'Selling The OC': What is Kayla Cardona's net worth? From living in shelters to selling million-dollar properties

Kayla has sold million-dollar residences while working for the Oppenheim Group
Kayla Cardona has come up the hard way (Instagram/mskaylacardona)
Kayla Cardona has come up the hard way (Instagram/mskaylacardona)

ORANGE CITY, CALIFORNIA: American real estate agent Kayla Cardona, who has won several awards, is presently based in Orange County. She is best known for featuring on the popular Netflix reality series 'Selling The OC.' She is a licensed realtor with The Oppenheim Group.

On August 24, 2022, Jason Oppenheim's 'Selling the OC' premiered on Netflix, catapulting Kayla into the spotlight. She rose to fame alongside fellow Oppenheim Group agents such as Polly Brindle, Brandi Marshall, and Alexandra Rose. Many of you may be surprised to learn that Cardona used to compete in bodybuilding contests. Her true calling, however, came when she entered the real estate sector.

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What is Kayla Cardona's net worth?

Kayla obtained a couple of jobs after graduating from high school at the Casa Teresa shelter in Orange County, where she gave birth to her son; but she had to take the bus everywhere with a baby in her arms since she didn't have a car. Every day, she cried, and each day was a new hardship for her. She did, however, accumulate enough money over time to purchase an old Lexus for $2000. Things began to improve for her. When she was ready to leave the shelter, her new lover invited her to stay with him and his family. Unfortunately, it did not work out, and she eventually moved in with her high school love.



 

Kayla was later forced to leave her friend's house as well, and was forced to live in her car, praying that no one looked through the window. Kayla's aunt then came to her aid and enabled her to live in her home, but half of her belongings were taken. Kayla chose to rent a room after being robbed by relatives. She gradually recognized that something had to be done. She started working at a nightclub providing bottle service as soon as she turned 21 and made a lot of money. Furthermore, she finished beauty school and even launched a hair salon after working as an intern at a men's parlor.

She began focusing on her fitness and began competing in bodybuilding competitions. Kayla decided to examine the real estate sector after spending some time in the fitness industry. She finished the required course, got a green light after the background check, and became a certified real estate agent. Kayla showed hard effort, ethics, and honesty in the new sector, just as she did in bodybuilding. She sold houses for millions of dollars while working for the Oppenheim Group. Kayla's success in OC is due in part to the fact that she has lived here since infancy. Kayla is now ranked in the top 1% of real estate agents.

According to Celebsweek, she makes between $600,000 and $700,000 per year and has a net worth of $2.57 million.

Catch Kayla climbing the ladders of success in Netflix's new release, 'Selling The OC.'

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