ᐅ Experience in Finding Plots by Asking Neighbors

Take a look, for example, here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/kosten-für-Baugrundstück-richtig-einschaetzen.30394/page-2#post-311748 or enter "Barthel" in the forum search: where he sources the most has already been mentioned here several times. Or, if it doesn’t have to be undeveloped land, simply follow the waste collection routes or drive through the streets on collection day – this is the easiest way to see which properties are unoccupied. You can also find heirs who have no use for a house by looking at condolence addresses in obituaries. I generally expect the least from real estate agents: the land market is similar to the job market in that market listings are typically not intermediary listings. This means, conversely, that relying on the efficiency of “alternative” methods is exactly the right approach.

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Just ask politely; most neighbors respond kindly. That’s how we were able to get in touch with some property owners. Whether they want to sell is another matter. But I recommend giving it a try. The worst that can happen is they say "no."

ypg schrieb:

That surprises me a bit.
In rural areas, everyone knows everyone else and also what they are (and what they are looking for).
That’s how it should be: shooting club, sports club, integration and enrichment of the village community, then it works out fine

Not for me. We also have many developed plots that are just not for sale. Three are reserved for a grandson from Berlin, the next owner won’t sell because he doesn’t want immediate neighbors, the one after that doesn’t need the money, and there’s no interest on the savings account, and so on.
Clubs and similar organizations only help to a limited extent. Sure, when Grandma Erna passes away and the plots are sold by the grandson, that’s when it only happens by word of mouth.

haydee schrieb:

Not me. Here, there are many serviced plots that just aren’t for sale. Three are being saved for the grandchild from Berlin, the next owner doesn’t want to sell because they don’t want direct neighbors, the one after that doesn’t need the money, and there’s no interest on the savings account, and so on.
Clubs and similar organizations only help to a limited extent. Sure, when Grandma Erna passes away and the plots are sold by the grandchild, then it’s only through word of mouth.

But exactly that village gossip and local buzz keeps you informed. It’s about the vacant plot at “Main Street/Church Street, do you know anything about it?”
Instead of guessing on site at the intersection about whom to ask or facing a neighbor suspicious of such questions.

And yes: that one free plot out of 10 unsellable ones won’t be sold to strangers but rather to friends.

No, but you need to know where the grandson’s phone number is when Erna dies and call before the funeral.

If you ask who owns the plot of land between Huber and Maier, they say it belongs to the village with the unpronounceable name and that it is not for sale.