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A Fast Car Without a Driving Lesson

The two calls I keep getting right now

Andrew Rhatigan

May 10, 2026

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3 min read

Nobody's Job Is to Say "Not This One"

I didn't send my client the photographs

Andrew Rhatigan

The Market Just Blinked. Most Buyers Won't Notice.

May 3, 2026

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3 min read

The Market Just Blinked. Most Buyers Won't Notice.

Slowing growth isn't falling prices. And waiting isn't free

Andrew Rhatigan

9,600 Americans Moved to Ireland Last Year. Most of Them Went in Blind.

Apr 26, 2026

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3 min read

9,600 Americans Moved to Ireland Last Year. Most of Them Went in Blind.

It's not why they're coming. It's what happens when they try to buy.

Andrew Rhatigan

Apr 19, 2026

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3 min read

Not All Money Is Equal

The six-figure gift that nearly cost them the house

Andrew Rhatigan

Real Estate Psychology

Apr 12, 2026

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5 min read

The Brief Is the Strategy

It's not the market. It's the brief you never wrote.

Andrew Rhatigan

You Can't Control the Market. You Can Control How You Show Up in It.

Apr 5, 2026

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5 min read

You Can't Control the Market. You Can Control How You Show Up in It.

The most expensive habit in property

Andrew Rhatigan

Do You Want the House, Or the Idea of It?

Mar 29, 2026

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6 min read

Do You Want the House, Or the Idea of It?

The heating was on for the viewing. It was also on because it's a cold house.

Andrew Rhatigan

Mar 22, 2026

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5 min read

The Person Who Didn't Get the Job Offer

One person got the job offer. The other got the consequences.

Andrew Rhatigan

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A Fast Car Without a Driving Lesson

Nobody's Job Is to Say "Not This One"

The Market Just Blinked. Most Buyers Won't Notice.

9,600 Americans Moved to Ireland Last Year. Most of Them Went in Blind.

Not All Money Is Equal

The Brief Is the Strategy

You Can't Control the Market. You Can Control How You Show Up in It.

Do You Want the House, Or the Idea of It?

The Person Who Didn't Get the Job Offer

Shut The Front Door