Doctors Building Wealth

In this week's podcast, we follow the journey of Shama and Sipra, sisters-in-law and now co-founders of an exciting new start-up called LunaJoy.

Their origins in business actually started with real estate through our Zero to Freedom course.

Shama stumbled upon our course in the midst of the COVID pandemic and this lit a fire under her, acquiring a total of 13 doors in a short period of time and claiming real estate professional status in 2020 and 2021. From there, Sipra also got into real estate investing.

It was this experience in real estate and the mindset work in the course that spurred them to start LunaJoy and build it into an 8 figure business!

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In this episode, we interview Katrina Ubell and learn about her journey of transitioning from being a full-time physician to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Katrina Ubell is a pediatrician who worked in a private practice for over 10 years. She is now a certified life and weight-loss coach who has successfully helped over 1,300 physicians overcome/solve their weight-loss dilemmas. Growing up, owning a company, or starting a business was never in the picture for her. Katrina doesn't have any business background, but she grew interested in becoming an entrepreneur after catching just a glimpse of it.

When she was in medical school, her body weight became an issue for her. Over the course of her training, she kept gaining and losing weight and could not figure out a way to lose the weight and keep it off. As she was approaching the age of 40, she did a life reevaluation. It was then she discovered life coaching and it changed her perspective entirely. It helped her to understand why what she was doing before wasn't working, and what she needed to change moving forward.

2016 was a pivotal year for her. She was able to lose the weight she had been struggling with for years, but still, she wasn’t entirely fulfilled. She was feeling trapped in her medical practice and wanted to try something new while assisting her clients in getting results. She attended various webinars and courses where she learned how to run a business. That was her stepping stone in terms of broadening her base of understanding and building out a foundation for herself. It became a snowball effect from there as she felt empowered by helping others reach their weight-loss goals.

Everything happened gradually. At first, building a team and learning how to manage and lead people, were not among her priorities. As she ran her business, she started hiring people -- sharing ideas and building things together. Even when she had people helping her out with the technical side of the business, Katrina was still attending courses herself. With first-hand experience, Katrina now teaches her students to trust themselves and their intuition. She strongly believes "it's not always the experts that know everything, you know a lot more than you give yourself credit for”.

Though things looked like it was smooth sailing for her, Katrina still had her rough times. There were things that just didn’t work out well for her. She says, “Entrepreneurship was amazing and difficult at the same time”. She hired a publicist as she was working on 

attracting a literary agent for promotion - to get a book deal. This was towards the end of 2020, and without getting into more detail, Katrina and her team did not do their due diligence on her. She learned a lot from that experience and says, "it's easy to be like, I met this person and they seem great. It's a good idea before you really move forward to check a person out."

Success for Katrina means to keep going. She believes it’s continuing to persevere through the hard parts. She also continually works on herself like she always has to grow as a business owner and a leader. The impact that she wants to make on other people and on herself is what keeps her motivated and determined. She has the willingness to fight the odds while learning and growing. For Katrina, true wealth is having the finances to live your day-to-day exactly as you want. She believes that you should also find balance. Whatever that balance is, you should allow time to take care of yourself, time to do your work, and time to spend with the people wh

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Short-term rentals (STRs), also known as Airbnbs or vacation rentals have become increasingly popular over the last few years. This interest spiked during the COVID pandemic, and despite a recent slowdown, interest continues to be strong in the post-COVID era.

We have seen the same trend in our groups. Three years ago, very few in our community were talking about STRs. Now, we see the vast majority are planning to add at least one STR to their portfolio over the next few years. Why such a high, almost frenzied level of interest?

One reason is the potential for high cashflow. It’s not unusual for a single STR to cashflow $50,000 to $100,000 when you self-manage.

Short-term rentals also give high-income professionals a way to shelter their income while continuing to work full-time. Real estate professional status requires that you spend more time in real estate than your current profession, so it is not an option for those who choose to work full-time. These are just a few of the many reasons why so many high-income professionals are investing in STRs.

With so many great benefits, it’s not hard to see why there’s so much interest in short-term rentals. However, when it comes to investing, you can’t just focus on the upsides, you HAVE TO carefully think through the downsides. Otherwise, there’s a considerable risk that you lose money! This is one of the main reasons we created our course, Accelerating Wealth. We wanted to ensure that members of our community limit their mistakes and avoid falling into the common short-term rental traps.

If you want to learn more about the course and how it can help you accelerate your wealth, be sure to tune in!!

Accelerating Wealth is open for enrollment twice a year. If enrollment isn’t open yet, you can join our waitlist to be enrolled in our next course!

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In this episode, we wanted to address a topic that we hear a lot about in our community: Is real estate asset protection worth it?

