Inherited

Long story short version. I was working overseas for years and returned just as my last living relative died. At 35 single and no more known family and so I was left everything a bit of cash an old car and 2 properties. A house where my relative had lived was in the best condition albeit rough condition and an old warehouse empty and vacant full of rubbish. I got an offer on the house straight away and sold it, the warehouse had sparked an idea and I decided to make a reality. I had the warehouse cleaned out and checked for problem only minor easy fixed ones found. So, I proceeded with my plan, the warehouse was a drain on the wallet being vacant. But I intended to fix it up and into apartments, which were in high demand in the area. With a building report stating the building was in great condition I applied to convert the warehouse and it was quickly approved. I knew what I wanted and with front and back street access it was easy to do the back street was just a service road no businesses operating, just delivery trucks. So, I could easy close one lane so a crane could operate no big problems. I had a demountable installed and live and work from that while converting the warehouse to apartments. Of course, what I was doing was known and I started getting enquires about apartments. That how I met Jessica 32 and in real estate, I was the favor of the month with realtors. All wanting to control the rental of the apartments. But Jessica had the others beat both men and women, first she was single unattached and second, she knew she wouldn't get the listing as she just worked for a real estate and not in the management. She was wanting to know my plans and she played the long game, not pushy like the others. But she was letting her employers know my intentions and she didn't hide that from me either. She told she was on their second string and so couldn't make promises to me. But we got on well and I asked her out and she accepted, and more dates followed. We became lovers and our relationship was moving towards marriage, which we did in February 2020. With pandemic she lost her job and she help finish the apartments, painting and wallpaper and as the lockdown ended. The demountable was sold and removed from what was now the tenants parking area with a security gate and cameras installed. She tried to get her old job back but wasn't hired, them saying there wasn't enough business to rehire everybody yet. But interest in the now completed apartments was huge and Jessica became my agent of choice. She had two advantages over the others First she was my wife and second no commission as she was my wife and owned half the building anyway. We had an apartment, and she ran the apartments from there. I went back to working in the building industry as before my return, Jessica ran the apartments and would raise our children. That was the reason I think her former bosses didn't want her back she was heavily pregnant at the time. Of course, they tried to get back once they realized she control the 14 apartments rentals. 15 actually but largest apartment is ours and isn't for rent and twice the size of the others. Another benefit was once our apartments were developed the run down was revitalized, at least doubling their vale from when completed till now. My wife was interested in their job offers as she happy being a mother and looking after apartments and vetting any tenants.