Jonathan Bowen - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hi, my name is Jonathan Bowen. I am a Massachusetts native and have lived here most of my life except for time away for college and military service. I have made my living in the real estate industry since 1999 and opened up Jonathan Bowen Real Estate, LLC back in 2003. Things were going really well until mid-2007 but my business has unfortunately been stuck in reverse since then. The good news is that I am starting to see some light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. I was enlisted with the Navy Seebees as part of the Navy Reserve then transferred branches to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Massachusetts Army National Guard where I eventually received my commission. I left as a First Lieutenant. It was a choice between the military and my career careers and my real estate career had to come first. I enjoy playing poker although I will say that I am usually on the losing end but I am trying to tighten up my game. That's it for now, Jon

My Interests

Real Estate

I'd like to meet:

Everybody!

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Music:

Burning Down The House, by Talking Heads Home, by Michael Buble Home Sweet Home, by Motley Crue Movin' Out, by Billy Joel This Land Is Your Land, by Woody Guthrie Is Anybody Home, by Our Lady Peace Our House, by Madness Pink Houses, by John Mellencamp This Must Be The Place, by Talking Heads

Movies:

American Beauty Bounce Christina's House Glengarry Glen Ross Hoot House Of Sand And Fog Man Of The House Road House The Apartment The House Sitter The Money Pit

Television:

Big City Broker Clean House Deserving Design Design On A Dime Designed To Sell Desparate Landscapes Flip That House Flip this House Flipping Out Get It Sold Hammered With DiResta Haulin'House Holmes On Homes Home Improvement House Hunters House M.D. Indoors Out LA Hard Hats Man Caves MegaBuilders Million Dollar Listing Moving Up MTV Cribs New England Dream Home Property Guide Propery Ladder Real Estate Confidential Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Real Housewives Of NYC Sweat Equity The Real Estate Pros This Old House Tyler Perry's House Of Pain Under Construction What's With That House

Books:

The Art Of The Deal, by Donald Trump

Heroes:

Alec Baldwin Larry Bird Anthony Bourdain Jonathan Bowen Henry Sands Brooks Doyle Brunson Stephen Colbert Matt Damon Bobby Flay David Gilmour Bear Grylls David Hasselhoff Ron Jeremy Ralph Lauren Sarah Palin Dennis Quaid Gordon Ramsey Anna Nicole Smith Howard Stern Donald Trump Denzel Washington Villains:

Christian Audigier Kim Basinger George W. Bush Naomi Campbell Dane Cook Miley Cyrus Rocco DiSpirito L. Ron Hubbard Joe Jonas Kevin Jonas Nick Jonas Spike Lee Spencer Pratt Rachael Ray Alex Rodriguez Jessica Simpson Omarosa Manigault Stallworth

My Blog

The building that houses the Boston Police Academy needs work!

In 1985, a former neighborhood school located at 85 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park was rededicated as the Deputy Superintendent William J. Hogan Law Enforcement Training Center. I drive by what is more co...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:37:00 PST

Beware of this real estate scam!

I just got a call from a gentleman named Sergio from Houston, Texas. He initially asked me to help verify an address for his daughter. It seems as though his daughter is moving up to Boston next week ...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:23:00 PST

The side roads in Dedham, Massachusetts are some of the worst in the Commonwealth!

Dedham, Massachusetts is a typical upper middle class bedroom community located just west of Boston. It's the hometown of the fictional character Alan Shore (played by James Spader) of The P...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:58:00 PST

Hyde Park, Massachusetts needs restaurants!!!

Hyde Park is one of Boston's neighborhoods. It's a bit of a bedroom community about five miles south of Boston proper. It's a middle class town where many of the city's teachers, firefighter...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:36:00 PST

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and a suckers rally!

I am watching CNBC right now with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac getting killed but the national banks spurring an overall market rally! This is a textbook suckers rally! The market will continue to ...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:37:00 PST

Violence in Dorchester.

I am tired of hearing or reading about people being stabbed or shot in Dorchester. For those of you that don't know Dorcester, it's Boston's largest neighborhood and currently home to many p...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:01:00 PST

Section 8 Rental Voucher Program fraud!

I am sick of witnessing Section 8 Rental Voucher Program fraud! Huh?! What is the Section 8 Rental Voucher Program? Well, here is a summary from http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/voucher.cfm : Th...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:34:00 PST

The summer Doldrums of real estate.

I feel like I am sitting aimlessly on a 27' sailboat (the perfect size for one man to handle) somewhere in the Doldrums, watching the flotsam and jetsam slowly bounce by on the unfolding wav...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:44:00 PST

I am stupefied by the actions of a mortgage broker.

I am working with an excellent buyer. He is not only motivated but knows how to weight out the pros and cons of a real estate deal. He is a carpenter by trade. Well, he got himself tang...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PST

Extraordinary financial turmoil.

I know I just wrote a blog about IndyMac but I gotta' harp on this ongoing market turmoil. There is just a ton of bad financial news circulating out there. Where do I begin? The instability of Fannie ...
Posted by Jonathan Bowen on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:29:00 PST