On one side, we have those who feel that insurance-alone is enough to protect you. They also believe that these asset protection strategies are simply money-making schemes and don't really afford you any additional asset protection.

On the other side, we have those who don't think insurance is enough. They feel the need to add an additional layer of asset protection so they can sleep better at night.

So what's the right answer? Be sure to tune in to find out!

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Looking to learn more? Check out some of our most popular content:

• Join the waitlist for our flagship course, Zero to Freedom
• Take our quiz and see if real estate is right for you
• Learn from more great content on our blog
  
  

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Semi-Retired M.D. and its owners’, presenters’, and employees are not in the business of providing personal, financial, tax, legal or investment advice and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, which is incurred as a consequence, either directly or indirectly, by the use of any of the information contained in this podcast. Semi-Retired M.D., this podcast, and any online tools, if any, do NOT provide ANY legal, accounting, securities, investment, tax or other professional services advice and are not intended to be a substitute for meeting with professional advisors. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of competent, licensed, and certified professionals should be sought. In addition, Semi-Retired M.D. does not endorse ANY specific investments, investment strategies, advisors, or financial service firms.

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The COVID pandemic was an unprecedented event that posed numerous challenges for real estate investors. One of the biggest challenges for owners was the loss of revenue from non-paying tenants. On top of the that, governments enacted eviction moratorium, which prevented owners from evicting these non-paying tenants.

While COVID was unprecedented, these challenges aren't unique. These same challenges can occur during a global recession. So the lessons we learned from COVID are directly applicable to owners as they prepare for a future recession. In this episode, we cover these lessons and how you can use these lessons to help you prepare for an uncertain future!

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• Learn from more great content on our blog
  
  

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In this episode, we go into the logistics of becoming a digital nomad with family.

We first became digital nomads in 2017 when we had a 12 month old. We did it again in 2021, this time with three children and a fourth child joining us intermittently.

We thought this would be a good episode to record now because we are seeing so many of our Zero to Freedom students getting to the point where they’re achieving greater freedoms, both financial and time freedom, as they grow their real estate portfolios.

We’re also seeing many students enjoy their freedoms sooner because they understand the importance of enjoying the journey, not just focusing on getting to the destination. So you’ll see them taking 2 months off at a time to explore the world (and of course checking out real estate along the way) or checking off those bucket list items that they never imagined they would be doing at such a young age.

We also wanted to highlight that you don’t have to stop investing in real estate while you are abroad. As long as you have everything in place ahead of time to allow you to find, acquire and manage a property long-distance (even from another continent away!).

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• Join the waitlist for our flagship course, Zero to Freedom
• Take our quiz and see if real estate is right for you
• Learn from more great content on our blog
  
  

Be part of the conversation - follow our general Semi-Retired MD Facebook page and then join our doctors or professionals group!

Semi-Retired M.D. and its owners’, presenters’, and employees are not in the business of providing personal, financial, tax, legal or investment advice and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, which is incurred as a consequence, either directly or indirectly, by the use of any of the information contained in this podcast. Semi-Retired M.D., this podcast, and any online tools, if any, do NOT provide ANY legal, accounting, securities, investment, tax or other professional services advice and are not intended to be a substitute for meeting with professional advisors. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of competent, licensed, and certified professionals should be sought. In addition, Semi-Retired M.D. does not endorse ANY specific investments, investment strategies, advisors, or financial service firms.

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Looks like we're headed into a recession. Regardless, we think it's best to be prepared.

We've been preparing for the recession since 2015. Even if you haven't, it's not too late to "recession-proof" your real estate portfolio. What do we mean by "recession-proofing" your real estate portfolio?

Finding recession-proof tenants! Renting your property to tenants who get their rent subsidized - ideally by the government, but it can be a non-profit or a company. If it's a company, you want to make sure that the company is recession-resistant (for example, a hospital).

1. Supported living - State sponsored
2. Section 8 housing
3. VASH - Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
4. Sober living
5. Respite housing
6. Sex offender housing
7. Mid-term housing to medical professionals

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__________________________________________________________

Looking to learn more? Check out some of our most popular content:

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• Learn from more great content on our blog
  
  

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Semi-Retired M.D. and its owners’, presenters’, and employees are not in the business of providing personal, financial, tax, legal or investment advice and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, which is incurred as a consequence, either directly or indirectly, by the use of any of the information contained in this podcast. Semi-Retired M.D., this podcast, and any online tools, if any, do NOT provide ANY legal, accounting, securities, investment, tax or other professional services advice and are not intended to be a substitute for meeting with professional advisors. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of competent, licensed, and certified professionals should be sought. In addition, Semi-Retired M.D. does not endorse ANY specific investments, investment strategies, advisors, or financial service firms.

