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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How Can Dan Help You Today?

Business Insights

  • Understand market trends, risk assessment, and profit potential
  • Learn proven strategies to maximize returns
  • Gain exclusive access to expert analysis from an industry veteran

Real Estate & Economic Trends

  • Navigate the evolving landscape of real estate finance
  • Make informed investment decisions with expert guidance
  • Stay ahead with in-depth economic insights

Reinventing Yourself & Personal Growth

  • Overcome challenges and embrace change with confidence
  • Develop resilience and unlock your full potential
  • Discover strategies for long-term personal and professional success

What Others Are Saying

Dan, I enjoy your real estate finance articles because they reflect significant knowledge and experience.

— Dennis Doss

Why Learn from Dan?

  • 50+ Years of Experience in real estate finance & lending
  • 350+ Seminars & Hundreds of Published Articles
  • Successful Entrepreneur – Mortgage, escrow, insurance, & property management
  • Proven Track Record – Helping investors & professionals build wealth

Dan's Latest Articles

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.

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Shirley Bassey, Singer with an Expressive Voice and Recordings of Theme Songs.

Career from the mid-1950s to the present.

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.

Blues, jazz, and swing. Tours with an 8-piece “little Big band.”

Playing “Spin Doctor” In Real Estate

(what it means, how it shows up, and how to spot it)

Playing “Spin Doctor” in Real Estate Lending

(What it is, how it shows up, and how to counter

“All Hat, No Cattle”:

The Phrase That Exposes Empty Swagger

Rodgers and Hammerstein II

Duo composers Richard Rodgers and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. Careers from the 1920s until the 1960s and later.

Ennio Morricone,

Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player, composed more than 400 scores for cinema and television. Also has more than 100 classical works.

Maurice Jarre,

French composer and conductor, Active 1958 to 2001. Collaborations includes Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Train (1964), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976) Lion of the Desert (1981), A Passage to India (1984) Witness (1985), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Ghost (1990), A Walk in the Clouds, and many others.

Kay Kyser,

Band leader and radio personality between 1926 and 1950

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