Episode 276
Building Wealth Through Senior Living | Radhika Rastogi on Passive Income, Syndications, and Purpose-Driven Investing
Most professionals work for years building someone else’s dream—trading time for income, missing family moments, and struggling to create true financial freedom.
At the same time, traditional real estate investing is becoming harder… higher costs, tighter margins, and fewer opportunities.
What if you’re doing everything right… but still not building real freedom?
What if the real opportunity isn’t in what everyone else is doing—but in a space most investors overlook?
Meanwhile, a massive demographic shift is happening right now:
Millions of baby boomers are entering their later years—and the demand for senior living is exploding.
In this episode, Jeff Kikel sits down with Radhika Rastogi, co-founder of Relik Capital Group. Radhika shares her journey from healthcare consulting to building a real estate business—without leaving her W2—while raising a family and redefining what freedom looks like.
If you’re serious about building your Freedom Day, this episode will change how you think about investing.
Episode Takeaways:
• Why senior living is NOT just real estate—but a healthcare business
• The massive baby boomer demand wave driving long-term opportunity
• How syndications allow you to invest passively with $50K–$100K+
• Why returning investor capital early accelerates wealth building
• The importance of operators in real estate success
• Risks in senior living: legal, staffing, and operations
• How strong company culture improves both returns and resident care
• Why proximity and mentorship can accelerate business growth
• How AI tools are transforming real estate and business operations
• Redefining freedom: balancing wealth, time, and family
About the Guest:
Radhika Rastogi is the Co-Founder of Relik Capital Group, a senior-living real estate investment firm redefining what it means to raise capital in a sector with explosive demographic demand and limited supply.
Radhika enjoys speaking about entrepreneurship, business growth, and real estate investing. She also covers senior living fundamentals, capital-raising strategies, operational value creation, and the emerging opportunities available to today’s investors.
Links:
https://www.relikcapitalgroup.com/
https://www.facebook.com/rastogirad/
https://www.instagram.com/radhika.invests
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rastogi-radhika/
Fast Five Questions:
- If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first? “I’ll probably open up a Google Doc and start making a list of like 15, 20 people that are very close to me… I would ask them what they need… I would try to just structure a deal and… raise a friends and family round.”
- What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? “Number one mistake was not paying for proximity sooner… I did everything myself… but did not look for growing my network.”
- What is a book that you would recommend? “$100 Million Offers by Alex Hormozi… learning how to craft an offer that is irresistible.”
- What is a tool that you use every day that you would recommend? “I use Claude every day… it’s like a thought partner in my pocket and I use it for everything.”
- What is your definition of freedom? “It’s being present with people that I love without asking others permission.”
About Jeff:
Jeff spent the early part of his career working for others. Jeff had started 5 businesses that failed before he had his first success. Since that time he has learned the principles of a successful business and has been able to build and grow multiple seven-figure businesses. Jeff lives in the Austin area and is actively working in his community and supporting the growth of small businesses. He is a board member of the Incubator.Edu program at Vista Ridge High School and is on the board of directors of the Leander Educational Excellence Foundation
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkikel/
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