Physicians and Properties

How To Go From ICU Burnout To Owning Rentals And Assisted Living With Dr. Luis Chug


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🎙️ Welcome back to another impactful episode of The Physicians and Properties Podcast with host, Dr. Alex Schloe.

đź’ˇ What if burnout in the ICU became the spark that launched financial freedom, entrepreneurship, and a mission to transform senior care?

In this episode, Dr. Schloe is joined by Dr. Luis Chug—quadruple board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chug is the founder of Breathe Sleep MD in Houston, a real estate investor with his wife (an acute care nurse practitioner), and an entrepreneur building new ventures in hospice and residential assisted living.

From humble beginnings in Peru to medical training in the U.S., to owning rentals across multiple asset classes, Dr. Chug shares how collaboration, partnerships, and mindset shifts have created freedom and purpose in both medicine and business.


💥 What you’ll learn:
 ✔️ How COVID-era burnout pushed Dr. Chug to open his own practice and start investing
 ✔️ The story of a Kansas City “doctor’s office house hack” that became a 7-unit cash-flowing rental
 ✔️ Why healthcare workers are uniquely positioned to lead in assisted living
 ✔️ Lessons learned from a failed RAL deal (and why walking away matters)
 ✔️ The vision behind pairing hospice care with residential assisted living
 ✔️ How partnerships across disciplines (physician + nurse + operator) unlock opportunities


🔥 Key Takeaways:
 ✔️ Burnout can be the beginning of alignment, not the end of a career
 ✔️ Real estate provides both defensive income and mindset shifts that ripple into medicine
 ✔️ Collaboration is the secret sauce—don’t go it alone, find partners with complementary skills
 ✔️ The “silver tsunami” is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for healthcare entrepreneurs
 ✔️ Legacy is built one step at a time—just like climbing a mountain with your kids


If you’re a physician looking to diversify into real estate, explore assisted living, or collaborate with other healthcare professionals to build lasting impact, this episode will inspire you to take the next step.


đź”— Connect with Dr. Luis Chug:

  • Facebook Group: Healthcare Workers Investors Network
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Website

If you want to learn how investing in real estate can give you the freedom to practice medicine and live life how you want then check out the links below:

Facebook Community
Website
Instagram
Youtube
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