Traveling the world as an Airbnb digital nomad w/ Kate Birtch

03/27/19 • 46 min

Wouldn't it be amazing to be able to travel all around the world, stay at Airbnb's, and find opportunities to invest in the local area?

In this success story, I speak with Kate Birtch, who over the course of 6 years has purchased and managed 6 properties ranging from Hawaii, Vietnam, Texas, and Cape Town South Africa.

Kate, who runs a successful short term rental insurance startup called Property Protect, has been able to travel and find opportunities in foreign countries to Airbnb.

Kate is an opportunist who likes to identify herself as a digital nomad. She is a big believer that anyone who is interested in investing overseas should do it as she has also found success in foreign short term rental management.

Wouldn't it be amazing to be able to travel all around the world, stay at Airbnb's, and find opportunities to invest in the local area?

In this success story, I speak with Kate Birtch, who over the course of 6 years has purchased and managed 6 properties ranging from Hawaii, Vietnam, Texas, and Cape Town South Africa.

Kate, who runs a successful short term rental insurance startup called Property Protect, has been able to travel and find opportunities in foreign countries to Airbnb.

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