About Cousin JK

Hey cuz--I’m JK.

I’m Korean, but I spent 18 years abroad--Indiana, California, Bali.
When I came back home with my wife and twin girls, I thought I understood Korean housing.

But then I ran into jeonse, wolse, large deposits, budongsans, and listings that weren’t quite what they looked like.

I didn’t know what I was even looking at.

Even when I found something I kept wondering:
"Is this normal?"
"Am I getting played?"

That feeling stayed with me.

I eventually got licensed and worked as a realtor. While helping people find places to live, I became the person people sent their screenshots, contracts, strange listings, and landlord texts to.

I started writing down what seemed worth passing on.

System Letters explain how renting here works. In Search Notes, I keep the things I notice while looking closely at neighborhoods. And if you want me inside your own search, that’s what Bring Me In is for.

I want this place to help you make housing decisions you can actually live inside--and feel a little more at home while you find one.

--JK

📬 cuz@cousinjk.com