ᐅ Approach for Initial Contact with Developers and Prefabricated Home Providers
Created on: 26 Mar 2021 16:33
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Baumeister86
Hello everyone,
I have been browsing this forum on and off for several weeks now, but I haven’t really found what I’m looking for yet.
Specifically, we are two people (soon three in autumn) searching for our own property in the Berlin metropolitan area. Stable net income, equity available for the plot...
Existing properties are not so easy to find, as there seems to be hardly anything suitable on the market (neither too old nor with a garden so small you can hardly turn around – after all, we want to move “out” of Berlin partly for this reason).
So the topic of building a house (single-family home) came up.
We are already looking for a plot in the east of Berlin (Erkner, Rüdersdorf, etc.) or the north (Oranienburg, Bernau), as well as around Potsdam/Falkensee. Good public transport connection to the center of Berlin is very important, and nothing close to BER Airport (we already notice aircraft noise even though we officially are not even in a flight path).
My gut feeling tells me that for someone inexperienced in construction, a building project with an architect who takes responsibility is better than working with a large company. Or in other words, as a first-time home builder, you basically have to rely on them blindly, don’t you?
Now we come to the “core of the problem”: almost all plots are sold through turnkey home providers.
Posts here on the forum and elsewhere on the internet warn about “binding contracts” that only allow changes against disproportionately high surcharges, and offers where the fine print is crucial.
If I understand correctly, with these comprehensive providers, it is always recommended to have an independent surveyor/construction supervisor involved before signing a contract.
However, we are still one step before that: How do you recognize the bad actors during the first meetings? What are important questions to ask in an initial conversation?
These companies are probably all good at selling themselves, but what questions can help separate the wheat from the chaff?
And of course, also very welcome: What experiences have you had with general contractors in Berlin? Who would you recommend? Who does their job well even without a constant additional external construction supervisor?
Thank you very much and best regards,
Stephan
I have been browsing this forum on and off for several weeks now, but I haven’t really found what I’m looking for yet.
Specifically, we are two people (soon three in autumn) searching for our own property in the Berlin metropolitan area. Stable net income, equity available for the plot...
Existing properties are not so easy to find, as there seems to be hardly anything suitable on the market (neither too old nor with a garden so small you can hardly turn around – after all, we want to move “out” of Berlin partly for this reason).
So the topic of building a house (single-family home) came up.
We are already looking for a plot in the east of Berlin (Erkner, Rüdersdorf, etc.) or the north (Oranienburg, Bernau), as well as around Potsdam/Falkensee. Good public transport connection to the center of Berlin is very important, and nothing close to BER Airport (we already notice aircraft noise even though we officially are not even in a flight path).
My gut feeling tells me that for someone inexperienced in construction, a building project with an architect who takes responsibility is better than working with a large company. Or in other words, as a first-time home builder, you basically have to rely on them blindly, don’t you?
Now we come to the “core of the problem”: almost all plots are sold through turnkey home providers.
Posts here on the forum and elsewhere on the internet warn about “binding contracts” that only allow changes against disproportionately high surcharges, and offers where the fine print is crucial.
If I understand correctly, with these comprehensive providers, it is always recommended to have an independent surveyor/construction supervisor involved before signing a contract.
However, we are still one step before that: How do you recognize the bad actors during the first meetings? What are important questions to ask in an initial conversation?
These companies are probably all good at selling themselves, but what questions can help separate the wheat from the chaff?
And of course, also very welcome: What experiences have you had with general contractors in Berlin? Who would you recommend? Who does their job well even without a constant additional external construction supervisor?
Thank you very much and best regards,
Stephan
Goldelse schrieb:
The potential buyer is told to sign the contract with the developer and then finalize the purchase agreement for the land the next day, where the developer does not appear. This way, the buyer supposedly saves on property transfer tax. Whether this actually works, I do not know... You only need to read a bit in this forum (e.g., using the keywords "property transfer tax" + "tax office") and you will quickly realize that it does not work.
Goldelse schrieb:
But of course, you can also get land through these small brokers and then are not tied to a developer. Regarding land that a developer points out but that can also be obtained without him or his broker, see the keyword "11ant empty sale".
Goldelse schrieb:
But of course, it’s tough and plots of land are rare. It’s not the land itself that is rare, but rather the opportunities to be offered land without having to find it yourself. For relevant tips, search for "11ant Barthel". Some of the links may bounce; in that case, you have to manually change the "T" in "Threads" in the URL to a lowercase "t". Alternatively, you can take advantage of the fact that I have the same username at web.de as here and email me without obligation.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/