Whether it’s through customer databases, CRM platforms, property management software, or digital marketing efforts, real estate companies routinely gather personal and financial data for sales, leasing, and property management.

I will grab both of those books and stir it into my morning routine. 

The good news is that the financial metrics you've read about are universal and not at all country specific.The bad news is that Germany may just not be a good cash-flow market, compared to the U.S.But then, few markets are.That's why you find so many Germans and Australians and Spaniards and others trying so hard to find great deals in the U.S.And, even in the States, there are plenty of sub-markets where properties routinely fail the so-called "1% rule."

I have a daughter with some health issues and has a strict diet regime of prepared foods.

This might offset the rate difference, especially when conventional financing isn't as easily accessible due to strict income or employment documentation requirements.2.

Meaning how long should I expect to wait for routine repairs to be made?

, but they’re planning to enforce regulations more strictly in 2026.

I'm kind of picky about what I allow though and I have strict pet rules in hopes of turning careless owners away.

Hard money I view as more institutional and have strict term sheets that they follow. 

@Grant NashI have no experience in flipping/rehabbing and will attempt to analyze strictly on numbers.