S01E13: The Busy Professional's Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing: Vanessa Peters' Journey to Financial Freedom

Vanessa Peters, MD, is the founder of VMD Investing and has been investing in real estate for 14 years in single family homes, commercial retail,  apartment communities, short-term rentals, self-storage, land entitlements and manufactured home parks. She has invested in over 3500 units across 40 properties and 6 funds. 

She is passionate about helping busy professionals build wealth through passive, income-producing real estate that provides attractive returns and a proven roadmap to financial freedom.

Venessa is the author of “The Busy Professional's Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing - A physician's path to building wealth, creating financial freedom & leaving a legacy."When I looked up and realized how much it appreciated, it reignited my interest in real estate."Does any of this sound familiar? You've been told to save up for a down payment, get a stable job, and work hard to get financial freedom. But no matter how hard you work, you just can't seem to get ahead. You're In this episode, you will learn:

1. How Vanessa Peters went from being a busy medical professional to a real estate syndicator

2. What advice Vanessa Peters got from her non-real estate Masterminds

3. How Vanessa Peters wrote her book, "The Busy Professional's Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing"Some key points: (01:12) Venessa is still a practising full-time MD while she runs her syndication business (03:17) The 2008 crash leads Venessa to become an accidental landlord and this ignited her passion for RE(04:50) How Venessa managed her first family property investment(05:23) Going from a single unit to 3500 units through syndication (09:38) What enabled Venessa to take on her first syndication deal(10:48) Going from an LP to an active participant in syndication(11:58) Venessa's process for going through a syndication deal(12:29) Scaling within the syndication world from the first deal to a whole business(14:26) What type of advice has helped Venessa succeed in the RE game(15:15) Venessa's tips for time management while handling two businesses, a medical practice & a family(19:14) How does Venessa find new investors(23:45) Rockstar Capital 2(26:18) Venessa's process for raising money(28:28) Advice for people just starting out(32:59) Final piece of advice. Don't get bogged down in analysis paralysis(34:45) How to reach out to VenessaReach out to Venessa:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vmdpeters Website: https://www.vmdinvesting.com/ Email: venessa@vmdinvesting.com Reach out to Jonathan TwomblyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathandtwombly Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating on Apple podcasts by clicking here.