It’s really not worth life long hard feelings if you’re given $20 or $30k or more that she isn’t.

If you're interested, feel free to DM and I can send you some recommended resources. 

If you have any specific questions relating the German real estate market feel free to ask.Unfortunately most useful information will only be available in German.

Feel free to reach out I would love to connect. 

If you ever have any questions or need advice on managing properties, tenant relations, or anything else, feel free to reach out.

You can find a VA or a younger person to pay.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

From there, I would consider how much Capital you have at your disposal, your personal feelings about risk, and then finally your financials. 

It really depends on the scope of work and the person inspecting the work as well as the one issuing the permit.Find someone who knows the permitting system in the municipality where your project is located and have them review the scope, and the work done and see what they think it would take to pull permits after the fact.

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