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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How many remote controls do you have in your house? Is the one you need EVER in the right room at the right time? If you do happen upon the right one, do you know how to use it? When you’re comfortably sitting in your easy chair gloating at your brilliance for buying a wireless, what are the od...
01/21/2013
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My Niece Rebecca posted this picture on FB this morning – From Big Sur How EXCITING! This has “Opportunity” written all over it. The end of the beaten path . . . what’s beyond? Do we dare to continue our journey? How exhilarating to imagine what lies ahead because we know that few others have g...
01/20/2013
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“They” say it can’t be done? Who are “they” who are so smart? Are “they” seers. Doubters? Dream Killers? Are we here to prove them wrong? What happens when we DO prove them wrong? This is what makes a great story – The heroic journey of the person or team who did the undoable. These stalwart he...
01/19/2013
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In every negotiation in life, there’s ample room for bravado. The thrill of the hunt can be exhilarating. The thrill of the WIN can be even better. UNLESS . . . You cross that line! Everyone has that line! I liken it to starting with a basket full of patience and good will, and as the negotiati...
01/18/2013
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Most folks in sales think “POS” means “Point of Sale” A better context for today’s world is “Personal Operating System” What’s your personal platform and how’s it performing relative to your environment and your goals? Is it serving your purpose well? From Wiki: “An operating system (OS) is a c...
01/17/2013
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Those 3 words are pretty powerful. “Feels Like Home” immediately brings a whole flood of sensory information to the surface in most folks’ minds . . . Smells, tastes, Sounds, Sights, and FEELINGS. Warmth! The brilliant marketers are the ones who can evoke “Feels Like Home” in the minds of prosp...
01/16/2013
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When the weather guru calls for a WINTER STORM WARNING, what happens in the real estate market? I know it’s relative to the area of the country you’re in . . . or is it? The meaning of “WINTER STORM WARNING” may differ drastically in different areas . . . Here in Nashville (Today), it means tha...
01/15/2013
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Put a spoon under your pillow! Wear your pajamas inside out! Do the snow dance! That’s Allison’s 4-step ritual to bring enough snow to cancel school in the morning. Because we are getting sleet mix tonight, and the weather calls for the possibility of slippery roads, there’s hope for the kids ...
01/14/2013
There was a time a few years into the “Down-turn, recession, little depression” (Whatever y9u want to call it) during which the lending environment was VERY unfriendly. Everyone (Politicians and mass media) felt the need to cast blame for the economic woes of the country and the real estate ind...
01/13/2013
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My daughter Jessica went all “Metaphysical” on me today after her Basketball game. Her team of 12 girls has plenty of talent . . . and drive . . . and play well together on the court (for the most part). But when they’re not HOT (Like today), They lose BIG. After the first half, this team just ...
01/12/2013
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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