The Fortune 20 Exec Who Quietly Built a $15M Senior Living Empire

From Fortune 20 to Senior Living: How Radhika Rastogi Built a $15M+ Portfolio Without Quitting Her Job

Radhika’s path wasn’t typical.

She grew up in an entrepreneurial family but opted for stability and climbed the corporate ladder at a Fortune 20 healthcare company. She married, had two kids, and was checking every box on paper. But she wanted more control over her time and wealth.

She started investing in real estate as a side hustle, first small residential properties, then multifamily. Along the way, she realized her healthcare background gave her an edge in an often-overlooked asset class: senior living.

Instead of chasing the crowded multifamily space, Radhika and her team at Relik Capital Group started acquiring and operating assisted living and memory care facilities, meeting a critical need while generating strong cash flow.

Today, her portfolio spans more than $15M of senior housing and she continues to grow, balancing her family, her career, and her investors.

The Play: Senior Living with an Operator’s Edge

Relik Capital Group acquires underperforming senior living facilities and repositions them into stabilized, high-occupancy properties.

By focusing on smaller mom-and-pop owned facilities in secondary markets, Radhika avoids institutional competition and can negotiate better terms.

Her healthcare background helps her identify operational inefficiencies and improve care quality, which boosts occupancy, revenue, and investor returns.

Why This Works

1. Untapped Demand
An aging population and limited new supply make senior housing a resilient, growing sector.

2. Operational Upside
Most owners focus on occupancy and forget about improving operations. Radhika’s team enhances both.

3. Insider Knowledge
Her experience in healthcare helps her navigate regulations, staff management, and resident care better than pure financial operators.

The Risks (and How She Manages Them)

Staffing Challenges:
She builds strong local management teams and maintains a pipeline of caregivers to keep operations stable.

Regulatory Compliance:
Her team stays ahead of state and local requirements to avoid fines and disruptions.

Market Cycles:
By buying below replacement cost and in non-core markets, she cushions downside risk while maintaining cash flow.

What You Can Learn (and Steal)

1. Leverage Your Domain Knowledge
If you come from another industry, figure out how that expertise can give you an edge in real estate.

2. Don’t Chase the Crowd
Multifamily is saturated. Niche asset classes like senior living can offer better returns and fewer competitors.

3. Start Local and Scale
Radhika stayed in markets she knew and only expanded when the model was proven.

Listen to the full episode

🎙 Groundbreakers with Radhika Rastogi

In it, we cover:

• How she built a senior living portfolio while working full-time

• Why she chose assisted living and memory care over multifamily

• How she structures deals and raises capital from investors

• The operational levers that drive returns in senior housing

• Her strategy for balancing family, career, and real estate