So many people end up going to school, choosing a career, working as hard as possible, and climbing the corporate ladder, hoping that they will one day achieve financial success. But far too often, that day never comes.  Today’s guest, Vanessa Peters, is an excellent example of someone who fell into that trap but ultimately decided to do something about it.     After 10 years of building a career as a Doctor, she realized she wouldn’t achieve her financial goals, even as a high-income earner. Not only was she swimming in debt from years of schooling, but her life revolved around work, leaving little time to enjoy anything else.   In 2008, Vanessa decided to start investing in real estate and began with a single-family home. Before long, she moved on to multifamily, mobile home parks, self-storage, short-term rentals, and even land entitlement, which is turning raw land into a “shovel-ready” state. This adds value and can lead to BIG returns, for both syndicators AND passive investors! In this episode, you’ll hear all about Vanessa’s unconventional path to succeeding as a real estate investor. We discuss syndication strategies for passive investing, why cash-flowing assets are so crucial to your success, and the massive opportunities that exist with land entitlements. Here’s just some of what we get into: Realizing her career as a Doctor wouldn’t allow her to succeed financially. The story of her first deal and how she went from single family homes to investing in multifamily real estate. Why holding on to a cash flowing asset (like a single family home) is a smart move, regardless of market conditions. Why real estate syndications are such a passive way to invest your money. Vanessa describes her experience with multifamily, mobile home parks, self-storage, and land entitlement—and the problem she sees with investing in single-family homes. How to invest in “raw land” and make BIG returns by adding value through entitlements. How Vanessa’s investment company bought a $6.5M piece of land and sold it for $17M in less than a year! Hear about Vanessa’s book, The Busy Professionals Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing FREE Gift Free e-book The Busy Professional’s Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing Free report From Raw Land to Shovel Ready: Why I Love Investing in Land Entitlement To get access to these gifts, visit JustinDonald.com/60. Want the Full Show Notes? To get access to the full show notes, including audio, transcripts, and links to all the resources mentioned, visit JustinDonald.com/60 Get the Lifestyle Investor Book! To get access to The Lifestyle Investor: The 10 Commandments of Cashflow Investing for Passive Income and Financial Freedom visit JustinDonald.com/book Rate & Review If you enjoyed today’s episode of The Lifestyle Investor, hit the subscribe button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio, or wherever you listen, so future episodes are automatically downloaded directly to your device. You can also help by providing an honest rating & review. Reviews go a long way in helping us build awareness so that we can impact even more people. THANK YOU! Connect with Justin Donald Facebook YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Twitter