Artec Durham: nurse, bikepacker, property baron

Artec Durham is a 39-year-old ICU nurse, property investor, and former dirtbag who only works two shifts a month—and still manages to cover his living expenses through strategic real estate choices. (@artec_rn)

Artec shares his unconventional path, from a childhood spent unschooling, guiding wilderness trips, and discovering a passion for nursing through wilderness medicine. He breaks down how he buys fixer-uppers and turns them into rental income, with YouTube as a teacher. Today he maintains his properties with just a few days of work each year, spends his summers hosting outdoor athletes at his Colorado property, and uses his time for adventures like bikepacking across Death Valley and packrafting the Grand Canyon. His primary vehicle ...