ᐅ Exclusive list of plots offered by prefab home manufacturers?
Created on: 20 Jun 2019 18:12
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Colin_S
Good evening,
I have a question that I hope someone here can answer. My wife and I would really like to buy a plot of land in village X. However, on all the well-known websites, there are currently no plots available there.
When I search for houses in village X, I find two listings from two different prefab home companies, each offering a plot in this village.
When I called one of them to ask for a photo of the plot, the person responded quite rudely (I have no intention of studying the photo and then snapping up the plot). He indirectly explained that I would only be able to see the plot after signing a contract. He hadn’t actually seen the plot himself. He said he was very busy and that the list of available plots was long. It was impossible for him to look at all the plots.
The second company was very friendly and even willing to try to obtain a photo. Allegedly, the plot was still available two weeks ago. Whether it is still available now, he would have to check first.
My question: Is it really possible that sellers only offer plots exclusively to prefab home companies and do not list them online? Or is this just a tactic to make people sign a contract?
I would appreciate any clarification.
I have a question that I hope someone here can answer. My wife and I would really like to buy a plot of land in village X. However, on all the well-known websites, there are currently no plots available there.
When I search for houses in village X, I find two listings from two different prefab home companies, each offering a plot in this village.
When I called one of them to ask for a photo of the plot, the person responded quite rudely (I have no intention of studying the photo and then snapping up the plot). He indirectly explained that I would only be able to see the plot after signing a contract. He hadn’t actually seen the plot himself. He said he was very busy and that the list of available plots was long. It was impossible for him to look at all the plots.
The second company was very friendly and even willing to try to obtain a photo. Allegedly, the plot was still available two weeks ago. Whether it is still available now, he would have to check first.
My question: Is it really possible that sellers only offer plots exclusively to prefab home companies and do not list them online? Or is this just a tactic to make people sign a contract?
I would appreciate any clarification.
ypg schrieb:
These are outdated data that are not updated because the big companies do not need to remove the offer due to the flat-rate payment. After all, it still serves as additional advertising for them.That’s not entirely wrong, but I rather thinktomtom79 schrieb:
I suspect they just want to lure you and suggest alternative building areas.The reasoning is probably that while they may not currently have plots available in your building area, they likely have supposedly "equivalent replacement plots" within a 20 km (12 mile) radius, with which they can technically "fulfill their promise."https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Egberto schrieb:
Did you receive any compensation for that, Fuchur, or what is the incentive for the seller? Fuchur schrieb:
We even made the mistake of reserving it for one potential buyer for a total of 5 months and were constantly delayed until eventually we received no response at all. Fuchur schrieb:
I should also mention that we only advertised it for free; the major portals all charge quite high listing fees. We wanted to save those for later. This shows the difference between professionals and amateurs. Many of us think, "Let's do it ourselves," and reach our limits without realizing our mistakes along the way.
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hampshire22 Jun 2019 11:35@Colin_S : A practical approach: go to the village, look for available plots, and talk to the locals.
ypg schrieb:
This shows the difference between professionals and amateurs.
Many of us think, "Let's do it ourselves," and reach our limits. At the same time, we don’t realize our mistakes. I think you misunderstood. We set the price high given our understanding (double our own capital, or almost twice the land value) and just wanted to see what would happen without investing money right away. There were good photos, complete property documents, and all other data about the plot, utility connections, zoning plan, etc. Ultimately, much more than what we had with any agent we contacted during our own search. We didn’t have to sell urgently or at all.
The issue with the reservation didn’t go well, but any professional agent can tell you similar stories (or might pull the plug faster).
But maybe you can specifically tell me what we did “wrong” or where we hit our limits?
Fuchur schrieb:
But maybe you can specifically tell me what we did "wrong" or where we reached our limits? I’m not a sales professional myself, but I work for real estate agents (photography) and have also sold a house on my own.
For example, a listing will eventually lose traction on the market. When I’m searching and see an overpriced property, I usually stop considering it after about a month. I click away immediately. Even when the price drops later, people become very cautious.
It’s the small details that can keep a property on the market for a long time or not. A person can’t be good at everything. And if you had read a book about selling a house, a wrong photo might trigger a negative reaction in buyers that you can’t really understand, since you view the property from a different perspective. Not all of us have psychological training. Marketing is not just about posting something on eBay...
Personally, I don’t look at free property marketplaces at all. I’m not the center of the universe, but you wouldn’t have reached me or anyone who thinks like me.
However, I also don’t respond to the types of listings mentioned by the original poster. I just scroll past those artificial 3D houses.
That’s quite a lot of conclusions drawn from the limited information I provided.
The price was never lowered, and none of the many interested parties questioned the price (of course, I don’t know what they thought privately). The listing was also never online for longer than 4 weeks and was reposted after a break of at least 2 weeks with new photos. But the main point is that we actually wanted to test the market. We are aware that classified ads platforms like Ebay Kleinanzeigen are not usually the first place people look for plots of land, but that was not the intention. The unsuccessful reservation period was not really a disadvantage in the true sense; it just feels a bit frustrating since we ourselves want to build there and the interested party would have been a good fit as a future neighbor after a few phone calls.
The price was never lowered, and none of the many interested parties questioned the price (of course, I don’t know what they thought privately). The listing was also never online for longer than 4 weeks and was reposted after a break of at least 2 weeks with new photos. But the main point is that we actually wanted to test the market. We are aware that classified ads platforms like Ebay Kleinanzeigen are not usually the first place people look for plots of land, but that was not the intention. The unsuccessful reservation period was not really a disadvantage in the true sense; it just feels a bit frustrating since we ourselves want to build there and the interested party would have been a good fit as a future neighbor after a few phone calls.