An Inherited Work Ethic
Three years ago, Jennie Lok, SRES, purchased her first home and turned the investment into passive income. “I rented out all the extra rooms in my house,” she says. Lok’s parents, immigrants from China, instilled in her an appreciation for financial savvy, hard work, and serving others. Her parents didn’t have much when the family moved to the United States, says Lok, now 26. “I can remember them coming home after working 14-hour days,and then they’d go to the kitchen and cook dinner for my brother and me.” Their example motivates Lok in her real estate career. She obtained her Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation so she could serve baby boomers and their children. “Seeing good friends’ sibling relationships torn apart fighting over their parents’ estate, I made it a mission to help these families.”