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It's \r\n in the overlap. An honest look at capital flow between West \r\n Africa and the US, and why the next ten years will reward \r\n the patient more than the aggressive.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"cover-meta\">\r\n <div class=\"cm-author\">\r\n <div class=\"cm-avatar\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/davecartergroup.com\/us-advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/founder-kola-adisafounder-kola-adisa.png\" alt=\"Kola Adisa\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"cm-details\">\r\n <p class=\"cm-name\">Kola Adisa<\/p>\r\n <p class=\"cm-role\">Founder \u00b7 Advisory Team<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"cm-separator\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"cm-stats\">\r\n <div class=\"cm-stat\">\r\n <span class=\"cs-label\">Read Time<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"cs-value\">12 min<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"cm-stat\">\r\n <span class=\"cs-label\">Published<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"cs-value\">Jan 2025<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"cover-cta\">\r\n Read Full Article\r\n <svg width=\"14\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\" fill=\"none\">\r\n <path d=\"M1 5H13M13 5L9 1M13 5L9 9\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"filter-section\">\r\n <div class=\"filter-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"filter-label\">\r\n <span>Browse by:<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"filter-chips\">\r\n <a href=\"#all\" class=\"chip active\">All Articles<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#market\" class=\"chip\">Market Intelligence<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#diaspora\" class=\"chip\">Diaspora Strategy<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#advisory\" class=\"chip\">Advisory Notes<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#crossborder\" class=\"chip\">Cross-Border<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#founder\" class=\"chip\">From the Founder<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"articles-section\">\r\n <div class=\"articles-inner\">\r\n \r\n <div class=\"articles-header\">\r\n <p class=\"section-tag\">Latest Dispatches<\/p>\r\n <h2>Recent<br><span class=\"serif-italic\">writing.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"articles-grid\">\r\n \r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card large\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/davecartergroup.com\/us-advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/insight-02.webp\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Diaspora Strategy<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 02<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">8 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>The Quiet Rules of Managing Property from <em>5,000 Miles Away<\/em><\/h3>\r\n <p>What every diaspora investor learns \u2014 usually too late. A candid field guide to remote property ownership in Lagos, from the perspective of those who've watched capital compound and capital collapse.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">By Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Dec 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/davecartergroup.com\/us-advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/insight-03.jpg\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Advisory Notes<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 03<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">6 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>Four Questions to Ask <em>Before<\/em> You Invest Anywhere in Lagos<\/h3>\r\n <p>Due diligence isn't glamorous. But it's everything. The essential questions most buyers forget to ask.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Advisory Team<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Nov 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1560518883-ce09059eeffa?w=800\" \r\n alt=\"Article\"\r\n onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1560518883-ce09059eeffa?w=800'\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Cross-Border<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 04<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">10 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>How US Tax Structures Shape <em>Every<\/em> Nigerian Property Decision<\/h3>\r\n <p>A plain-English walk through LLC structures, naira repatriation, and the tax traps that catch even sophisticated investors.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Advisory Team<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Nov 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1558618666-fcd25c85cd64?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Market Intelligence<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 05<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">7 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>Reading the Lagos Market in <em>2025<\/em><\/h3>\r\n <p>What's overpriced, what's undervalued, and where the quiet opportunities sit heading into the new year.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Oct 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1600607687939-ce8a6c25118c?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Diaspora Strategy<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 06<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">9 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>The Case for Owning Property in the <em>Country You Left<\/em><\/h3>\r\n <p>Beyond ROI: the strategic, psychological, and generational reasons diaspora investors keep coming home \u2014 on paper.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Oct 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1497366216548-37526070297c?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">From the Founder<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 07<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">5 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>Why I Say No to <em>Most<\/em> Clients Who Ask to Hire Me<\/h3>\r\n <p>Fit matters more than fee. A personal note on why a small client list is the ultimate quality control.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Sep 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1486406146926-c627a92ad1ab?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Advisory Notes<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 08<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">6 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>The Three Most Expensive Words in <em>Cross-Border Real Estate<\/em><\/h3>\r\n <p>\"A family friend...\" \u2014 and why trust, in this industry, should never be a substitute for process.