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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2012
Good Morning! I got a call from the Tennessee Real Estate Commission late Friday afternoon to notify me that they would like to come for an inspection of the Pareto Realty files. My first thought was: “UGH!” I had all weekend to think about it, fret about, develop conspiracy theories and WORRY ...
08/20/2012
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Our rabbit Tiger is very sick. There was a violent thunderstorm a couple of nights ago, and the next morning Tiger had wedged himself under his perch and was not eating. Later that day, we discovered he was hobbling – His back legs didn’t seem to be working. Deb called the Vet who said that he ...
08/19/2012
For many Real Estate Professionals (and other Independent contractors/Self-Employed Folks) Finding a Life Rhythm that insulates them from the financial roller coaster is the pot at the end of the rainbow . . . The Holy Grail of the career. You know the “Real Estate Roller Coaster,” RIGHT? It’s ...
08/17/2012
I’m disgusted! I’ve held my tongue til now. Why come uncorked now? I have a client who has NO choice but to sell his house and move, and he owes more to Wells Fargo than the house is worth because houses in his neighborhood have declined significantly since he bought the house in 2007. This is ...
08/17/2012
Often in life, things comes out of left field and unexpectedly hit us in the head. We didn’t see it coming. Everything was going swimmingly, then WHAMMO – Right upside the head! Perfectly laid plans seem to unravel instantly. We think: “How could THIS happen to US?” Emotions kick in and the new...
08/13/2012
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“RADAR is an acronym for RAdio DetectionAnd Ranging . . . an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft,guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. (F...
08/12/2012
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Asset Defined in Wiki: “In financial accounting, assets are economic resources. Anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owned or controlled to produce value and that is held to have positive economic valueis considered an asset. Simply stated, assets represent value of ownershi...
08/11/2012
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Navigation of the home inspection process can be THE singlemost anxiety producing part of the home buying and selling process. The seller put the house on the market and honestly disclosed all known deficiencies in the Property Condition disclosure. Buyer shows up and makes an offer. The negoti...
08/10/2012
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When I went to bed Tuesday night I was 49 years old. When I woke up yesterday morning, I was 50 years old. August 8, 2012 marks the day I hit 1/2 a CENTURY old. WOW! Some nice things happened throughout the day – Deb cooked a delicious breakfast. At the Board of Directors Meeting for the Local ...
08/09/2012
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It’s not just any old birthday . . . This one is a decade B’day . . . sliding me into the 50′s. I love Birthdays as throughout the day, there are twists and turns and surprises (more than usual) . . . Folks saying “Happy Birthday” in a variety of ways. My favorites are the folks who go out of t...
08/07/2012
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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