at making an offer or you accepting an offer.  We understand that a home that is now a facility is special and that this facility has components that make it unique.  A realtor who does not understand our world will not understand how to value and or market your facility the right way.  Our added value is our experience in the healthcare marketplace.  Let our value become your value as you look at healthcare real estate.

Healthcare Biz Brokers and Simple Realty Solutions come together to help our healthcare business community sellers and buyers.  You have many options when it comes to brokerages, we ask that you allow the opportunity to come to the table to explain to you what we do and how making us a part of your team will bring you positive outcomes.  

Call us (818) 731-7173 or email at info@HealthcareBizBrokers.com to talk with one of our dedicated team members to learn more about how Healthcare Biz Brokers can bring value to you.  Make sure that you check out our website at Healthcare Biz Brokers.com.

 My name is Luz Acosta, your professional Realtor working with Healthcare Biz Brokers, and more specifically our sister real estate brokerage, Simple Realty Solutions. My primary role with our company is in the role of Realtor. One of my specialties is in the home-based facilities market to include our Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs), our Congregate Living Health Facilities (CLHFs), our Adult Residential Facilities (ARFs) and more. One of my passions is helping our clients who are expanding find those just right homes that can be converted to a facility. In the search for that perfect home your agent needs to know your industry and to know what to look for in that home that will become a licensed facility. As you can guess my passion in within the real estate industry and I do find a lot of intrinsic pleasure from helping my clients find their dream home or their dream facility.

My past experience starts with over 12 years of experience in the banking industry. My experience in the banking world includes working as a Mortgage Servicing Specialist, an Underwriter, a Short Sale Specialist, in a cooperative Short Sale program with Bank of America. During my time with Bank of America I was given the opportunity to have traveled throughout the United States to help homeowners with preventing their foreclosure situations, rendering home education workshops, and approving/declining loan modification requests. After my time with the bank, I went onto open and operate a private entity where I took my knowledge to help lenders and Realtors in helping their clients with short sale loan modifications which included the coordination of administrative, legal and financial functions. After this, I was given the opportunity to become a Government Loan Auditor where I organized FHA loan files according to HUD guidelines, performed detailed audits, coordinated with underwriters, branch managers and loan officers and completed FHA and VA loans.

My education would include being a Realtor, being a Mortgage Loan Originator, being a Property & Casualty Insurance Broker, being a Life & Health Insurance Broker, being a Certified Tax Preparer and being a Notary Public. I am very grateful at the opportunities that I have been given both in my work experience and in my educational experience. I do sincerely believe that my passion for working with my clients tied in with my overall life experience bring a value to our present and future clients.

In your search for a healthcare business or in your quest to sell your healthcare business entity or in your search for the just right home, please remember that we our here to be a part of your team. Let us join you in achieving your goals. As your Realtor, I Luz, am looking forward to helping you succeed. Please feel free to email me or call me with any question.