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Advisory Team<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Sep 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"load-more-row\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"load-more\">\r\n <span>View Archive<\/span>\r\n <svg width=\"14\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\" fill=\"none\">\r\n <path d=\"M1 5H13M13 5L9 1M13 5L9 9\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"ins-pullquote\">\r\n <div class=\"pq-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"pq-mark\">\u275d<\/div>\r\n <blockquote>\r\n The most important intelligence rarely comes from the market. \r\n It comes from sitting still long enough to see what's \r\n <em>actually<\/em> happening \u2014 instead of what everyone else \r\n is pretending is happening.\r\n <\/blockquote>\r\n <div class=\"pq-attr\">\r\n <div class=\"pq-line\"><\/div>\r\n <p class=\"pq-name\">From \"Reading the Market\" \u00b7 Issue No. 05<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"subscribe-section\">\r\n <div class=\"sub-inner\">\r\n \r\n <div class=\"sub-grid\">\r\n \r\n <div class=\"sub-text\">\r\n <p class=\"section-tag\">The Journal<\/p>\r\n <h2>Join the<br><span class=\"serif-italic\">quarterly readership.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n \r\n <p class=\"sub-body\">\r\n Four times a year, we publish a considered dispatch of \r\n essays, market notes, and advisory observations. 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A candid field guide to remote property ownership in Lagos, from the perspective of those who've watched capital compound and capital collapse.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">By Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Dec 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/davecartergroup.com\/us-advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/insight-03.jpg\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Advisory Notes<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 03<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">6 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>Four Questions to Ask <em>Before<\/em> You Invest Anywhere in Lagos<\/h3>\r\n <p>Due diligence isn't glamorous. But it's everything. The essential questions most buyers forget to ask.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Advisory Team<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Nov 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1560518883-ce09059eeffa?w=800\" \r\n alt=\"Article\"\r\n onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1560518883-ce09059eeffa?w=800'\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Cross-Border<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 04<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">10 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>How US Tax Structures Shape <em>Every<\/em> Nigerian Property Decision<\/h3>\r\n <p>A plain-English walk through LLC structures, naira repatriation, and the tax traps that catch even sophisticated investors.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Advisory Team<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Nov 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1558618666-fcd25c85cd64?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Market Intelligence<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 05<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">7 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>Reading the Lagos Market in <em>2025<\/em><\/h3>\r\n <p>What's overpriced, what's undervalued, and where the quiet opportunities sit heading into the new year.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Oct 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1600607687939-ce8a6c25118c?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Diaspora Strategy<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 06<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">9 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>The Case for Owning Property in the <em>Country You Left<\/em><\/h3>\r\n <p>Beyond ROI: the strategic, psychological, and generational reasons diaspora investors keep coming home \u2014 on paper.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Oct 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1497366216548-37526070297c?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">From the Founder<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 07<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">5 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>Why I Say No to <em>Most<\/em> Clients Who Ask to Hire Me<\/h3>\r\n <p>Fit matters more than fee. A personal note on why a small client list is the ultimate quality control.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Kola Adisa<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Sep 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n \r\n <article class=\"article-card\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"article-link\">\r\n <div class=\"article-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1486406146926-c627a92ad1ab?w=800\" alt=\"Article\">\r\n <span class=\"article-badge\">Advisory Notes<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"article-body\">\r\n <div class=\"article-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"am-issue\">Issue No. 08<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-dot\">\u00b7<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"am-read\">6 min read<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3>The Three Most Expensive Words in <em>Cross-Border Real Estate<\/em><\/h3>\r\n <p>\"A family friend...\" \u2014 and why trust, in this industry, should never be a substitute for process.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"article-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"af-author\">Advisory Team<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"af-date\">Sep 2024<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"load-more-row\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"load-more\">\r\n <span>View Archive<\/span>\r\n <svg width=\"14\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\" fill=\"none\">\r\n <path d=\"M1 5H13M13 5L9 1M13 5L9 9\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"ins-pullquote\">\r\n <div class=\"pq-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"pq-mark\">\u275d<\/div>\r\n <blockquote>\r\n The most important intelligence rarely comes from the market. \r\n It comes from sitting still long enough to see what's \r\n <em>actually<\/em> happening \u2014 instead of what everyone else \r\n is pretending is happening.\r\n <\/blockquote>\r\n <div class=\"pq-attr\">\r\n <div class=\"pq-line\"><\/div>\r\n <p class=\"pq-name\">From \"Reading the Market\" \u00b7 Issue No. 05<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"subscribe-section\">\r\n <div class=\"sub-inner\">\r\n \r\n <div class=\"sub-grid\">\r\n \r\n <div class=\"sub-text\">\r\n <p class=\"section-tag\">The Journal<\/p>\r\n <h2>Join the<br><span class=\"serif-italic\">quarterly readership.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n \r\n <p class=\"sub-body\">\r\n Four times a year, we publish a considered dispatch of \r\n essays, market notes, and advisory observations. 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