ᐅ Building with Prefabricated House Companies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Hello everyone,

I (male, 31) and my husband (33) are currently looking for a home to buy. We rent in Wismar and would like to stay within the city’s catchment area (ideally in the city itself, but given the steep prices here of up to 150€/m² (14 USD/ft²), that’s hardly affordable).

We are just at the beginning of the whole process and are trying to get an overview first. We quickly agreed that we will most likely build a house, single-story, as I have knee problems and going up and down stairs regularly would be difficult for me. We want to build a bungalow of about 100m² (1,100 ft²) with four rooms. Since we neither have children nor pets – and do not plan to – we don’t need more than 600–800m² (6,460–8,610 ft²) of land.

We both work in the public sector and have about €3,800 net monthly income (€4,000 net starting in April due to step increases, plus an annual bonus). Our family will support us with equity. We expect to have around €30,000 in savings and would like to spend no more than €320,000–350,000 for the land, house, and additional costs.

We prefer prefabricated house construction, since we have no experience with building and can’t contribute physically. Now the question is – how trustworthy are companies like Town & Country (which seems to have something of a monopoly in this region), MassaHaus, Platinhaus, etc.? Online reviews are very good – almost too good – so I wanted to seek advice first before contacting any of these companies.

Thanks in advance!

Wismar1989 schrieb:

We would prefer the modular house construction method since we have no knowledge of building and cannot help at all. Now the question is – how trustworthy are companies like Town & Country (which seems to have something like a monopoly in this region), MassaHaus, Platinhaus, etc.?

As someone with no building knowledge and who cannot help on site, it might also make sense to go to an architect (which I would find more obvious). To my knowledge, Town & Country is a solid construction provider, while MassaHaus is not really focused on people with zero involvement.

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An architect-designed house is too expensive.
In my opinion, the budget is also not enough for a design-and-build house, unless you build in a remote area. But even remote locations, in my view, are too expensive for you.
350,000 is not enough for the complete package including the plot of land.
I would suggest looking at existing properties.

The same problem applies to existing properties. What is affordable often requires extensive renovation, while properties ready to move into are usually too expensive.

Georgie schrieb:

The same problem applies to used properties.
What is affordable usually requires a lot of renovation, and what is move-in ready is too expensive.

Absolutely. But then it’s just the bathroom from the 1990s that still works, or the kitchen without induction cooktop and side-by-side fridge...
The focus here is on the location and a single-story layout, as well as affordability with a 4,000€ salary.
You have to look for alternatives and not dismiss everything else as unreasonable.

I see the better option as moving further out of the city, finding a small, flat building plot of up to 500 sqm (5,380 sq ft), and for example, building a simple bungalow with a developer like Town & Country. Around 350,000 could be enough for that.