Oh, man, you should about killed me with that. There are so many strategies for Germany laid out in this forum you must have gotten back a hit list that looked like a phone book when you ran your search. But I can see why it would be easy to miss the useful info amongst the noise.
Anyway, here is a
recent thread on the same subject. Check it out, and then if you still have questions post them in this thread or that one. Also take a look in the
FAQ forum where you might find some useful stuff. You'll prolly want to bookmark that place.