2 Failed Flips, 1 Big Swing: A Nurse's Bet on the Hotel Business | Lorenzo Mercado E391

Wealth Juice | Real Estate, Entrepreneurship & Investing · May 27, 2026 · 36m

Most people wait until they've "made it" to start talking about what they want. Lorenzo Mercado isn't most people.

Lorenzo is a registered nurse turned real estate investor who has done three house flips, two of which didn't go the way he planned, and one that did. Now he's setting his sights on something entirely different: boutique hotel acquisitions. He hasn't bought one yet, but he's telling everyone he will, and that's exactly what makes this episode worth your time.

We talk about the power of getting in the right rooms, why putting your aspirations out loud before you've "earned the…