Cost planning - core renovation of farmhouse / country house

The desired property searched for by the OP - a farmstead in an outer area - would more likely fall into the category before 1950 and thus be more expensive to renovate than a house from, for example, the 1970s.

Absolutely! I agree with you. I just wanted to point out that as a rule the "core renovation" is cheaper. It always gets expensive because of special requests – whether in the type of property (farmstead) or special requests (here a wall removed, there an extension, windows too small, stairs too stupid, front door on the wrong side...) justified.

I don't see it that way from my (private and professional) experience. Shell construction including development and often exterior facilities are not compensated by the gutting. And it's not a tricky job either, since the shell construction of the old building and the shell construction of the new building don't really differ.

It seems to me that you have gained your experience in the field of renovation and modernization. But certainly not in the field of complete refurbishment. Very often, the "shell" of the existing building still needs to be upgraded and repaired. It very much depends on the individual case. One should only be warned against assuming that a complete refurbishment is cheaper than a new build. Otherwise, you will fall flat on your face.

Yes and no. It depends on the age and quality of the building. Old shell buildings rarely tend to be pleasantly rectangular. And a slope in the floor of several centimeters is not uncommon either. The desired property sought by the OP - a former farmstead in an outlying area - would probably fall into the category before 1950 and would accordingly be more expensive to renovate than a house from, for example, the 1970s.

An acquaintance of mine snagged a 90s house in an outlying area. However, I don’t know how that came about. And it’s probably not a proper former farmstead either. The interior is being renovated, but from the outside everything apparently has to remain as it is. So no floor-to-ceiling windows, for example :)

A friend of mine managed to get a 90s house in the outlying area. However, I don't know how that came about. And it is probably not a proper farmstead.

From nineteen ninety that would be a rarity. Buying and being allowed to live there are two different things in the outlying area.

The topic of renovating/refurbishing/stripping is such a broad field, where you can find great projects but just as easily get completely stuck. Friends of ours recently sold a small house in a top location for quite a lot of money and bought a three-sided farmstead. I remember ambitious expansion plans, but these have since given way to basic equipment, and even the good selling price is already gone. I lived elsewhere before, where it was exactly the opposite. As always, there is no yes or no here either; each individual case must be examined. Even historic preservation would not be an absolute exclusion criterion for me, provided you have the right person by your side. At our last place of residence, historic preservation was involved, but the effort was actually limited; here too, the necessary individual case examination applies again.

Yes, the late 90s :) so an already discussed middle old building :P But as I said - no idea how that came about. They definitely live in there and haven’t been thrown out yet.