Are you scared to invest in real estate, or have you thought about what it is like to be a landlord? On this episode Kerri talks with Real Estate Agent Jason Pugao about:

 

Jason Pugao is a true Oakland native. He is experienced in residential and mutil-family apartment building sales and listings. Pugao started his career in residential management leasing and lease generation and progressed into commercial  real estate. As a Keller Williams agent, Jason is consistently in the top 1% in his market. 

He is also an expert and consults on:

Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE)

Preforeclosure short sales

First time home buyer purchases though FHA or 203k FHA programs. 

1031 tax deferred property exchanges 

Investor flips or holds

If you are skeptical, scared, unsure, or just flat out need a confidence booster to get going this is the perfect podcast for you. 

 

 

 

 

About your host Kerri

It all began with the game of Monopoly®

I grew up in the late 1970s-early 1980s when video games were either unavailable or too pricey for my welfare-dependent family. So I played board games; Monopoly was my favorite. I developed my version of the game, with credit cards, loans, and renters, by the time I was eight.

After working since age 14, and saving most of my pay, I set a goal—to become a homeowner by the time I was 25. One crack house in Oakland became “home sweet home” the day I turned 25.

Three years later my boss, Moe, at the tattoo shop asked when I was going to purchase an income property. I claimed not to have adequate savings. That’s when Moe taught me the power of leverage.Over the next couple of years, friends and family would ask me for real estate advice. After being repeatedly told, “You have given me better advice than my agent” or “If you were an agent I would use you,” I earned my license in 2