What does it take to leave everything behind and start over in a new country — and then build a real estate investing business from nothing?

In this episode of Pick Up The Phone, Josue Llanas talks with Kateryna Titenko, a Ukrainian immigrant turned Houston real estate agent and investor. Kateryna shares her journey from arriving in the U.S. to building a property investment portfolio in the Texas real estate market.

Topics covered: • Leaving Ukraine and starting over in America • Breaking into Houston real estate as a new immigrant • How she built her first investment portfolio • Overcoming language and cultural barriers • The mindset shift that changed everything • Advice for aspiring real estate investors

Connect with Kateryna: https://www.instagram.com/k_titenko/

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