How To Start Local, Buy Smart, And Leverage STR Tax Benefits With Dr. Zhanna Albany

🎙️ Welcome back to another energizing episode of The Physicians and Properties Podcast with host, Dr. Alex Schloe.💡 What if the real “freedom plan” isn’t just money—but mastering your energy so you can build wealth, practice on your terms, and lead at home?In this episode, Dr. Schloe is joined by Dr. Zhanna Albany—internal medicine hospitalist, physician mom, real estate investor, and certified life coach for women physicians. After a mid-pandemic divorce and a “never again” home-buying experience, Zhanna entered real estate in 2021, built short-term and long-term rentals in Indianapolis, and found a calling: helping women physicians get out from “underpowered” and into aligned action. Her mantra: “I’m always bullish on a physician brain.”From cost segs and STR management to her Sassy MD Factor energy framework, Zhanna shows how mindset + mechanics create true autonomy.💥 What you’ll learn:✔️ Why freedom = finances + energy mastery (and why money alone won’t deliver it)✔️ How Zhanna started post-divorce: local market focus, single-family/STR entry, and smart rehabs✔️ Using the short-term rental (STR) tax strategy the right way (CPA + documentation)✔️ Building a trusted team (agent, contractor, CPA) and why relationships compound returns✔️ Energy tools for physicians: shifting from reaction → response → energetic connection✔️ A simple path to start: podcasts → physician-led communities → first buy in your backyard🔥 Key Takeaways:✔️ Physicians aren’t “born” business owners— they’re trained thinkers. Skills beat genetics.✔️ Break-even STRs can still win (tax benefits, lifestyle use, content/office utility, long game).✔️ You can pivot: STR ↔︎ LTR ↔︎ other niches as seasons and goals change.✔️ Document or it didn’t happen: protect your STR hours and expenses.✔️ Growth is a practice: fail forward, recharge your battery, keep moving.If you are a physician ready to pair smart investing with sustainable energy—so you can practice medicine on purpose and build durable wealth—this conversation gives you both the mindset and the playbook.🔗 Connect with Dr. Zhanna Albany:LinkedInInstagramSassy MD Factor (consults)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 CommunityWebsiteInstagramYoutubeInvest With MeJoin The RAL Room Assisted Living Mastermind