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Erion Shehaj

Expertise: Personal Finance, Landlording & Rental Properties, Personal Development, Real Estate Investing Basics
39 Articles Written
Erion Shehaj is the founder of Investing Architect and a managing real estate broker at Signature Houston Real Estate Corp.

Experience
Erion helps successful professionals achieve financial independence using the Blueprint Real Estate Investing Strategy. By combining the principles of robust financial planning with quality real estate investments, Erion can show you how to replace your salary with passive income and retire early so you can live life on your terms.

Over his real estate career of 13-plus years, Erion has helped his investor clients purchase $90MM+ in real estate assets to build robust real estate portfolios and streams of passive income. In addition, he has been involved in successfully rolling out small multifamily new construction projects across Texas.

Erion has written extensively about long-term real estate investing and business in several publications, including BiggerPockets (since 2013), Investing Architect, American Genius, Geek Estate, and more.

Education
Erion graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double bachelor's in Accounting and Finance from the Bauer College of Business (University of Houston) in 2004.

Accreditations
Erion completed the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member education curriculum (CCIM 101­104). In 2017, Erion successfully completed the coursework for the Certified Financial Planner Program at the Susan M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University.

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Personal Finance Feb 03, 2020

3 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Finances

By Erion Shehaj

The most pressing question on the minds of investors these days is: “When will the next recession hit?” But we need to drop the pursuit of prediction, since no one really knows. Instead, focus on the steps can you take to make your financial situation and real estate portfolio resilient in the fa...

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Real Estate Investing Basics Jan 14, 2020

3 Must-Read Books for Real Estate Investors & Entrepreneurs

By Erion Shehaj

Books are truly an incredible bargain. For the same price as a few lattes, a book can spark life-changing ideas that drastically impact your career as a real estate investor and entrepreneur. What a deal! Check out these three.

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Landlording & Rental Properties Jan 07, 2020

The Top 10 Rental Features That Attract Cream of the Crop Tenants

By Erion Shehaj

Top-of-the-line tenants will make your life as a landlord SO much easier. To attract the best of the best, be sure to look for rentals with these specific features.

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Personal Finance Nov 23, 2019

Financial Freedom Can Make You Just as Miserable as Your 9-5 Job—Unless…

By Erion Shehaj

If you make the creation of passive income the sole objective of your life, that’s just a shinier version of the rat wheel of employment. By any means, build that portfolio that will produce passive income. But as you are doing that, make sure to create and build your future life by asking yourse...

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Personal Development Nov 21, 2019

Inspirational Success Stories Are Great—Unless They Lead to Goals You Never Wanted

By Erion Shehaj

The purpose of this article is to encourage you to become self-aware and figure out what makes you tick. I want you to know that you can build a life that serves you, and I want to offer you permission to completely ignore someone else’s goals, strategies, and path if they don’t serve you.

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Real Estate Investing Basics Nov 11, 2019

The Vital Question Investors Forget to Ask: Does Your Strategy Support Your Ideal Life?

By Erion Shehaj

We should own investments that help us underwrite the life we want to build instead of allowing the pursuit of those investments to own us. At first glance, it might seem like a subtle difference, but in fact it’s a significant mindset shift—a single decision that impacts all the decisions that f...

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Real Estate Investing Basics Nov 09, 2019

3 Telltale Signs You’re Definitely NOT Ready to Invest in Real Estate

By Erion Shehaj

There’s a group of potential investors out there whose ambition is ready to conquer the world but they’re not ready to invest—yet. So, how do you know if you’re NOT ready to invest and what steps you need to take to get ready?

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Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice Oct 09, 2019

PSA: Investors, DON’T Base Your Buying Decisions on Cash-on-Cash Returns Alone

By Erion Shehaj

You might be asking: If the cash-on-cash return is high enough, doesn’t the total return take care of itself? That’s a very good and often misguided question. When you decide to purchase an investment property strictly because of CoC return, you impact that property’s ability to produce the other...

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Personal Development Apr 20, 2019

The 3 Critical Elements of Human Happiness (& Why Unlimited Money Isn’t Enough)

By Erion Shehaj

Could you be successful in your work and well grounded in the connections you’ve made in life and still have something that eats you up inside? Unequivocally, yes. So what’s missing?

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Real Estate Investing Basics Jan 28, 2019

Consider This Before Defining Your Investment Philosophy

By Erion Shehaj

What’s your real estate investing philosophy? Do you even have one? Learn how goal-oriented strategies can help you achieve financial freedom—or whatever it is you’re working toward!

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Landlording & Rental Properties Dec 14, 2018

What to Know if You’re Beginning to Invest in Real Estate Later in Life

By Erion Shehaj

Crafting a long-term real estate investing strategy is like making an alloy. First, you take raw materials like investment capital, savings from job income, abili...

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Landlording & Rental Properties Nov 13, 2018

These Two Simple Rules Will Save You Thousands in Unpaid Rent & Property Damage

By Erion Shehaj

Look, life happens. People lose their jobs or face unexpected expenses and they’re unable to pay. Even the best tenant screening process in the world doesn’t screen for events that might happen to your tenants in the future. Regardless, this Tony Robbins axiom rings true: You get what you tolerate.

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