Episode #122: Bohemian Vagabonding as a Real Estate Professional and Asians for Black Lives with Jacki Ueng

Episode Summary

Jacki Ueng takes us on her journey growing up in LA in a Taiwanese-Chinese-American immigrant home, living in a diverse community, and desiring to travel the world. She takes us through her professional career path to becoming a Real Estate Title Rep, building her initial client base, and then making her career completely location independent and traveling the world. Jacki talks about her experience investing in rental property and using the passive income to help finance her world travels. She then shares her travel hacking tips, including her credit card points strategy for consistently getting free flights around the world. Jacki then talks about her travel experiences in some of her favorite countries, and shares stories and recommendations from her time in India, Lebanon, Iran, Mainland China and Taiwan. And she also talks about the evolution of her travel blog, “Bohemian Vagabond”, and building her personal brand to over 100,000 Instagram followers. She then shares her top tips for solo-female-travelers, reflects on what travel means to her, and explains how and why she gives back to causes that are important to her. And finally, she talks about the importance for the Asian-American community to strongly and visibly support the Black Lives Matter movement.
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What You'll Learn

How to travel the world while maintaining a 6-figure career as a Real Estate Title Rep
Tips for Solo Female Travelers and Stories from India, Lebanon, and Iran
The importance of the Asian-American community supporting Black Lives Matter

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#1 BOOK THAT JACKI RECOMMENDS

The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner

#1 PERSON JACKI LOVES TO HAVE DINNER WITH

Michelle Obama

JACKIE’S BLOG POST MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

“We Need to Do Better: Asians For Black Lives”

TOP 3 FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

TOP 3 BUCKET LIST DESTINATIONS

LOCATION WHERE THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE

JACKIE”S TOP RECOMMENDATIONS IN INDIA:

OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

CONTACT AND FOLLOW JACKI

Time Stamped Show Notes

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[2:40] Matt and Jackie talk about Istanbul

[4:16] Jackie’s Immigrant Upbringing in a Diverse Los Angeles Neighborhood

Her international travel experiences as a kid
Her dream to go to India as her first solo trip
Deciding to go into the real estate industry and become a Title Rep

[6:50] Jackie’s Real Estate Career as a Location-Independent Title Representative

The role of a Title Rep
How Jackie built her initial client base
Jackie’s monthly transaction volume

[8:46] How Jackie Works Remotely

How Jackie builds long term business relationships
How Jackie manages her relationships remotely

[12:00] Jackie’s Real Estate Investing Journey

Her first property purchase
Buying multi-family properties
Selecting the right locations

[14:50] Jackie’s Credit Card Points Strategy for Booking Free Flights

The #1 misconception about using credit card points
How Jackie gets all her flights for free

[16:27] Jackie’s Travels in India

Her first solo trip to India and why she has gone back 5 times
Jackie’s top recommendations for India

[21:07] Jackie’s Travels in Lebanon

Experiencing Lebanon with friends
Beirut’s reputation as one of the world’s top party cities
What Jackie loves most about Lebanon

[24:25] Jackie’s Travels in Iran

Common American misperceptions about Iran
The negative effects of the sanctions on the Iranian people

[28:44] Jackie’s Travels in Mainland China and Taiwan

Jackie’s recommendations for Mainland China
What Jackie loves about Taiwan
The Night Markets in Taipei
Jackie’s recommendations for Taiwan

[32:27] Jackie’s “Bohemian Vagabond” travel blog

The origins of her blog
Expressing her creative side
Geared towards mid-budget solo-female travel
Focusing on culture and food

[34:54] Jackie’s Top Tips for Solo-Female Travelers

[36:37] What Travel Means to Jackie

[37:43] How Jackie Gives Back to Underserved Communities

[39:28] Asians for Black Lives

[42:58] The Lightning Round

#1 Book Recommendation
#1 Person with whom Jackie would most like to have dinner
Advice Jackie would give to her 18 year old self
Top 3 favorite travel destinations
Top 3 bucket list destinations

[45:47] Contact Jackie

About the Guest

Jacki Ueng

Jacki Ueng is a Taiwanese-Chinese-American, born and raised in Los Angeles, who is now a real estate professional, rental property investor, digital nomad, travel influencer, and founder of the travel blog BohemianVagabond.com. She maintains a 6-figure real estate career as a Title Rep for California real estate transactions while traveling the world, and she has built her personal brand to over 100,000 followers on Instagram. Jacki also owns 5 Investment properties in the U.S. that provide her the financial freedom to travel longer and give back to underserved communities in the most needed areas in the world. She spends time in an average of 6-10 different countries per year and has now traveled to over 60 countries. Her blog will take you off the beaten path through ethnography, travel tips, photography and videos and serve as a travel guide to all your future adventures.