ᐅ $250,000 – Implementation of the building plan including all additional costs?
Created on: 15 Sep 2013 00:29
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Campino
Hello Housebuilding Forum,
I hope I’m not starting this thread too early and that I’ll be taken somewhat seriously, even though I don’t have much experience with housebuilding yet.
My partner and I are planning to move out of a rental soon and get our own home. Until now, the plan was mainly to buy a relatively new house. However, I didn’t want to completely rule out the possibility of building a new one and wanted to at least get some information.
So today we visited a show home and had a very pleasant conversation with an employee of a fairly well-known prefab house manufacturer (I’m not sure if I’m allowed or should post the name here).
We shared what we were looking for in an existing house, which also reflected our basic requirements for a prefab home. I also mentioned to the employee that on property websites like immowelt or my-next-home, new construction projects with land are often offered, since we don’t have a plot ourselves.
The employee took notes on our wishes.
Between 130 and 150 sqm (1,400 and 1,615 sq ft)
Plot between 400 and 600 sqm (4,300 and 6,450 sq ft)
Basement
Underfloor heating
Painter/turnkey delivery
We didn’t express any specific wishes regarding balconies, bay windows, or similar features; it was mainly an initial conversation for information. We don’t want a townhouse but rather a fairly “normal” one-and-a-half-story house with a pitched roof.
Our total budget was stated as 250,000 euros (about $270,000). The employee said that “you can do something with that” regarding what we imagined and that he could provide a non-binding offer.
After reading around a bit here, though: is this even realistic? Can we seriously plan to get a house with a plot in this size range within that budget?
According to the employee, all costs would be covered in this offer, including property taxes, additional construction costs, and site costs.
I would really appreciate your opinions...
Best regards
I hope I’m not starting this thread too early and that I’ll be taken somewhat seriously, even though I don’t have much experience with housebuilding yet.
My partner and I are planning to move out of a rental soon and get our own home. Until now, the plan was mainly to buy a relatively new house. However, I didn’t want to completely rule out the possibility of building a new one and wanted to at least get some information.
So today we visited a show home and had a very pleasant conversation with an employee of a fairly well-known prefab house manufacturer (I’m not sure if I’m allowed or should post the name here).
We shared what we were looking for in an existing house, which also reflected our basic requirements for a prefab home. I also mentioned to the employee that on property websites like immowelt or my-next-home, new construction projects with land are often offered, since we don’t have a plot ourselves.
The employee took notes on our wishes.
Between 130 and 150 sqm (1,400 and 1,615 sq ft)
Plot between 400 and 600 sqm (4,300 and 6,450 sq ft)
Basement
Underfloor heating
Painter/turnkey delivery
We didn’t express any specific wishes regarding balconies, bay windows, or similar features; it was mainly an initial conversation for information. We don’t want a townhouse but rather a fairly “normal” one-and-a-half-story house with a pitched roof.
Our total budget was stated as 250,000 euros (about $270,000). The employee said that “you can do something with that” regarding what we imagined and that he could provide a non-binding offer.
After reading around a bit here, though: is this even realistic? Can we seriously plan to get a house with a plot in this size range within that budget?
According to the employee, all costs would be covered in this offer, including property taxes, additional construction costs, and site costs.
I would really appreciate your opinions...
Best regards
If you look closely at the offers, you will notice that the same houses are being advertised in different neighborhoods. I am almost certain that these plots of land never actually existed. When you get in touch, you will first experience a kind of online approach, and the way the plots are handled is similar to what you would encounter, for example, at a display home village (model home center) of your choice.
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Bauexperte16 Sep 2013 15:28Hello,
Best regards, Bauexperte
Campino schrieb:They check the municipality websites or advertisements from real estate agents on common portals and then promote these plots. Very rarely do they actually have access to or exclusive options on the plot.
How is it possible that, for example, m*-Haus or A* advertise new construction projects on established plots on real estate portals, where the plot is included in the price? How does that work?
Best regards, Bauexperte
Okay, that makes sense.
Thank you for the clarification.
Yesterday, I also read through the construction specifications from Allkauf Haus that I received, and in many areas, I feel a bit overwhelmed. But I guess that’s common for everyone who is considering building a house for the first time, right?
Thank you for the clarification.
Yesterday, I also read through the construction specifications from Allkauf Haus that I received, and in many areas, I feel a bit overwhelmed. But I guess that’s common for everyone who is considering building a house for the first time, right?
Campino schrieb:
Yesterday, I also read through the construction description from Allkauf Haus that I received, and I felt somewhat "overwhelmed" by many aspects. But I guess that happens to everyone who considers building a house for the first time, right?I found everything written in there quite logical. The problem is what is not included.
When you read through several specifications for construction services, you already find the first differences yourself.
However, that is still just a fraction of what a professional would notice.
Only with the help of an Excel spreadsheet can you compare something like this...
The glossy marketing talk first needs to be translated into hard facts. Once you have that, you can research online and consult a professional.
And even then, you will probably still be surprised by one thing or another.
The glossy marketing talk first needs to be translated into hard facts. Once you have that, you can research online and consult a professional.
And even then, you will probably still be surprised by one thing or another.
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