Hello,
I am a single man, 45 years old, currently considering building a house again. I have three teenage children who often stay with me, although they officially live with my ex-wife. When the marriage broke down, I bought the next best house within cycling distance (in a great suburban location of a major city, built in 1995, well equipped). The house is intended to be sold if necessary, is free of liabilities, and my financial situation is comfortable partly because of this. With about 280 square meters (3000 square feet) of living space and just over 1000 square meters (0.25 acres) of property, however, it is far too large for someone living alone and requires a lot of maintenance. Maintenance means time, and I would rather spend that time on my children, traveling, and my job. I have been interested for some time in Bauhaus-style houses (more precisely: what is currently considered Bauhaus style, basically a cube-shaped design), around 140–160 square meters (1500–1700 square feet) of living space, no basement, and a plot of 500–600 square meters (0.12–0.15 acres).
Through networking, I might have the opportunity to acquire a suitable plot in the coming months.
Has anyone had similar experiences? How did you approach building your house? Did you build just for yourselves, or did you rather opt for a “family house” even if you were moving in alone? Did you ultimately decide against a detached house and choose a condominium instead?
Thanks!
I am a single man, 45 years old, currently considering building a house again. I have three teenage children who often stay with me, although they officially live with my ex-wife. When the marriage broke down, I bought the next best house within cycling distance (in a great suburban location of a major city, built in 1995, well equipped). The house is intended to be sold if necessary, is free of liabilities, and my financial situation is comfortable partly because of this. With about 280 square meters (3000 square feet) of living space and just over 1000 square meters (0.25 acres) of property, however, it is far too large for someone living alone and requires a lot of maintenance. Maintenance means time, and I would rather spend that time on my children, traveling, and my job. I have been interested for some time in Bauhaus-style houses (more precisely: what is currently considered Bauhaus style, basically a cube-shaped design), around 140–160 square meters (1500–1700 square feet) of living space, no basement, and a plot of 500–600 square meters (0.12–0.15 acres).
Through networking, I might have the opportunity to acquire a suitable plot in the coming months.
Has anyone had similar experiences? How did you approach building your house? Did you build just for yourselves, or did you rather opt for a “family house” even if you were moving in alone? Did you ultimately decide against a detached house and choose a condominium instead?
Thanks!
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pagoni20201 Jun 2021 10:39Schimi1791 schrieb:
You CAN’T do it without money, no matter where it comes from!You can’t get anything at Aldi without money either. EVERYONE has money, EVERYONE. I think maybe you mean accumulating multiple properties or a constant increase in value. THAT’S not what I mean, at least.
And yes, a bank is always involved, but nowadays that doesn’t matter with interest rates around 1%. For us, it was nearly 10% and it worked, but it wasn’t easy—and also questionable whether you’d want to do everything the same way again.
Schimi17911 Jun 2021 10:43pagoni2020 schrieb:
At Aldi, you don’t get anything without money. EVERYONE has money, EVERYONE.
... Exactly!
So it’s a matter of money – as I mentioned in my post #22 – what you can afford. Either you can “only” shop at Aldi, or you can shop at Aldi AND afford a property.
I hope my point in post #22 ...
Schimi1791 schrieb:
It’s all a question of money ... ... is now clearer.
Otherwise, soon we might see posts here from the Ritter family – or similar families/individuals – considering buying a property if money was supposedly not an issue.
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pagoni20201 Jun 2021 10:50Schimi1791 schrieb:
It’s all a matter of money... That was your entire comment in #22, and I am responding with my thoughts.
Too often in life, I have heard, “If I had money, I would...” and upon closer examination, we found that the other person actually had resources available that I did not, but simply was unwilling to use or give up for their life path or dream.
@Schimi1791 maybe it’s difficult or too personal to resolve this mutually here.
Schimi17911 Jun 2021 10:53pagoni2020 schrieb:
THAT was your entire post from #22, and I am countering it with my writing.
...
@Schimi1791 maybe it is difficult or too personal to resolve this mutually here. I sincerely hope that I have explained myself clearly enough now (again) 🙂
Additionally, one must understand the context of my post #22 and not read or interpret it in isolation.
haydee schrieb:
Evicting you from a rental apartment is almost impossible. As soon as you pay a few euros in rent, it becomes very, very difficult. That's true, we once had a similar experience with a neighboring apartment – which is part of why I’m so against noise disturbances and loud neighbor music.
There was a neighbor who got her education from the tabloids and mostly worked "at night by the reddish light in the window." She played loud music day and night, and when we tried to talk to her, she would either respond with "so what?" or "can’t help that you work during the day."
I lost count of how many times I called the police on her. After that, there would be about 15 minutes of quiet, then it got loud again. I think the police even confiscated her stereo once, but she apparently found another one.
We also complained to the landlord about the situation – who told us he had been trying to evict her for more than six months because she wasn’t paying rent. But just before the eviction order was issued, she would pay PART of the overdue rent – and just like that, the eviction order was off the table. 🤨