Erion Shehaj
BiggerPockets.com
Houston, TX, United States
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How to Recession-Proof Your Finances
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 you can take to make your financial situation and real estate portfolio resilient in the face of market swings. → Read More
Reaching Goals You Actually Want To Achieve
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. → Read More
Can Financial Freedom Make You Miserable?
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 yourself the hard questions. → Read More
Investors: Don't Base Buying Decisions on Cash-on-Cash Returns Alone
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 forms of return. → Read More
The 3 Critical Elements of Human Happiness (& Why Unlimited Money Isn't Enough)
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? → Read More
Consider This Before Defining Your Investment Philosophy
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! → Read More
Consider This Before Defining Your Investment Philosophy
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! → Read More
3 Must-Read Books for Real Estate Investors & Entrepreneurs
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. → Read More
3 Must-Read Books for Real Estate Investors & Entrepreneurs
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. → Read More
Investing In Real Estate Later In Life
When someone asked me whether age should factor in the decision of how you should invest in rentals later in life, the answer had to be yes. Age strongly impacts two of the most important raw materials of any real estate investing strategy: time and risk profile. But how exactly? → Read More
What to Know if You're Beginning to Invest in Real Estate Later in Life
When someone asked me whether age should factor in the decision of how you should invest in rentals later in life, the answer had to be yes. Age strongly impacts two of the most important raw materials of any real estate investing strategy: time and risk profile. But how exactly? → Read More
3 Telltale Signs You're Definitely NOT Ready to Invest in Real Estate
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 yet and what steps you need to take to get ready? → Read More
3 Telltale Signs You're Definitely NOT Ready to Invest in Real Estate
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 yet and what steps you need to take to get ready? → Read More
The Vital Question Investors Forget to Ask: Does Your Strategy Support Your Ideal Life?
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 follow. → Read More
The Vital Question Investors Forget to Ask: Does Your Strategy Support Your Ideal Life?
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 follow. → Read More
Inspirational Success Stories Are Great—Unless They Lead to Goals You Never Wanted
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. → Read More
2 Rules Will Save Thousands In Unpaid Rent & Damage
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. → Read More
These Two Simple Rules Will Save You Thousands in Unpaid Rent & Property Damage
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. → Read More
Should You Focus on Older or Newer Rentals? A Look at the Pros & Cons
It's a classic debate with plenty of pros and cons on either side. Read on to learn about the positives and negatives of older versus newer rental properties. → Read More
Can Financial Freedom Make You Miserable
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 yourself the hard questions. → Read More