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You Can Buy the House. You Can't Buy Belonging

He wasn't free to choose his own front door

Andrew Rhatigan

Your Family Isn't Your Portfolio Company

Aug 9, 2026

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Your Family Isn't Your Portfolio Company

They'd built a vision. Nobody else had signed off on it.

Andrew Rhatigan

They Moved to Ireland to Live in America

Aug 2, 2026

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2 min read

They Moved to Ireland to Live in America

They'd just decided to leave it.

Andrew Rhatigan

They Found It Online. That Was the Problem.

Jul 26, 2026

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2 min read

They Found It Online. That Was the Problem.

It looked perfect. It was never going to work.

Andrew Rhatigan

Most Deals Don't Die. They Get Lost in Translation.

Jul 19, 2026

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Most Deals Don't Die. They Get Lost in Translation.

Both sides were wrong about the other. Both were ready to walk away.

Andrew Rhatigan

Jul 12, 2026

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2 min read

The Brief Was Never About Dublin

The geography you've built your search around may not be the answer to the brief you've built.

Andrew Rhatigan

Jul 5, 2026

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2 min read

The Fifth Person in the Room

The expensive mistakes are rarely the ones where people didn't buy.

Andrew Rhatigan

Patience and Drift Look Identical From the Inside

Jun 28, 2026

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Patience and Drift Look Identical From the Inside

The brief you built in a faster market was your clearest thinking.

Andrew Rhatigan

Jun 21, 2026

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They Weren't Arguing About the Kitchen

The search that keeps stalling is often doing exactly what it should.

Andrew Rhatigan

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You Can Buy the House. You Can't Buy Belonging

Your Family Isn't Your Portfolio Company

They Moved to Ireland to Live in America

They Found It Online. That Was the Problem.

Most Deals Don't Die. They Get Lost in Translation.

The Brief Was Never About Dublin

The Fifth Person in the Room

Patience and Drift Look Identical From the Inside

They Weren't Arguing About the Kitchen

Shut The Front Door