EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 17 MIN
Remote MTR Investing
from The Mid-Term Rental Show · host Bailey Kramer
Click Here to grab the MTR Starter Kit For just $1!Bailey Kramer explains why out-of-state real estate investing is a major opportunity and argues that being far from a property shouldn’t prevent investors from getting started, especially if their local market numbers don’t work. He says many people overestimate the value of personally visiting properties and confuse emotional comfort with effectiveness, since most problems still require hired experts. Kramer notes that being local can create unproductive habits of handling low-value tasks, and emphasizes that remote success depends mainly on having a strong cleaner and handyman, supported by systems like smart locks, photos/videos from vendors, and online tools for rent collection, automation, and screening. He shares his experience running properties remotely (including 30 short-term rentals) and says midterm rentals are operationally easier, adding he rarely visits except sometimes to furnish a property to save money.00:00 Out of State Mindset03:12 Why Proximity Feels Safe04:54 Tangible Doesn’t Mean Touch06:08 What If Something Breaks08:02 Local Can Hurt Scale09:12 Cleaner and Handyman Duo10:13 Starter Kit Plug11:02 Systems and Smart Locks12:18 Midterm Easier Than STR13:15 You Don’t Need Expertise15:22 When I Visit In Person16:07 Final Takeaways
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Click Here to grab the MTR Starter Kit For just $1!Bailey Kramer explains why out-of-state real estate investing is a major opportunity and argues that being far from a property shouldn’t prevent investors from getting started, especially if their local market numbers don’t work. He says many people overestimate the value of personally visiting properties and confuse emotional comfort with effectiveness, since most problems still require hired experts. Kramer notes that being local can create unproductive habits of handling low-value tasks, and emphasizes that remote success depends mainly on having a strong cleaner and handyman, supported by systems like smart locks, photos/videos from vendors, and online tools for rent collection, automation, and screening. He shares his experience running properties remotely (including 30 short-term rentals) and says midterm rentals are operationally easier, adding he rarely visits except sometimes to furnish a property to save money.00:00 Out of State Mindset03:12 Why Proximity Feels Safe04:54 Tangible Doesn’t Mean Touch06:08 What If Something Breaks08:02 Local Can Hurt Scale09:12 Cleaner and Handyman Duo10:13 Starter Kit Plug11:02 Systems and Smart Locks12:18 Midterm Easier Than STR13:15 You Don’t Need Expertise15:22 When I Visit In Person16:07 Final Takeaways
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