Hippocratic House: Do No Harm When Purchasing Your First Physician Home

The physician’s ultimate guide for buying a home

A house is a significant purchase for anyone, but especially unique for a physician. Due to the unusual financial position physicians face—enormous school debt tempered with a growing salary—their home-buying process is not always straightforward. Whether a first-time home buyer or a seasoned professional looking for an investment, Hippocratic House considers both the physician’s position and the real estate industry.

Be prepared with the right questions, find the right professionals to work with, and make confident decisions using the included checklists and worksheets. Hippocratic House guides any physician through the real estate process, and teaches how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls from a physician’s point of view.

Determine whether purchasing is the best decision for you at this time:

• Calculate how much you can afford to spend
• Take all necessary expenses into account
• Find the right kind of mortgage for your situation
• Hire the right Realtor
• Choose the right house
• Avoid common mistakes that cost you time, money, and stress

“Doug was the expert our situation desperately called for when we bought our house. We found ourselves in a difficult and time-sensitive situation, and he was able to call on his years of experience and capable team to get our mortgage approved and closed very quickly.” —Erik and Savannah Foisey

“Doug Crouse was incredibly knowledgeable and attentive to our priorities when helping us refinance our home. His more than 20 years of experience saved us a significant amount of money, which we were able to apply to my student loans. We plan to follow his recommendations for all our home needs going forward!” —Dr. Dana Vietti


Doug Crouse and Dr. Tammy Crouse
Doug is an experienced mortgage loan originator who loves helping his clients with their house financing needs. Doug began his mortgage career in 1999 and has helped thousands of borrowers find the houses of their dreams. Tammy is a hospitalist specializing in family medicine. Her take on finding the right house, and what’s important to physicians, has helped Doug understand exactly what physicians want and need from the home-buying process. Doug and Tammy enjoy traveling anywhere with a beach. They have two grown children and two Chihuahua mix rescue dogs who rule the roost. The Crouse duo has lived in Kansas City, Missouri since 1990.

Ryan Iman
Ryan Inman is the host of the Financial Residency podcast and President of Physician Wealth Services, a fee-only financial planning firm that works exclusively with physicians across the country. He helps physicians create a life they love using the resources they have, to help them feel in control of their money, the same way that they make a patient feel better about their health.