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151 articles on real estate, taxes, travel, and building a business.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.