ᐅ Locating homeowners…. Any more ideas?

In December, we discovered a vacant house in the neighboring village. According to a neighbor, the owner was suddenly admitted to a care home and now has a legal guardian. There is a disputed acquaintance involved in a northern German city, and the house is supposedly going to be sold through a real estate agent.

I have contacted all the agents working in this area, but without any success. I also asked other neighbors and villagers, but they didn’t have any additional information. The mail carrier is still delivering letters to the house’s mailing address, and there is no forwarding order. After that, I sent a letter in the hope that the guardian still checks the mailbox regularly. Finally, I wrote to the guardianship court, but they are either unable or not permitted to help me. My ideas are running out... this is really frustrating 🙄

I could try calling nearby care homes, but due to privacy regulations, they probably can’t share any information with me either...

Does anyone have any other ideas?

Knocking down the garden fence with the car and reporting it to the police ... no

The neighbors should know where he went, who cleaned for him, who he played chess with, whether he belongs to their church or another one, and so on. Detective work. You can send me a message on GMX (de); exchanging property information here might be a bit sensitive.

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The only solution is to ask around in the neighborhood:
* Which care home? Inquire there about the caregiver.
* Ask for contacts within the family and identify the caregiver there.

With all due understanding for the interest in a house, one should not overlook how the owner or the family living in the house might be affected.

If my father had to move into a care home suddenly due to a health decline, the last thing I would want to deal with is annoying prospective buyers. I would consider any further inquiries outright intrusive harassment.

For once, I actually appreciate the data protection regulations. Calling nursing homes to question the residents... not even real real estate agents are that bold.

Otherwise, just break in—after all, it’s almost your house already, and it’s rude of the owner not to sell it within a month.

I can only speculate, but if suddenly a guardian is appointed urgently, it might indicate that the family ties are not very strong. Based on the limited information, it initially sounds like the family isn’t really involved. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a guardian.

If that is the case, it is certainly possible to have a factual conversation with the guardian. If there isn’t a well-funded account, it could actually be in the elderly man’s best interest to sell the house quickly to cover the care home costs. I know that’s not what everyone wants to hear, but this is exactly the kind of situation for which a house as retirement provision is designed.

I would continue to investigate. And it can be done in a very friendly manner. (Not like my writing in the previous paragraph.)