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Andrew Rhatigan
After Clarity, What You Do Next Matters Most

Jan 25, 2026

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After Clarity, What You Do Next Matters Most

After clarity, what you do next matters most

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
When Calm Is Clarity and When It’s Avoidance

Jan 18, 2026

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4 min read

When Calm Is Clarity and When It’s Avoidance

When calm is clarity and when it’s avoidance

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
When the Right Decision Feels Quiet

Jan 11, 2026

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4 min read

When the Right Decision Feels Quiet

If it doesn’t feel exciting, that doesn’t mean it’s wrong.

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Direction Before Momentum

Jan 4, 2026

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4 min read

Direction Before Momentum

Direction before momentum

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Why You Don’t Need to Decide Anything This Week

Dec 28, 2025

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4 min read

Why You Don’t Need to Decide Anything This Week

When doing nothing is the smartest move

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Why Property Decisions Feel Clearer Than They Actually Are

Dec 21, 2025

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4 min read

Why Property Decisions Feel Clearer Than They Actually Are

How confidence forms before judgment has been tested

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
The Compression Error In Property

Dec 14, 2025

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5 min read

The Compression Error In Property

Why Rushed Property Decisions Age Badly

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
The Sunk Cost Trap: Why Smart Buyers Walk Away Sooner

Dec 7, 2025

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5 min read

The Sunk Cost Trap: Why Smart Buyers Walk Away Sooner

Most buyers push on when they should pause. Here’s how to think clearly when momentum clouds judgment.

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
The Truth About Homes That Sit on the Market

Nov 30, 2025

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5 min read

The Truth About Homes That Sit on the Market

Most delays have nothing to do with the house. Here is what they actually reveal and how smart buyers use it to their advantage.

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Nov 23, 2025

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5 min read

Shut The Front Door

Why the Forever Home No Longer Fits the Lives We Actually Live

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Nov 16, 2025

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4 min read

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Off-Market: Privilege, Perception, and the Property Trap

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Nov 9, 2025

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5 min read

Shut The Front Door

"Character": The Most Dangerous Word In Real Estate!

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Nov 2, 2025

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5 min read

Shut The Front Door

Taste vs Value: What Really Adds Value to Your Home in Ireland

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Oct 26, 2025

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4 min read

Shut The Front Door

When shared ambitions hide unspoken differences & how clarity turns a house into a home.

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Oct 19, 2025

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3 min read

Shut The Front Door

Are You Ready to Buy - or Just Waiting to Feel Ready?

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan

Real Estate Psychology

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Oct 12, 2025

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4 min read

Shut The Front Door

The Myth of the Pinterest-Perfect Home: Why Imperfection Might Be Your Best Investment

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Oct 5, 2025

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5 min read

Shut The Front Door

Do You Live Where You Want - Or Where You Think You Should?

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Sep 28, 2025

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4 min read

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The Hidden Cost of Emotion: What Antiques Can Teach Us About Property Value

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Sep 21, 2025

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4 min read

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Once Is a Favour, Twice Is a Chore

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door: “Still Listed. Already Gone. Welcome to Buying in Ireland.”

Sep 14, 2025

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5 min read

Shut The Front Door: “Still Listed. Already Gone. Welcome to Buying in Ireland.”

You find the perfect home. It’s listed. You enquire.And then... nothing.Welcome to the strange world of “Silent Sale Agreed” - where properties look available, but aren’t. In this post, we break down why it happens, what it means for you, and how to stop wasting time on homes that were never really on the market in the first place.

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Sep 7, 2025

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4 min read

Shut The Front Door

Budget Drift: The #1 Reason Searches Lose Clarity

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door: The Almost Vendor

Aug 31, 2025

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5 min read

Shut The Front Door: The Almost Vendor

"We’re Not Ready to Sell" The Psychology of the Almost Vendor

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Aug 24, 2025

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4 min read

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Why Your Dream Home Might Come With a Hidden Nightmare Next Door

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Jul 20, 2025

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4 min read

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How to Buy a Home in Ireland Without Wasting Time, Money, or Your Sanity

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
Shut The Front Door

Jul 6, 2025

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4 min read

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Why ‘Being Sound’ Beats Being Slick

Andrew Rhatigan
Andrew Rhatigan
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