Dan J. Harkey

Master Educator | Business & Finance Consultant | Mentor

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Master Educator | Business & Finance Consultant | Mentor

With over 50 years of experience, Dan J. Harkey has helped thousands navigate the complexities of real estate finance, and personal development. Whether you’re an investor, entrepreneur, or seeking financial wisdom, Dan provides actionable insights to help you succeed.

Giving back to the real estate community and helping others is a proven method of developing lasting and sustaining relationships and friendships.

Dan brings a wealth of knowledge spanning back to 1972. In addition to a life teaching credential, and has owned and operated a successful real estate sales company, mortgage company, escrow company, general insurance brokerage, and property management company.

Dan J. Harkey is a distinguished real estate consultant and educator who has given 350 seminars and written hundreds of insightful articles, all designed to improve the lives of his student partners.

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  • 50+ Years of Experience in real estate finance & lending
  • 350+ Seminars & Hundreds of Published Articles
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Articles written by Dan Harkey contained in the website are for educational purposes only and are not intended to be comprehensive. Some articles contain opinions expressed by Dan Harkey that may be inconsistent with the views of others.

Dan Harkey’s articles are Not to be construed or relied upon as legal or accounting advice. Each subject written about is complex and may require the advice of qualified professionals in the subject areas discussed.

Qualified professionals typically include, attorneys, accountants, appraisers, architects; and environmental, soils, structural, and civil engineers. Consultation with title insurance and escrow officers; with construction, development, and other business experts may also be appropriate.

Ostentatious: Ostentatiousness

When Display Stops Displaying Style and Starts Begging for Applause

Ostentatious: When Good Taste Leaves the Room, and the Chandelier Starts Clinking for Attention

Some people buy nice things. Others buy things so aggressively visible that the furniture looks like it expects applause. That, ladies and gentlemen, is ostentatious: the ancient and honorable English word for showing off so hard that subtlety files a restraining order.

Pound Sand: Smug and Aloof Was Her Answer

When I asked her to have coffee with me, she did not mince words: She told me to “pound sand.” So, I suggested that she join me and we could have fun together pounding sand.

Pound Sand: Was Her Answer to My Request

When I asked her to have coffee with me, she did not mince words: She told me to pound sand. So, I obliged her out of courtesy.

“Pound Sand”: Dismissal, Futility, and Contempt

Some phrases do not merely reject an idea—they slam the door on it. “Pound sand” is one of those expressions: short, sharp, and unmistakably dismissive, used to tell someone to go away, stop complaining, or quit being a nuisance.

“Pound Sand”: Eviction Notice for Nonsense

Some phrases ask nicely. “Pound sand” does not. It is the verbal equivalent of pointing to the exit and locking the door behind the fool on the way out.

Supercilious: Superciliousness

The word describes arrogant, disdainful, or haughty behavior where someone acts superior to others. It is significant because it precisely captures a condescending attitude, often illustrated by a raised eyebrow.

Supercilious:

The Polite Smirk of the Self-Appointed Superior Class

Dog Lovers: Quotes

Dogs don’t complicate life. They clarify it.

Psycho Cybernetics: Book Review

By Maxwell Maltz, M.D.

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