Dear you,
Thank you for visiting this site. I hope my portfolio could provide you with some idea about what I do. Now, if you are interested in learning who I am and how I get here, why don't you read through my journey?
I have traveled and lived in many cities. With each city, I develop a unique emotion and sensation about its history, its people, and its vibe. I have long been obsessed with architecture. If you could think of architecture as an element of art, then the city would be the canvas of that art. Similarly, if you could view architectural design as the facade of a building, then the real estate acquisition, operation, and transaction would be the soul and mind of that building.
Since my family and I established our first company Wang Investment LLC in the United States, I have changed my view about my relationship with the industry of real estate many times. Real estate, as opposed to its unmovable nature, is indeed dynamic and everchanging. It has a face and a soul. How fascinating is that?
My passion for real estate is rooted in my family heritage. With a quite complicated backstory, my family built wealth with real estate and suffered heavily from it. From an early age, I have been taught many times, that experience could be my best teacher and worst enemy at the same time. With diligent financial analysis and comprehensive risk assessment, real estate as an asset class is like a dangerous, yet tamable, beast. The process of taming that beast is what made me the entrepreneur I am today.
I will conclude my letter here with my favorite quote from The Office,
"Confidence is the food of the wise man but the liquor of the fool."
Cheer to the wise man.
Sincerely,
Victoria
My Timeline &
My Cities
"With each city, I develop a unique emotion and sensation about its history, its people, and its vibe. "
2021 - Present
Seattle, WA
I moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington for my master's degree. The city boomed with the influx of the tech wave. Meanwhile, downtown Seattle is losing its vigor and glory as alternative city centers emerged and homelessness issues worsened. Is Seattle becoming the next San Francisco, as it transitions to the next metropolitan tech center?
2020
San Diego, CA
I came to San Diego to be with my then-boyfriend (now husband) as he finished his master's study at UCSD. San Diego is a beautiful and vibrant city. It has served as an ideal model whenever I think of the balance between city development and nature preservation.
2016 - 2020
Pittsburgh, PA
I went to college here. There is the highest academic building in the United States, the Cathedral of Learning, on campus. Across the street, there is Carnegie Mellon University. However, the employer market in Pittsburgh is not as competitive as the educational one. Youngblood keeps moving in and out. Retaining talents will be the challenge for the following decades. I feel strangely connected to Pittsburgh, the then-national center of steel and the home of Andrew Carnegie. Its history of heavy pollution sound familiar to me, as it IS the story of my hometown.
2013 - 2016
Baltimore, MD
All Baltimoreans are proud of their blue crabs, and the Chesapeake bay. I went to the St. Paul's School for girls in the suburban area of Baltimore. Two years after I was admitted to high school, my family completed the investor immigration process and moved to Maryland. Here we started the investment company Wang Investment LLC. Through acquiring distressed properties and leasing the renovated units, we built a portfolio consisting of multi-unit detached low-rise rentals in Pikesville and Owingsmill, two suburban markets in the state.
2010 - 2013
Beijing, China
I went to an international middle school in Beijing, the capital city of China. Beijing is often compared with Shanghai, the poster child of China's modern commerce. Beijing, on the other hand, acts more like the political center.
1999 - 2010
Handan, China
I was born in Handan, a small city in Northeastern China.
Handan is heavily industrialized and severely polluted. It is one of the leading cities in steel manufacturing. In recent years, the wealth gap widens since the government's consolidation of control over privately-held "core" industries.
2021
San Francisco, CA
I joined the start-up company Student Medicover Co upon my friend's referral this year. The company is located in San Francisco, known for its high living cost and tight housing market. The pandemic, coupled with the disproportionate housing cost compared to my income, made me rethink my career plan. Here, in the most expensive city to live in, I realized my interest in affordable housing and the ESG aspect of real estate.