About this podcast
Doctors Building Wealth is for physicians drowning in student debt and working endless hours, wondering if your medical career will ever bring true freedom. Despite your six-figure income, the path from successful doctor to financially independent professional feels impossibly complex.
We get it—balancing patient care and financial planning is overwhelming when no one taught you how to invest during medical school. Lucky for you, you don't have to figure it out alone.
Meet Drs. Letizia Alto and Kenji Asakura, physicians who've built a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio while maintaining their medical careers. They've helped hundreds of fellow doctors replace clinical income with passive cash flow—without sacrificing patient care.
Join Leti and Kenji each week as they interview physician investors who've escaped the burnout cycle, share step-by-step strategies to analyze deals, and provide actionable blueprints to build your real estate portfolio with your busy schedule. Learn how to leverage your high income, create tax advantages most doctors miss, and build the time freedom you deserve.
It's time to stop trading your time for money and start building generational wealth. Your patients need you at your best—not burned out and counting the years to retirement.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 188 episodes
- Top Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors · 1 h 5 min · Episode 190Most real estate investors know real estate comes with tax advantages. Far fewer are actually using them to the fullest, and even fewer understand the advanced strategies that…
- Asset Protection for Real Estate Investors · 59 min · Episode 189You've done the hard part. You found the deals, you built the portfolio, and you can finally see the outline of the life it's going to buy you. Now here's the uncomfortable…
- Choosing Principles Over Trends: Practical AI Business Strategies · 1 h 1 min · Episode 188Every week there's a new model, a new tool, a new "must-use" prompt. If you've ever felt like you're falling behind on AI no matter how much you read, you're not alone, and…
- What Is Zero to Freedom? Our Real Estate Investing Course Explained · 29 min · Episode 187You've probably heard us mention Zero to Freedom. Maybe you've even Googled it, and found a pile of other people's reviews before you found anything from us actually explaining…
- How This Doctor Rents by the Room for More Cash Flow · 26 min · Episode 186You already know cash flow is what makes a rental worth owning. But what if the same property you were about to buy could produce noticeably more of it, just by renting it out a…
- 6 Components of a Great Real Estate Deal · 30 min · Episode 185You keep hearing the phrase "a great deal." But if someone put a property in front of you right now, could you actually say whether it was great, good, or one to walk away from?…
- Starting Real Estate Later in Life: How Real Estate Can Support Your Retirement Goals · 15 minYou've thought about real estate for years. Maybe fifteen of them. But life kept happening. There were kids to raise, tuition to pay, a demanding career that took everything you…
- Investing in the Downturn: How Doctors Build Wealth When Others Are Waiting · 37 min · Episode 182Everywhere you look, the message is the same: wait. Wait for rates to come down. Wait for the market to settle. Wait until it feels safe again. And so most doctors are doing…
- Local Bank or Loan Broker? How to Finance Your First Commercial Deal · 20 min · Episode 182You found the deal. A five-unit, a small apartment building, your first property big enough to count as commercial. Now comes the question nobody really prepared you for: how do…
- What to Do When You Feel Like You Failed in Real Estate · 41 min · Episode 181You did your homework. You ran the numbers. You bought the property believing it was a good decision. And now something has gone wrong: a tenant problem, a repair you never saw…
- How Doctors Use Bonus Depreciation to Legally Pay Almost No Taxes · 27 min · Episode 180What If Your Tax Bill Isn't as Fixed as You Think? You did everything right to earn this income: the training, the years, the brutal hours. And every April, you watch a huge…
- How to Maximize Returns on Properties You Already Own · 30 minMost Owners Stop Optimizing. The Disciplined Ones Keep Finding Returns. You bought the property. You found the tenant. You set up the systems. Now it cash flows. It's stable. You…
- How to Work with Your Spouse When Investing in Real Estate · 38 min · Episode 178Should You Really Invest in Real Estate With Your Spouse? You and your partner have been thinking about real estate. Maybe you've been dreaming about financial freedom for years…
- What Does a Semi-Retired Life Look Like? · 49 min · Episode 177What If You Didn't Have to Wait Until 65 to Start Living? You're building wealth. You're making progress. But have you actually designed the life that wealth is for? Most…
- Why You Should Always 1031 Exchange (And How to Do It Right) · 20 min · Episode 176What If Selling Your Rental the "Normal" Way Is Costing You a Fortune? You bought a rental property years ago. It's appreciated, you've paid down the loan, and now you're…
- Ep 175: Can Mid-Term Rentals Really Get You 20% Cash-on-Cash Returns? · 22 min · Episode 175What If You Could Get Short-Term Rental Cash Flow Without All the Work? Mid-term rentals have quietly become one of the most popular strategies in our community, and it's easy to…
- The Hidden Risks of Short-Term Rentals (And Why Most Investors Ignore Them) · 26 min · Episode 174What If the Biggest Risk in Short-Term Rentals Is the One You're Not Thinking About? Short-term rentals are one of the most popular strategies in our community — and for good…
- Will Real Estate Investing Make My Life More Stressful? · 20 min · Episode 173What If Real Estate Investing Actually Reduced Your Stress? You're already juggling a demanding career, a family, and a never-ending list of responsibilities. The last thing you…
- Should I Pay Off Student Loans Before Investing? · 25 min · Episode 172What If Paying Off Your Student Loans First Is Actually Costing You? If you're a physician sitting on $200K+ in student loans, you've probably been told the same thing over and…
- Why Retirement Planning Isn't the Same as Planning for Financial Freedom - Interview with Austin Dean · 28 minWhat if you could stop waiting until 65 to enjoy the freedom you're working so hard for? Most financial advisors hand you a retirement plan and tell you to max out your 401(k)…
