ᐅ Building a Home – Getting Started Can Be Challenging – How Do You Begin?

Created on: 2 Sep 2018 17:59
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thehax
Hello home builders,

We are a family of five (+1) from the far north, currently just starting our journey toward owning our own home. The desire is clear. Now, it’s about exploring our options, finding the right path, and trying to avoid as many potholes and dead ends along the way as possible.

Since we are complete beginners, we appreciate any advice that helps us feel more confident and welcome any questions we should be asking to move forward.

Our family consists of my wife (34), our children (6, 9, 13), and me as the father and primary earner (36). A possible sixth household member is my father (59), with whom we are considering a multigenerational house including a separate apartment.

I hope to find experience reports, tips, and guidance on the steps ahead here, as well as encounter questions we haven’t thought of yet.

How did you start your journey? How did you move from the idea to taking action? What triggered your decision, and why did you ultimately decide the way you did?

Looking forward to your responses.
Best regards,
Alex
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HausbauTiNa
3 Sep 2018 23:44
thehax schrieb:
No, we’re not. However, we would of course want to arrange the inheritance of the shared house so that only we inherit it. Kind of as a trade-off for the care to be provided if the time comes.

Now please tell us what kind of environment you currently live in: remote village, village, town, or city?
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thehax
4 Sep 2018 14:24
HausbauTiNa schrieb:
please tell us about the environment you currently live in

We currently live in the city, close to the center. However, our preference would be a village location with reasonably good transport connections.

A brief search found a plot in a similar setting, just under 500 m2 (5,380 sq ft), priced at around 70,000.