They could give you a more precise estimate and help navigate zoning regulations and permitting.Let me know if I can help or if you want to discuss your plans further.Best of luck with the project!

Would love to hear what you’re focused on or planning!

Her son is planning to move out of state for work, at which time she would like to downsize to a smaller home. 

Even if the data is from 2022 let's say, its good enough for planning. 

What’s your contingency plan if costs overrun?

It's possible to buy property in Germany with as little as 5-10% down, making it an attractive option for service members and civilian government employees stationed there or planning to settle.

Very simple - tell them to call me if they can't figure it out.I would not tell the tenant what I was doing and if it was ever discovered that I had done it - I would explain that I did it as a standard safeguarding of my property - in case the original thermostat should ever fail while no one was there to monitor the space temperature - the backup thermostat would save us all from freezing damage.

The plan is to purchase a new home & keep current as a long term rental.

I am planning on not resigning my lease and starting of my RE venture. 

In order to do this you need to have deal flow and you need to know 1) How to recognize a good, profitable deal, 2) How to put together funds quickly to buy the deal before someone else does and in such a way where you are protected and the deal is protected, 3) How to run the project so that you follow the budget and don't overspend or overbuild, 4) How to attract an end buyer or a renter and which documents to use to protect yourself and the buyer, 5) If you are going to keep the property then you need to know how to set up the property from the start to best help you in the refinance later, and 6) You need to know how you are planning on managing the property from the beginning in order to make sure it will be profitable at the end.