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“It took six months to build everything out,” Mokha said. “ ere was trial and error, a lot of sitting down with the engineer and working out the oor plan, determining the best t for our vision.” e o ce opened in March 2023. An aside: All those years of working side by side as friends eventually bloomed into something else for Mokha and Khella. “We were basically hanging out with each other every day,” she said. “ ings just clicked.” ey married in April. e agency is a big check-o on Mokha’s life plan. When he was a teenager, his grandfather said real estate

o ered the best future. At 18, as a Turlock high schooler, Mokha began ipping homes, pouring his savings into buying properties and xing them up, then selling the home at a pro t. “It was nerve-wracking,” he said. “But I was happy and content doing it. You’re all in.” Mokha’s parents, both from India, continue to be strong supporters. e Sikh faith they share provides a bedrock of motivation and a belief in community service and upli ing others. “I want to achieve the most I can,”

Mokha said. “Anything I imagine I can do, before I leave this planet I want to hit that benchmark.” at cultural pull to serve extends to the Mokha team. You can see it on Instagram and TikTok, where agents explain their services in multiple languages. “We don’t want to just be someone who sells houses. We continue to improve our knowledge, to do our research, so we can be the best for our clients. “We want to make friends, not just clients.”

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