Buying a house renovated 2 years ago, what else should we pay attention to?

Hello everyone,

we are planning to buy a house, more precisely a semi-detached house. It was built in 1955, has about 150 sqm of living space, minus the slanted ceilings about 120 sqm, on 2 floors. The attic can be converted, and this has already been started. The plot is 650 sqm.

The house is located right next to my parents' house, so I know who lived there before the acquaintance who is now selling us the house moved in. She also lived earlier in the neighboring house of my parents.

Anyway, when she bought the house about 2 years ago, she and her husband had everything redone, or had it redone. So, electricity, water, heating, bathroom, guest toilet, walls newly plastered, partly new windows, new shutters, new terrace roofing, new floors... you could basically go on like this forever. The two are now buying the house next door because we were also looking, she approached us.

We have already been there a few times, but I don't know if I or we perhaps forgot something. I really can't imagine that she is deceiving us, but with the amount of money involved, I would be terribly annoyed afterwards if something turns out that was actually obvious.

I also took my parents along once, they didn’t notice anything else, a friend who also bought a house a few years ago and helped with renovations says, buy it and be happy.

I mean, we really don't have to do anything... maybe paint the kitchen once before we set up ours, but that's about it. At least it looks like that at the moment...

I hope that some of you might be able to give me some tips, maybe personal experiences with buying a house.

Regards

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I simply cannot imagine that she is deceiving us, but with the amount of money involved, I would be extremely upset afterward if something turned out to be obvious in hindsight.
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I just say: Trust is good, verification is better :)

Have the land registry entries already been checked?

If necessary, I would pay particular attention to the basement. Is everything dry there?

Pictures - if possible - could help here.

I only say: Trust is good, control is better :)

Have you already checked the land register?

If necessary, I would pay special attention to the basement. Is everything dry there?

Yes, that's how I see it too :)

Yep, everything is fine, we could practically sign with the bank and the notary immediately... but still, I am a bit skeptical. After all, you don't spend that much money every day :D

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You just don't spend that much money every day :D

If you get an appropriate value in return for the money, it's rather a money transformation. The money isn't really "gone," it has just taken on a different form ;)

If you get an equivalent value for the money, it's more of a money transformation. The money isn't really "gone," it just has taken another form ;)

That is true indeed :)

I also don't fundamentally believe that it isn't right, that wasn't the point. The house is actually in a very good condition, basically fully renovated... if you know the condition it was in before, you can't imagine it's the same house.

The location is great, dead end, by the forest, yet not far from the city, kindergartens, schools, doctors, and so on are also nearby. Most of the neighbors have known me since I was a child. Those are the kinds of things I like.

The question of why the current owners are moving is of interest. Otherwise... buy if everything fits.