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AllDeal AnalysisDue DiligenceInvestment StrategiesAsset ProtectionTax StrategiesOptimizePartnershipsLifestyleBusiness 152 articles Read from the beginning → [ ![How to Renovate a Rental You've Never Seen in Person](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1581578731548-c64695cc6952?w=800&q=80) 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 ](/blog/renovate-out-of-state/)[ ![How to Determine Fair Market Rent in a Market You Don't Live In](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554469384-e58fac16e23a?w=800&q=80) 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 ](/blog/fair-market-rent/)[ ![The Questions to Ask Before You Buy in a Market You Don't Live In](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1423666639041-f56000c27a9a?w=800&q=80) 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 ](/blog/market-call-questions/)[ ![The Roth IRA Is the Most Wasted Account in Real Estate](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554224155-8d04cb21cd6c?w=800&q=80) 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 ](/blog/self-directed-roth-ira-real-estate-investors/)[ ![How to Invest Out of State Without Getting Burned (The One Trap)](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1500382017468-9049fed747ef?w=800&q=80) 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 ](/blog/invest-out-of-state/)[ ![How to Pick a Real Estate Market: My 6-Filter Screening Checklist](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1477959858617-67f85cf4f1df?w=800&q=80) 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. 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