Please reach out if you are knowledgeable in this area, and we can start a conversation where I can provide you with more details. 

If there is not invoice, then that should be the end of it. 

It's been used as a short term rental for the last 3-4 years and the numbers are really strong for what we were able to get it under contract for.

Those are the biggest things that will protect while you are getting started on this project

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 find market price with a combo of that website and looking at what other LL's are asking for on Facebook Marketplace.

I don't know where you are at, but a lot of states have one that provides an avenue for issues with various financial institutions.

I am a roofing contractor now and understand there are multiple trades when doing this, however, I wanted to get a better idea of which trade comes after the other.

So that’s what I’ve been doing with my family.

Lenders are almost universal in their requirement that a borrower has "skin in the game".