When Connie Bai, an immigrant from China, decided to take the plunge and buy her first home in California’s San Francisco Bay Area in 2011, all she wanted was a piece of the American dream.
Nearly 15 years later, the modest aspiration of being a homeowner has blossomed into a burgeoning real estate portfolio.
Bai now owns three properties, including her primary residence in one of the nation’s priciest real estate markets and a rental home, earning her $2.4 million in equity alone. And she has accomplished all that while still holding down her day job as a software program manager in Silicon Valley…