ᐅ New Construction with Limited Time – Any Experiences?

Created on: 9 Sep 2018 20:08
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Nikless
Hello everyone,

My wife, my daughter, and I are looking to build our own home (single-family house). We might have a second child in the future. The house will be built in the postal code area 77XXX. Since I have a very time-consuming job and I’m not very skilled with DIY work, I want to have the whole project delivered as move-in ready as possible, without too much coordination effort. What is the best way to achieve this?

Our requirements:
- 5 rooms with two bathrooms that have showers (children’s bathroom)
- This summer showed me that I don’t want to build a house without cooling. I’m open regarding the cooling concept, but I have heard good things about heat pumps including a cooling function plus a photovoltaic system. What are sensible options? Underfloor heating / wall heating / ceiling cooling?
- A complicated/individual ground floor layout because I want to integrate a home cinema (my hobby) into the living room. Cooperation with the home cinema installer will also be necessary. If anyone has experience with how to manage this, I would appreciate any advice.
- Lighting and roller shutters should be smart. Here the question arises whether to go for retrofit solutions (Philips Hue) or a bus system like KNX combined with home automation such as RTI or Control4?
- No specific requirements regarding the exterior design. I would also consider a mono-pitched roof to install a full photovoltaic system facing south and keep the rest of the building simple, square, and practical.
- Avoid sloped ceilings upstairs, which also speaks in favor of a mono-pitched or hipped roof (urban villa style).

How should all this be financed?
He: net income 5,500 € (tendency rising)
She: net income 800 € (we don’t count on this, since a second child might be coming)
Equity: 30,000 € saved within one year. Within the next few years, there might also be an inheritance of 250,000 €. I would consider buying a suitable plot now even without much equity and use the remaining money/inheritance for additional loan repayments. What do you think about that?

Best regards!
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Nikless
9 Sep 2018 22:47
Hello everyone,

Thanks for the replies, the most helpful so far has been the local general contractor. Can anyone recommend one in Baden-Württemberg?

Regarding saving: I have only been earning twice as much as before for about 9 months. Since then, we have been able to save. I invested a lot in my education and career, and it’s paying off now. I expect to earn even more starting in 2019. I will also receive a bonus of 8,000 to 15,000 net for the first time next year.

Inheritance is certain, but the timing is not.

What do you think a bank would lend? Plots of land here go for about 250 per square meter (around 23 per square foot). I was thinking a total of about 750,000 might be possible.

The home theater can be estimated at a maximum of 50,000.

I wanted to get some ideas on cooling and smart home concepts, or should I create separate threads for those?

Best regards!
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ypg
9 Sep 2018 23:14
Nikless schrieb:
Inheritance is certain, only the timing is not.

But not for the bank. The bank ignores such matters and can only consider existing financial resources.
11ant10 Sep 2018 01:41
HilfeHilfe schrieb:
Purchase from the developer.

With a special request for a home theater, how do you come to think of a developer?
Nikless schrieb:
Inheritance is certain, only the timing is not.

At number one for opportunities to have a surprised expression are reading the will.
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Nikless
10 Sep 2018 06:59
Silly question: What is the difference between a general contractor and a property developer?

Okay, inheritance understood, irrelevant for the bank. That probably saves me another 2 years.

Best regards.
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Kekse
10 Sep 2018 07:00
Nikless schrieb:
Inheritance is certain, only the timing isn’t.
…unless someone has to stay in a long-term care facility for an extended period before, or develops a very rare illness whose treatment is experimental and expensive. Or, fortunately, someone lives to 120.

750,000 is also too much loan. Your interest rate will likely be somewhere between 2.5% and 3% with the clearly over 100% financing that this is, and an initial repayment of 2% (you shouldn’t go lower, and the bank probably wouldn’t agree). With a monthly payment of 2,500*, the loan amount would be between 600,000 and 660,000.

*Last year’s savings rate used as annuity. Not included: eliminated rent, and your wife’s lost income that you don’t want to factor in. Also not included: increasing expenses (income has only been higher for one year), “now I deserve this” and “all my colleagues have this” tendencies. Also not included: a second child and, depending on the age of the first child, rising costs for them.
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HilfeHilfe
10 Sep 2018 07:19
Completely missed the cinema part. Is it for commercial use or something? For 50,000, I could book a private seat for myself and my family for life. It doesn't fit with the house.