Peru to Charlotte: Choosing Time Over Hustle | Daniela Pereyra - (The Immi-Wealth Builder Podcast) Podcast Details

Description

In this episode, Peru-born, Charlotte-raised Daniela Pereyra shares how translating for her parents at 10 forged her courage—and how she built a 5.5+ year, referral-only real estate practice by choosing relationships over grind. We dig into picking your lane (without shiny-object stress), turning a $250 self-bet into paid stages, and building a family-first business that buys back time.

👤 Guest Bio

Daniela Pereyra is a real estate broker, investor, landlady, and speaker. Over 5+ years, she’s grown a multifaceted residential real estate business and a nationwide referral network, with features across national news, podcasts, and publications. In 2022, she launched Dare to Jump, a seminar series helping entrepreneurs mitigate self-sabotage. As a first-gen immigrant solopreneur, she leads with love and uses business to help others move with confidence.

🔑 Key Insights

💡 Start before you feel ready because clarity grows from action.

💡 Build a business you can sustain so your life stays joyful.

💡 Trust closes deals fast when a warm connection turns into a one call decision.

💡 Do your estate planning early because protecting loved ones is love in practice.

💡 Use free talks to prove value and convert them into paid stages.

💡 Focus on the work you love because it can out-earn everything else and buy back time.

💡 Say no to draining work, refer it out, and keep your energy for your lane.

⏱️ Timestamps

01:07 — From Peru to Charlotte: the real estate spark

05:31 — Teen translator life: shaping her money path

11:15 — What truly pulled her into real estate