Invest Smarter Podcast

ISP 329: From Japan to Corporate America to Building a Real Estate Portfolio

Simon Castillo

Episode 329: From Japan to Corporate America to Building a Real Estate Portfolio 


Host: Simon Castillo 
Guest: Yukiko Nakayama



Join our host Simon Castillo and Yukiko Nakayama as they discuss:



  • Transitioning to real estate from a corporate career 
  • Overcoming barriers 
  • Hard Money Lender 
  • Investing in Self Storage
  • Diversification
  • We have open investment opportunities. Want to learn more? Check out www.sastexascapital.com
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Ms. Yukiko Nakayama is a real estate developer focusing on real estate residential redevelopment for 14 years. She manages acquisitions, financial analysis, project management, marketing, and financing. Prior to her real estate careers, she worked as a marketing consultant to multinational companies including Samsung and Fujitsu. She also worked at KPMG consulting working on various IT projects both domestic and Internationally. In her spare time, she enjoys scuba diving, water rafting, and swimming. She is originally from Japan and lives with her husband and her daughter.


Connect with Yukiko Nakayama:  


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nakayamayukiko/

Website: https://pumainvestment.com/



Simon Castillo is a real estate investor & business development executive from San Antonio, TX. Simon began investing in real estate in 2004 and is currently invested in more than $39 million of single family and multifamily assets both as a general partner and limited partner. Simon’s experience includes providing safe, stable returns for investors, real estate development, value add investing and investing for long term cash flow.   

Simon is the Principal and Founder of SAS Texas Capital, a real estate firm focused on raising capital for the acquisition of value-add, class B & C multifamily properties. SAS Texas Capital has raised over $1 million in investor capital for the purchase of these assets.   

Simon holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. In addition to his extensive professional experience, Simon serves as Chair for the prestigious Alexander Briseno Leadership Development Program (ABLDP) offered through the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President for the South Texas Chapter for the Risk Management Society, and serves on the St. Mary’s University Greehey School of Business Finance & Risk Management Advisory Board.



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