Vanessa was born and raised in the southern part of the Philippines, Davao City. She graduated with a bachelor of accounting degree but had only experience working as an accountant for less than two years. In 2013, she decided to shift her career and workplace from an office-based accountant to being a home-based general administrative virtual assistant for a US-based property management company. For the past seven years, Vanessa enjoyed working remotely and gained so much knowledge about U.S. real estate transactions.

Vanessa spends most of her weekends baking with her two kids, JV and Jana, and biking with her husband, Edgar. They also love to travel as a family exploring white sand beaches that are just a 30-minute drive from their place.