Kelly Kai

Pairing Creative Lives with Special Homes

Kelly is a Guide - through spaces, life transitions, difficult decisions, last minute pivots, complicated transactions, big changes, construction headaches, close calls, and most importantly, the pursuit of a home that feels deeply, unmistakably yours.

Perhaps it was too many games of Monopoly and not enough MTV as a kid that sparked Kelly’s lifelong fascination with real estate. Or maybe it was simply a case of the apple not falling far from the tree. Kelly grew up watching her parents build and design homes, tagging along to tile showrooms, construction sites, and appliance pavilions forming a natural foundation and fluency for the industry at a young age.

Kelly’s perspective is both academic and hands-on. She studied Urban Design and Architecture at NYU and has spent years renovating homes, leading construction teams, designing and decorating spaces, as well as managing vacation rentals. Getting her real estate license was an obvious expansion and commitment to the industry she so deeply loves, allowing her to guide clients and friends through their real estate endeavors. Kelly’s fearless approach to real estate and life inspires clients to realize their vision with confidence and clarity.

Kelly was raised in the sleepy artist beach town of Laguna Beach, has owned homes in the California desert for almost 10 years, and has been exploring the vibrant neighborhoods of East LA for over a decade.  

When Kelly isn’t slowly driving past Spanish homes, she’s at her place in Frogtown burning pans she forgot on the stove and laughing about it with her girlfriend. Kelly loves an early morning jaunt through the Rose Bowl Flea, jogging the trails at Elysian, and swimming in the ocean..or any body of water except the L.A. River (which she’s kayaked).