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If you've ever seen an ad for a real estate syndication, you might have come across headlines like this one:

"Get the benefits of investing in real estate without becoming a landlord!"

"This is your last chance to write off taxable income using 100% bonus depreciation!"

While these benefits sound amazing, the problem is, many of these headlines are misleading.

We're not saying that real estate syndications or the people leading them are bad. In fact, we led a syndication last year when we bought our 160 unit property. It's just that the people selling you on these syndications sometimes are not telling you the whole truth. And it makes sense. Being on the active side of investing is extremely lucrative. Syndicators make a lot of money with your money.

So in this episode, we uncover these truths so you have a balanced perspective before investing in a real estate syndication.

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__________________________________________________________

Looking to learn more? Check out some of our most popular content:

• Join the waitlist for our flagship course, Zero to Freedom
• Take our quiz and see if real estate is right for you
• Learn from more great content on our blog
  
  

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Semi-Retired M.D. and its owners’, presenters’, and employees are not in the business of providing personal, financial, tax, legal or investment advice and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, which is incurred as a consequence, either directly or indirectly, by the use of any of the information contained in this podcast. Semi-Retired M.D., this podcast, and any online tools, if any, do NOT provide ANY legal, accounting, securities, investment, tax or other professional services advice and are not intended to be a substitute for meeting with professional advisors. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of competent, licensed, and certified professionals should be sought. In addition, Semi-Retired M.D. does not endorse ANY specific investments, investment strategies, advisors, or financial service firms.

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We often get asked the question, "how do you manage to do it all?"

From the outside looking in, it's a fair question. We run a multi-million dollar business, we own and operate over 150 apartment units, we have four children, we travel about 5 months a year, we attend a meeting or conference almost monthly...the list goes on and on.

But the reality is, we don't!

It might seem like we have it all together but we're just like anyone else. One difference might be that we're always striving to improve our productivity. Just like James Clear says in his book, Atomic Habits, we're aiming to get 1% better every day. Check out the episode to hear our top tips for getting more done so others will ask you, "how do YOU manage to do it all?"

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Wait there's more...If you enjoy the Doctors Building Wealth podcast, check out our FREE real estate training, Ignite Your Journey. Get exclusive, actionable advice and resources about creating financial freedom through cashflowing rentals!

__________________________________________________________

Looking to learn more? Check out some of our most popular content:

• Join the waitlist for our flagship course, Zero to Freedom
• Take our quiz and see if real estate is right for you
• Learn from more great content on our blog
  
  

Be part of the conversation - follow our general Semi-Retired MD Facebook page and then join our doctors or professionals group!

Semi-Retired M.D. and its owners’, presenters’, and employees are not in the business of providing personal, financial, tax, legal or investment advice and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, which is incurred as a consequence, either directly or indirectly, by the use of any of the information contained in this podcast. Semi-Retired M.D., this podcast, and any online tools, if any, do NOT provide ANY legal, accounting, securities, investment, tax or other professional services advice and are not intended to be a substitute for meeting with professional advisors. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of competent, licensed, and certified professionals should be sought. In addition, Semi-Retired M.D. does not endorse ANY specific investments, investment strategies, advisors, or financial service firms.

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In this episode we discuss mid-term rentals.

Who rents mid-term rentals? (traveling healthcare professionals, corporate, insurance companies). We also discuss the best way to list your mid-term rental.

What types of properties can be mid-term rentals?

Which COC calculator do you use?

Who manages the property?

What are the Upsides and downsides?

How is a mid-term rental treated from a tax perspective?

We answer these questions and more in this episode. 

We will also be sharing examples of student’s success in our upcoming Summit. Be sure to grab your FREE ticket today!

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Wait there's more...If you enjoy the Doctors Building Wealth podcast, check out our FREE real estate training, Ignite Your Journey. Get exclusive, actionable advice and resources about creating financial freedom through cashflowing rentals!

__________________________________________________________

Looking to learn more? Check out some of our most popular content:

• Join the waitlist for our flagship course, Zero to Freedom
• Take our quiz and see if real estate is right for you
• Learn from more great content on our blog
  
  

Be part of the conversation - follow our general Semi-Retired MD Facebook page and then join our doctors or professionals group!

Semi-Retired M.D. and its owners’, presenters’, and employees are not in the business of providing personal, financial, tax, legal or investment advice and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, which is incurred as a consequence, either directly or indirectly, by the use of any of the information contained in this podcast. Semi-Retired M.D., this podcast, and any online tools, if any, do NOT provide ANY legal, accounting, securities, investment, tax or other professional services advice and are not intended to be a substitute for meeting with professional advisors. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of competent, licensed, and certified professionals should be sought. In addition, Semi-Retired M.D. does not endorse ANY specific investments, investment strategies, advisors, or financial service firms.

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