Barry Owen's Blog
Tips and commentary For Home Buyers & Sellers and REALTORS with primary focus on LIVE - Work - Play - Life Rhythm - Life Performance Oriented thinking for regular folks
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2010
Ever considered the notion that your perception might not match reality? Posted on October 29, 2010 by Barry Owen This morning, I sat down in front of the computer and asked my family what I should write about (as I sometimes do when my brain is vapor-locked). My wife said: "Perception" My 11 yea...
10/29/2010
"Don't spend money you don't have!" (and other Fatherly advice) Posted on October 28, 2010 by Barry Owen Doesn't it drive you crazy when you get yourself into a pickle and you hear: "I told you so!" ? "If only you had LISTENED to me . . . " My paternal instincts come forth often as I coach and co...
10/28/2010
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Business gets a LOT easier when . . . Posted on October 27, 2010 by Barry Owen WHEW! I've heard a LOT of frustration out there with pesky little details like uncertainty of the process and/or rules . . . Unpredictability of the flow of transactions through the lending process . . . Lack of commun...
10/27/2010
US Housing Market Forum with Senator Bob Corker Posted on October 26, 2010 by Barry Owen This morning, i attended a fascinating forum hosted by Senator Bob Corker who was really using this forum as a means of picking the brains of a whole room full of REALTORS, Lenders, Bankers, and executives. T...
10/26/2010
Monday Morning Coffee - Snail mail isn't just for bills and ads Posted on October 25, 2010 by Barry Owen Good Monday morning to ya! Its a rainy one in Nashville. Times have changed, haven't they? Do you remember the last time you were excited about going to your mailbox to get your mail? These da...
10/25/2010
So - Do we SELL a house to a Buyer? Posted on October 21, 2010 by Barry Owen I'm a believer that we cannot SELL a house to a Buyer. No! REALLY! The house has to do all the selling . . . by being in the right place (location) at the right time in the right condition with the right amenities/featur...
10/21/2010
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The Relevance of the Closing Date Posted on October 20, 2010 by Barry Owen Here in Tennessee, Line 142 of the standard Purchase and sale Agreement reads: "A. Closing Date: This agreement shall be closed (Evidenced by delivery of warranty deed and payment of purchase price), and this agreement sha...
10/20/2010
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Scrubbing your database for the new year Posted on October 19, 2010 by Barry Owen How clean is your database? If you are seriously in business (ANY business) I'm assuming that you have a database . . . and that you actually USE it at least occasionally but hopefully systematically . . . such that...
10/19/2010
Monday Morning Coffee - Doing 1 thing more? or Less? Posted on October 18, 2010 by Barry Owen Good morning! Woke up thinking about a little simple math this morning. Seth Godin dropped a line to this post entitled "The N+1 Theory" by Fred Wilson. "The N+1 Theory states that there is always one mo...
10/18/2010
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1+1=3 & 3+1=7 & 7+1=13 Posted on October 16, 2010 by Barry Owen What kind of crazy math is THAT? Well . . . Walkin' the dog this morning I was thinking about how great ideas come together. Often, there's a person who conjures in her own mind what she believes to be a great idea. She thinks about ...
10/16/2010
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Stream of consciousness commentary on the real estate industry from the perspective of a Principal Real Estate Broker and Founder of Pareto REalty, LLC in Middlle Tennessee - Also a Career Development Coach with vast Organizational Development/Transformation training and experience - in the industry since 1993