The 'Family Vacation' That Was Actually a Secret Scouting Trip (Real Estate Mom Tells All) | Katie Nelsen | Part 1

Katie Nelsen didn't know the family vacation her husband Luke planned was actually a scouting trip - he'd been quietly researching Tennessee's Smoky Mountains while commuting three hours to work each week with a newborn at home. That trip became their first short-term rental, a leap that followed years of staying "safe" with long-term rentals close to home first. In Part 1, Katie walks through that progression, the moment at a conference when she and Luke decided - almost on a whim - to buy a boutique motel, and how she runs a business that never stops while raising three young kids. She also gets specific on why she reads every food label for dyes and hidden ingredients, and the reasoning that convinced her to start homeschooling this fall. Part of the Chief Milestones series on operators building under real constraints.Reach out: [email protected] Milestones is a video podcast featuring honest conversations with founders, parents, and investors about building real businesses, staying healthy, and raising families.New episodes release Tuesdays and Fridays.Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChiefMilestonesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiefmilestones/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HLDAe7SP3GnJSTOgAQqLy?si=6e9ac82be46f413cApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chief-milestones/id1861185226