ᐅ Semi-detached house for rent. Feedback and suggestions are welcome.

Is the plot actually designated as building land since it is green? Are you allowed to place the houses freely?

Vitalio schrieb:

I would like feedback on the floor plan.

Including the site plans, please.
And then please include the building envelope and legend.

Wow, this is turning out to be quite large.
I don’t think the floor plan is bad. That’s it.

Okay, a few things can be discussed:
1. What about the basement?
2. What about using the attic as additional living space? -> staircase
3. Parking spaces for 6 units = 12?! These must be planned for.
4. Should all three houses be identical?
5. Should potential tenants be allowed to make requests?
6. What does the building permit / planning permission actually allow?
7. Where will the outdoor heating unit be located? (Please not on the terrace).

Is there a single heating system for all the houses together?

Vitalio schrieb:

The houses are intended as an investment (pension). In our area, there are no houses available in the price range of 1200-1500€ (cold rent).

Okay, then a semi-detached house.

Vitalio schrieb:

You're right, there are plenty of catalog models, but the problem is almost all of them face south or exceed a width of 15m (49 feet).

Still, rely on catalog models.

Based on how you describe the market, there is excess demand for semi-detached houses (which developers also offer), but for rent (which they usually don’t provide, and could be your market niche). Find a plan for a semi-detached house and make use of both the freedom of an undivided plot and spread your risk by creating unequal halves for similar but not identical target groups—meaning think beyond a 50/50 width split.

Build a semi-detached house, for example 7m/8m wide (23ft/26ft), and already look for potential tenants during the planning phase to whom you can offer some degree of influence—almost like a developer, but renting instead of selling. Of course, only to a limited extent (no full floor plan discussions with the first occupants; allow moving a maximum of two non-load-bearing walls, choosing floor coverings, etc.). I also usually recommend standard gradations (e.g., a walk-in shower with masonry in the wider half, only a glass cabin in the other; a double washbasin in the major unit and a classic basin in the minor one, and so on), but strictly speaking, a batch size of two residential units is peanuts for an investment project, just mentioning this for the sake of clarity.

I don’t see any point in discussing the floor plan with you, since you don't want to build for your own use. Rental properties should be approached unemotionally and market-oriented. You have already taken the first step towards market orientation by researching the market and choosing the semi-detached house. Now you should refine this further (see my suggestion about standard differentiation and securing first tenants early) and also take the second step: don’t make the floor plan your own “baby.”

Pinky0301 schrieb:

Is there one heating system for all the houses together?

I think having a shared heating system or a common utility room for both units makes sense—but where did @kaho674 get the idea of a six-family house???

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Because the original poster writes that they want to build 3 duplex houses, so 6 units.