News|Videos|March 6, 2026

Should doctors own real estate?

Fact checked by: Todd Shryock

Doctors are often lured into real estate investments without understanding the numbers behind the deal.

Physicians are often viewed as financially successful professionals, yet this doesn’t always translate to the world of investing. Real estate deals, whether it is rental property or other related investments, can often seem like a great investement, but when you run the full numbers, this isn’t always the case.

In this episode of Money Matters, Steven Podnos, M.D., CFP, addresses whether doctors should be investing in real estate at all, and if so, what types of deals they should be looking at.