From Colic to Commercial Leases: Why I Started AB Realty

I started AB Realty during what can only be described as absolute chaos: a newborn baby, peak colic season, and a house humming with sleep deprivation and white noise machines. Some might call it poor timing. I called it necessary.

While my wife was understandably apprehensive (and also too sleep-deprived to fully contest it) she knew deep down this was something I had to do. She saw the fire behind the fatigue. She’s always known I have an appetite for pressure, risk, and unpredictable timing. Thankfully, she labelled me a go-getter instead of a maniac… though I still think the jury’s out.

For years, I’d been steeped in the commercial and industrial property world: navigating leases, sourcing sites, working with brilliant clients. And somewhere between closing deals and late-night Forex rabbit holes, I realised I wasn’t just working, I was preparing. Preparing to step out on my own. To take everything I’d learned, every relationship I’d built, and every instinct I’d sharpened, and build something that felt truly mine.

AB Realty wasn’t born out of comfort. It was born out of legacy and a need to carve my own path. My father had the same bold streak: loud, relentless, always chasing the next move.My grandfather, Julius Buchinsky, brought the strategy. The patience. The long game. He taught me that adrenaline is a powerful tool, but only if you know how to hold your nerve.

Now, with the colic behind us (thankfully), and a clearer head than I had when this all started, I look back with real pride. AB Realty is a culmination of experience, pressure, mentorship, and a stubborn belief that the right time is whenever you decide to begin.

Because sometimes, the most important deals you close… are the ones you make with yourself.

— Alon