Cost planning - core renovation of farmhouse / country house

That is also a bit too far away for my husband to still get to work :D The property is nice, but otherwise it is only suitable for demolition and rebuilding, and I have zero knowledge about [Erbpacht] and would probably stay away from it for that very reason.

Demolition? It doesn't look that bad.

I need to bring this up again. :D The topic is not quite off the table yet. Due to professional changes, we might be less location-bound starting mid-next year. That would mean we are seriously considering selling the new build and moving again. The reason is not only the missing feel-good atmosphere because of the neighborhood noise (unfortunately, it hasn't gotten any better at all in winter and is becoming more and more of a taboo zone for me). But we are also considering the change because it would give us the chance to move closer to our family. In the past, the distance did not bother me so much, and due to the employers, we were always tied to a location. Now, with a child, it would be nicer to be a bit closer to grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

The region where we would be moving is not necessarily expensive in terms of real estate. It is very rural there; especially older properties from 1900-1960 can be had for quite modest money. We would make our two priorities "secluded location" and "internet connection" a premise and then see what we can get.

We would like to have air conditioning and central ventilation again. The question is, can something like that be retrofitted in older buildings, or is it more economical to look at the land and new construction?

Furthermore, we expect that we have to replace the following:

[*]Heating system (oil out, air-to-water heat pump + underfloor heating in (?) [*]Floors [*]Underfloor heating instead of radiators [*]Bathrooms (completely), including tiles [*]Kitchen (completely) [*]Windows, doors [*]Electrical system, wiring, meter cabinet, etc. [*]Water pipes (already done in some houses, but I am calculating with having it done) [*]Roof / roofing / insulation of intermediate ceiling (?) [*]therefore also presumably all walls / plaster, etc.

Basically almost everything down to the shell condition, and then full speed ahead? Is something like that doable? Budget estimate would be around 200-300k for the renovation with purchase costs of roughly 200-250k. Is something like that feasible, or rather not / am I misjudging that?

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Of course, that is feasible. The heating system is better tailored individually to the building; I would initially remain open to all technologies.

Of course that is doable.
The heating system is better tailored individually to the building, I would first be open-minded about technology.

Good argument, what else is there besides heat pumps that does not use fossil fuels?
Wood/pellets maybe?

Pellets and wood are not undisputed either. There are very convenient solutions with pellets. For example, I find Ökofen, which I visited once this year, very convincing.