The trouble I am having is there is no comps to look at in the immediate area, so I just took some comps that were miles away up further north, and subtracted a little bit since the area was located near more desirable restaurants and shopping. 

I also have experience with retail, both my wife and I started and used to run a clothing shop while we both were busy (me with my company and she with a corporate job), for around 5 years before we decided to sell it.

@Josh Banwart not a one-stop-shop but you could check out the facebook group Expat Home Owners Germany.

. - in this case, I will have more time to shop around for better loan terms/rates etc. 

I see buyers getting surprised by this often when buying older buildings.The more time you give an agent to quote the better the chances of getting a competitive rate - a lot of buyers start calling agents when they are going to close and want it NOW NOW NOW> you will pay more this way.Give the insurance agent a week or two to shop the rate and get the agent accurate documentation proving the age of updates to the roof, electrical, plumbing, hvac, etc and good photos of the property to allow them to sell the property to underwriting.A lot of people don't realize two sales are made for an insurance policy - one to underwriting and one to the person buying the policy.

It creates shopping lists and little bonuses like that so it has a few more things than the spreadsheet that comes with your Flipping/Estimating books.  

With the services they provide I feel that they would be a really great one stop shop but I was hoping that the people here with infinitely more experience than I could weigh in on this.

Definitely shop it around for diligence purposes, find someone you can communicate with, get an idea of pricing for what you have and where you are going.

My personal privacy is not an issue for me but based on the American legal system, lawsuits being reduced to the status of a lottery, I understand why most prefer to hide.

.), so keep that in mind when shopping around.