Author Archives: Barry Owen

Riddle me this . . . Since the onset of the pandemic, we have all learned how to “gather” virtually. For the past several months, all but a few of my meetings have NOT been IRL (In Real Life) because of legal mandates which prohibit being in any public or even private place without wearing […]

Yes! I am GUILTY of sending the wrong message to Prospective Home Buyers and Sellers by saying there’s NO INVENTORY! This morning, Ninja Selling sent an email with THIS LINK! As I listened to the message, I felt shame for my bad behavior and misdirection of my messaging. This is wrong on many levels (How […]

Well . . . We knew this day would come, and it did with yesterday’s mail. The Davidson County Tax Assessment for #OwenHollow LEAPS from $221,400 to $338,700 – 53% increase in the county’s appraised value. My first reaction was SHOCK! I mulled it over thinking the whole range of stages of grief (Denial · […]

Every day, there are fewer affordable houses available. Yep! The very people who provide the Human Power that feeds us, clothes us, builds our cars, houses, and all of the consumer and durable goods we are able to buy . . . These are the folks we call “the backbone of America’s economy”. Laborers Workers […]

Doing nothing is sometimes the best thing to do. In fact, I’d argue that intentional non-action is quite good for the soul. Some of the smartest and most successful people I know are have achieved MASTERY in their practice of non-action. My friend Rain Warren speaks of her way of taking non-action . . . […]