Physicians and Properties
Welcome to the Physicians and Properties Podcast, where we teach you how to leverage real estate investing to be happy and free in the hospital and at home. I am your host, Dr. Alex Schloe.
Each week, we will bring you expert interviews and life-changing insights from incredibly successful physicians, healthcare workers, and real estate investors who have realized that investing in real estate can provide you the freedom to practice medicine and live life how you want.
Listen in as we explore different real estate investment strategies, learn how to balance real estate investing and practicing medicine, and discover the secrets that others have used to obtain financial freedom.
Whether you are a seasoned real estate investor or just starting out, heck, even if you are not a physician, I promise that you will learn something to help you become more successful, happy, and free.
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Physicians and Properties
How Cancer Reignited A Doctor’s Mission To Change Medicine With Dr. Peter Crane
🎙️ Welcome back to another impactful episode of The Physicians and Properties Podcast with host, Dr. Alex Schloe.
💡 What if a shocking cancer diagnosis turned a small-town family physician into a national advocate for doctors—and reignited his love for medicine?
In this episode, Dr. Schloe is joined by Dr. Peter Crane—a rural family physician who returned to practice in his hometown (in the very clinic run by the doctor who delivered him), later faced a 28 cm sarcoma, and now amplifies physician stories through his podcast Doctors Making a Difference. Peter shares how moving from physician to patient reshaped his compassion, why medicine desperately needs doctors to stay, and how financial freedom gives clinicians the leverage to design sustainable careers.
From radiation at dawn and clinic by noon—to building community, stewardship, and purpose—this conversation is a masterclass in resilience and practical hope for modern physicians.
💥 What you’ll learn:
✔️ How discovering a 28 cm tumor while on an ER shift transformed Peter’s view of patient care and empathy
✔️ The power of practicing where you have roots—rapport, cultural fit, and serving people you love
✔️ Why protecting physicians from burnout is essential for patients and the future of medicine
✔️ Practical financial levers (loan repayment, geographic arbitrage, “coast FIRE”) that create options—not exits
✔️ How real estate and smart money habits enable schedule control (and even falling back in love with medicine)
✔️ Community > isolation: using podcasts, LinkedIn, and peer mentors to find your next step.
🔥 Key Takeaways:
✔️ Burnout isn’t a dead end—clarity and small pivots can keep you in medicine, sustainably
✔️ Financial margin = clinical freedom (choose your hours, settings, and impact)
✔️ Rural/underserved roles can supercharge earnings and meaning
✔️ Write the vision: define your ideal week, then engineer toward it
✔️ Stewardship: make the greatest good with what you’ve been given—at home and in practice
If you’re a physician craving purpose, margin, and a path to practice medicine on your terms—while building durable income and impact—this episode will give you both inspiration and next steps.
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