Initial consultation / Architect selection

We simultaneously contacted about 20 builders, who built with the architects we had shortlisted, by mail and asked for a phone conversation. 15 responded and shared their experiences with us.

I really can't decide what impresses me more: the approach or the remarkable response rate.

I really can't decide, ...

... not to tender this trade at all. ...

Is this "gar nicht" actually intentional in the otherwise quite eloquent manner of expression? :)

Is this "not at all" actually intentional in the otherwise quite eloquent way of expressing yourself? :)

Too bad there is no ROFL here.

Careful! ;)

I take it easy. I have dyslexia.

I really can't decide what impresses me more: the approach or the remarkable response rate.

Yes, I also wouldn't have expected such a response, but everyone feels flattered when you tell them what a beautiful house they have and that you'd like to talk to them about their experiences. Here is an impression of our postcard campaign. This is my handwriting on the card – my wife even manages to write the card in such neat handwriting that it can actually be sent as a postcard. The response rate with her handwriting is also significantly higher than with mine :cool:.

Is this "gar nicht" actually intentional in the otherwise quite eloquent manner of expression?

"gar nicht" is simply an intensification or enhancement or in some places also an assertion of the plain "nicht," where the latter seems absolutely too weak to me – even if philosophers might think that "nicht" is already absolute, and thus not only not in need of intensification but also not (or as I would say: gar nicht) intensifi[I]able. I see it differently, and the reason I don’t use the variant "niemals nie nicht" is simply that I am a Prussian.
Or are you a German teacher and are bothered that I belong to the compound-writing faction when it comes to "gar nicht"?

I have dyslexia.

Dyslexia is dyscalculia with letters – and thus from my merchant’s perspective the more favorable variant. The main thing is that the numbers add up correctly in the bill – or if you like also "ræchnung" :-)

Here is an impression of our postcard campaign.

Very nice! – using that for the architect search is basically a little sibling of one of my Barthel tips ;-)