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Updated for 2026." lang: en --- Addicted to ROI home: https://addictedtoroi.com/ Login: https://members.addictedtoroi.com/ Travel: https://addictedtoroi.com/pillars/travel/ Real Estate: https://addictedtoroi.com/pillars/real-estate/ Tax Savings: https://addictedtoroi.com/pillars/tax-savings/ Business: https://addictedtoroi.com/pillars/business/ Paths: https://addictedtoroi.com/paths/ Blog: https://addictedtoroi.com/blog/ Tools: https://addictedtoroi.com/tools/ Apps: https://addictedtoroi.com/software/ About: https://addictedtoroi.com/about/ Login: https://members.addictedtoroi.com/ The archive # Every article, __in one place__ 152 articles on real estate, taxes, travel, and building a business. 152 articles Investment Strategies ### How to Renovate a Rental You've Never Seen in Person The 6-part system that lets me renovate a property I've never set foot in: hiring a local project manager, one master checklist, and a payment rhythm that keeps busy contractors coming back. Jul 25, 2026 · 10 min read https://addictedtoroi.com/blog/renovate-out-of-state/ Deal Analysis ### How to Determine Fair Market Rent in a Market You Don't Live In Rent is the single most important number in your underwriting. Here's the free triangulation method I use to land on a defensible rent number in a market I've never set foot in. Jul 24, 2026 · 8 min read https://addictedtoroi.com/blog/fair-market-rent/ Due Diligence ### The Questions to Ask Before You Buy in a Market You Don't Live In The exact interview I run with a local agent or property manager before I trust a new market, and the one question that separates a real partner from a salesperson. Jul 23, 2026 · 9 min read https://addictedtoroi.com/blog/market-call-questions/ Tax Strategies ### The Roth IRA Is the Most Wasted Account in Real Estate How real estate investors should actually use a self-directed Roth IRA, which assets belong in it, and the custodial Roth play for kids on payroll. Jul 23, 2026 · 10 min read https://addictedtoroi.com/blog/self-directed-roth-ira-real-estate-investors/ Investment Strategies ### How to Invest Out of State Without Getting Burned (The One Trap) Out-of-state investors rarely get burned by distance. They get burned by one specific pattern: a cheap house, a great spreadsheet, and zero real research. Here's how to spot it before you wire the deposit. Jul 22, 2026 · 8 min read https://addictedtoroi.com/blog/invest-out-of-state/ Investment Strategies ### How to Pick a Real Estate Market: My 6-Filter Screening Checklist The exact numeric cutoffs I run every candidate city through before I look at a single deal: population growth, minimum size, job diversification, and the crime-index line I won't cross. Jul 21, 2026 · 9 min read https://addictedtoroi.com/blog/how-to-pick-a-market/ Off to go build something. Go build yours. ~ Jennifer © 2026 Addicted to ROI. Education and community, not financial or tax advice. 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