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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Episode #122: Bohemian Vagabonding as a Real Estate Professional and Asians for Black Lives with Jacki Ueng
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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.
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
#1 PERSON JACKI LOVES TO HAVE DINNER WITH
JACKIE’S BLOG POST MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
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
- Africa
- Austria
- Beirut, Lebanon
- California
- Chefchaouen, Morocco
- East Asia
- Europe
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Jordan
- Los Angeles
- Mainland, China
- Pakistan
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- UAE
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
