Paddy Deighan Real Estate Blog

Every year during New Years...a lot of society makes "New Years Resolutions".  Most resolutions are kicked to the curb within a week. Many of the New Years "Resolutionaries" as I call them embark on healthy eating and fitness.The crowds at fitness centers typically subside within a week. However,...

In my first two posts, I discussed "starting" (which is part of organizing) and then implementation . The next logical step is execution. I am from Jersey originally so execution can mean different things to different people. LoLExecution is an essential step because without it, we waste a lot of...

For those members in our AI Zoom calls know, I am very fond of Adobe Acrobat. The AI Assistant is fantastic and now it is even better!! Now it is more interactive. Their ads tout this but they are not very clear.For one thing, you can now chat and suggest and make edits/improvements.  This makes ...

I received an email solicitation for an area of the country...the developer was touting what  great "investment" his properties historically made in the region....Ok, this is not unusual and certain areas of any country have regions that beat "the market". However, this one struck me as odd...whe...

Very timely to post this challenge as we enter 2025. It is a good time to look at our businesses.To me, the first step of any plan for a business (new or existing) is to ORGANIZE. I ascribe to a concept of:1. When I receive something, mail, email,  or text, I do one of three things immediately: t...

The Federal Reserve System lost over $114 billion in 2023. This seems unfathomable and it is!!! There is an explanation...but it ain't good!!! You can argue that the money the Fed prints is an asset.  It can theoretically be  placed into a bank or invest in anything.Alas,  from the Fed’s perspect...

I love this challenge. I always try to buy or create a unique gift for any occasion.  Sometimes it is easy because you know what a person wants. However, when I am at a loss for an appropriate gift idea, I resort to creativity that has an additional benefit of low cost.When perplexed, I create gi...

There is always so  much to be thankful for and I posted three already. My fourth was a bit of a conundrum because it is something to be thankful for and a curse at the same time.  TECHNOLOGY.I recall as a lad working in my dad's law firm when the fax became a useful tool. To me, this was the fir...

After the Belgian family Van Der Beurse created the first semi-formalized version of the stock market, the idea spread to the Netherlands which is where many believe the concept originated. In the Dutch iteration, the market tried to make improvements over the Belgian system. This system appeared...

I attended a prep school reunion last night and I caught up with two classmates that are highly successful traders (based in London...THE UK)!  They were discussing the history of the stock market and I listened attentively...BUT they had the beginning of trading later in history than it actually...