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Before narrowing the shortlist, make two question lists: one for the lender and one for the legal side. Put borrowing comparisons, fees and repayment assumptions on the first; ownership, contract terms and development obligations on the second. The exact answers depend on Indonesia and your...

Material timing also affects the sequence. Before demolition, identify anything that must fit fixed openings or concealed services—cabinetry, sanitary items, lighting components and flooring transitions—and ask bidders which selections must be frozen first. If a delayed item blocks measurements...

The Jakarta purchase has completed, which leaves me with a new question: which parts of the process were genuinely useful lessons and which were just features of this transaction? The paperwork took longer than planned, and more than one bid failed before this property went through. At first I...