At the age of 19, Katt packed her bags to travel Europe. Katt came back five years later. According to Katt, traveling opened her mind and made her mature sooner than expected. During her travels, Katt started teaching English in Spain. When she moved to Taiwan, she taught English to Kindergarten children. In her quest to find a way of connecting with her learners, she self-published a book.
Katt’s YouTube channel was also born during her travels. Her goal was to document what she was doing at 19 so that her grandkids would know what she was up to. Her channel blew up when she did a video on how to make money to visit your friends. Today Kat has 450,000 subscribers.
In this episode, Katt Theo shares her journey. We understand how she got to real estate, where she is today and her plans for the future. At the moment, Katt has eight or nine sources of income. It is hard to believe that with all the income sources, Katt still has a full-time job as a marketing expert in a real estate company. Katt is applying the 1% rule to better her personal life.
Katt’s journey indicates that we can do anything we set our minds to. Listen and get inspired by Katt Theo.
Key Talking Points of the Episode:
02:32 The importance of thinking outside the box
04:04 Getting to know Katt Theo
05:26 What inspired Katt to do real estate?
11:01 Katt as an English teacher and how she self-published a book
12:24Trials and tribulations of self-publishing
15:04 What inspired Katt Theo’s YouTube Channel?
18:06 How Katt became vegan
20:31 How Katt bought the six houses
22:02 How Katt finds deals
23:49 How Katt determines to make a property Airbnb versus long-term rental
24:58 How Katt manages her Airbnbs
26:33 Katt’s experience designing Airbnbs
27:52 What does Katt’s day look like?
29:03 Katt’s streams of income
37:05 Katt’s plan for her YouTube and social media
38:38 How to make money on YouTube
43:02 What keeps Katt motivated?
45:07 Impacts of Katt’s travels
49:22 What is Katt doing for continuing education and self-betterment?
56:19 What’s next for Katt
59:03 Katt’s advice to her 18 years old self
59:55 Katt’s morning routine
01:01:37 Katt’s big audacious goal
Quotes:
“If it’s not giving me happiness, freedom, time, and nourishing my relationships, then I’m just kind of saying no.”
“I think a lot of people including myself get so stuck in the learning phase that they don’t actually take action.”
“The best way to learn is just to get in there and do it.”
Connect with Katt Theo:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-theo/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kat.theo/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kXUyNzCw-0QvBrTA1Lb1g
