seven seas

pop in to the police station.

As a woman alone in this country, they will take it very very seriously.
At least there will be a record of the report, and a 'history' of someone getting in without permission. It's worth the hassle.

Change the lock- who cares what the lease says? The only way they will find out is if they try to get in again.

Forget about the chain- if they get that far, and see the chain, they will assume you're in (how can she do up the chain from the outside? she must be drunk. let's get in there quick) and they will cause a lot of damage trying to get in.

OR, they might htink 'oh god she's in- let's shut the door quietly and pissoff"

MataHari

check your rental agreement, it should have a clause that states if the landlord can enter your property (in case he wants to show it to new tentants/buyers) and how much notice he should be giving you.

BurpusMe

What does buying property have to do with making good money?

Toast Patterson

It's kind of basic to want to own the dwelling you and your family live in..

Millhouse

Agreed, but there is a time and place (and legal framework) for that. Sadly, here none of that exists - not forgetting that the houses here deteriorate faster than American cars.

seven seas

Not in every country. All my Berlin friends don't understand my obsession with property.

Toast Patterson

Hey-they aren't making anymore land (except in Dubai) so it's the only real investment. I want as much as I can get too and gold has no intrinsic value.

Anyway- Heres a tip: Buy all the GM stock you can on their Initial Public Offering later this month. My sources within the UAW tell me they are hiding money everywhere-It's solid as a rock.
Btw that tip is a BE exclusive, I'm not sharing it with anyone else

hnd

Quote Toast Patterson "I know you're all making good money..."

How do you know that? You don't know me or my personal circumstances at all.

Umbrella

All I know is that you are a goat, or something resembling one (my eyes are too bad to make out your avatar).

If I put one and one together I know that I get two. Thus, you are a wealthy goat. I can further hypothesize that you wear a gold, goat, nose ring and have a "Goat Crib" with heaps of "Goat Bling."

Am I close?

U.

Millhouse

you need to ease off the meths mate

Spikus

There are many intl. companies that incentivize renting to retain mobility status. Buy and you can lose out on allowances and utilities.... ends up costing you money compared to renting. Of course, if you are confident in appreciation potential then the calculation is different.

lionheart

If you think that his avatar is of a goat, you definitely need optical assistance.