ᐅ Sloped Plot of Land: Is It Worth Buying?

hampshire schrieb:

Is it not effective today to include a risk in financial planning? Either I am not understanding you, or you have interpreted my post differently.

I read it again. I misunderstood. Sorry

It will be very difficult to compete against a multi-family property investor. They can afford to pay significantly more for the land and then pass those costs on to the owners of the condominiums or to the tenants.

EmKaJaBe schrieb:

“According to information available at the authority, the groundwater depth at the site is between 5 and 10 meters (16 and 33 feet). The presence of perched water in the upper soil layers cannot be ruled out. To determine the exact depth, it is recommended to commission a geotechnical soil report, which could also assess the soil’s permeability in relation to rainwater infiltration.”

In terms of how accessible official language is to laypeople, Germany is really behind in development. What this means is that groundwater lies between five and ten meters (16 and 33 feet) below the surface and can accumulate in underground pools. The authority is fulfilling its duty to advise you that a soil report should be conducted—in this case not due to suspicion of bedrock or similar, but specifically to clarify how quickly rainwater soaks through the soil. I see no concerns here that the ground cannot support a house, but certainly a clear recommendation for very careful cellar (basement) waterproofing.

EmKaJaBe schrieb:

Some interested parties apparently want to build a multi-family house, but the property owner prefers buyers interested in a single-family house.

That doesn’t really matter; building and planning regulations are not a wish list anywhere—no matter how remote the location. Multi-family houses require significantly higher site coverage ratios and especially higher floor area ratios and building heights. Where those are allowed, the chances for developing single-family homes on the same plot are correspondingly lower. However, I do not expect the authorities to set strict requirements for a multi-family building here (which would also require a binding zoning plan). In §34 areas (those without a detailed development plan), such specifications cannot be imposed. So, if both forms of building were permitted, it would be more like “up to multi-family houses” rather than “only multi-family houses.” Single-family houses are always allowed from the authority’s perspective. THEN the owner’s preference is decisive, and I can predict that outside booming areas, an attractive multi-family neighbor will draw tenants away faster than the groundwater infiltrates ;-)
If the municipality decides to formally restrict the property to single-family housing through planning regulations (or their conditions) or strategically keeps investors at bay with a lack of a firm “yes,” then the owner can wish all they want, but effectively only buyers interested in single-family houses will have a chance. For investors, the map is drawn differently than for ordinary buyers: they avoid places where small capital also turns slowly. Many public authorities keep investors away simply by being slow and bureaucratic and do not even need extra planning hurdles. A restrictive zoning plan or just §34 may not be enough by itself, but combined with a slow mayor, single-family home buyers can be sure no investor will compete with them. So the “some interested parties for multi-family houses” are likely not much more than the local land-owning class.

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What exactly does the seller plan in the preliminary building inquiry? A multi-family house or a single-family house?

11ant schrieb:

So far, I don't see any concerns that the building site could support a house, but there is definitely a note about very careful basement waterproofing.

I read it the same way.

It's just as well that the OP doesn't want to build a basement.

hanghaus2000 schrieb:

Good thing the original poster doesn’t want to build a basement.

I have to repeat myself here: that might not matter because this is not a matter of personal preference. With a hillside location, one would have to have never heard of my basement mantra to believe that building or not building a basement is solely the free choice of the builder or their budget.

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11ant schrieb:

I have to repeat myself here: this may not be of interest, because this isn’t a matter of personal preference. When building on a slope, anyone ignoring my basement mantra must be unaware that deciding for or against a basement is not solely the homeowner’s choice or dependent only on their budget.

You surely already know that I prefer building with the slope.

Maybe you should consider some relaxation, like rolling out a yoga mat, especially for the original poster.