Long story hopefully not so long, my husband is a dentist in the Army and is transitioning out of the military this year.

For many of the doctors, bankers, dentists, or other high-hourly-rate work that also has high time demands, it simply makes more sense to buy something stabilized and participate in the other benefits of real estate, namely debt paydown, cashflow, and property appreciation. 

#BRRRRR2) And there is the happy side... passive income (syndications, passive partnerships ie medical/dentist offices) and passive losses (depreciation, bonus depreciation via cost segregations common in syndications).

A trade fixture would be something like a dentist chair.

Once your ready, get yourself out there by networking... have conversations about Real Estate with everyone... your dentist could be your next JV partner.Biggest thing be a good person, most investors can smell a cheesy sales person coming... don’t be that person.I currently invest near Victoria and have done a couple JVs. happy to chat anytime. 

I hate to say this but my wife used to get on me for telling her that just because we have a dentist or doctor doesn't mean we shouldn't get second or third quotes.

Hi everyone, I am a student dentist living in Houston currently, and plan on moving back to the south DFW metroplex area (where I am from) within the year.  

For instance, 2 clients who both show profits of $350k/year on the taxes and both have 780 FICO scores but one client is a dentist and the other is a real estate investor.

Having that said, there is room for huge profits if done right.Think about a successful dentist that wants to buy the medical office building his practice is in.

A 4-plex, renovated to studs post Katrina, has good tenants and the seller, a dentist from CA, did not have a clue about investing in this market.