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Ep. 96 From Physician to Financial Freedom: Letizia Alto on Real Estate, Purpose, and Empowered Living

October 31, 2025 • Heidi Schalk

In this episode of the Be She podcast, we’re joined by the incredible Letizia Alto, physician, real estate investor, best-selling author, and CEO of Semi-Retired MD. Letizia shares how she and her husband went from working nonstop as doctors to building a real estate portfolio that gave them true financial freedom.

Her journey began with a single book and a desire for more time, more purpose, and more impact. Now, with over 175 personal units and thousands more syndicated, she’s helping others do the same. We talk about falling into purpose, redefining success, and what it means to be empowered in both life and legacy.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone craving freedom, clarity, and the courage to pivot.

Letizia Alto is a physician, real estate investor, best-selling author, blogger, podcaster and the CEO of Semi-Retired MD.

She and her husband, Kenji, started investing in cashflowing rental real estate in 20152105 and achieved financial freedom three years later. Since then, they have grown their personal portfolio to over 175+ units of long and short-term income-producing rentals across the United States and have syndicated an additional 2,100+ units.

In 2018, Letizia and Kenji started Semi-Retired MD to help other doctors and high-income earners build their own real estate portfolios, securing a steady source of income outside of their day jobs. Over 3,500 doctors and high-income professionals have taken Semi-Retired MD’s online courses, many of whom have gone on to build their own real estate portfolios of cashflowing rentals and become financially free.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCibjmeDUNn568Egl5TppnPg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letiziaalto/?hl=en

Website: https://semiretiredmd.com

Book: Amazon best-seller Life On Your Terms https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK3JQK2K?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_WW9BQ45CEYPSXYM280QJ

Ignite Your Journey: https://semiretiredmd.com/leti-live

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