Paging Financial Freedom

How much financial security do you really need before leaving a high-paying career? For physicians and other high-income professionals, the idea of stepping away from a reliable salary can feel risky, even after years of investing and building wealth. In this episode of Paging Financial Freedom, Dr. Daniel Shin and Lila Kaplan welcome Mike DeNardo, real estate investor and co-founder of Lifestyle Real Estate Advisors. After more than two decades in corporate sales, including nearly 19 years a...

In this episode of Paging Financial Freedom, Dr. Daniel Shin sits down with Tim Fergestad, Ph.D., neuroscientist, real estate investor and founder of Oak Street Assets, to discuss the importance of asset ownership, building wealth beyond a high-income career and finding opportunities in today's real estate market. Tim shares how he transitioned from scientific research to full-time real estate investing, what he learned while managing his family's finances alongside his anesthesiologist wife,...

In this episode of Paging Financial Freedom, Dr. Daniel Shin and Lila Kaplan break down some of the most important real estate tax strategies physicians and their spouses should understand. Drawing from their own investing experience, Daniel and Lila estimate that they have collectively saved more than $1 million in taxes over the past decade through real estate. They explain how depreciation works, what it takes to qualify for Real Estate Professional Status (REPS), and how certain short-ter...

In this episode of Paging Financial Freedom, Dr. Daniel Shin, surgeon and real estate investor, and Lila Kaplan, former Wall Street professional and certified financial planner, sit down with Dr. Param Baladandapani, radiologist and founder of Generational Wealth MD, to discuss how physicians can use real estate to build financial freedom in a way that fits their time, goals and risk tolerance. Param shares how her family’s experience with real estate influenced her early investing journey, w...

In this episode of Paging Financial Freedom, Dr. Daniel Shin, surgeon and real estate investor, and Lila Kaplan, former Wall Street professional and certified financial planner, sit down with Dr. Larry Daugherty, board-certified radiation oncologist, real estate investor and founder of The Freedom Physician, to discuss how he built financial independence through real estate while creating a life centered around autonomy, family and adventure. Larry shares how growing up with financial scarc...