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!