Defensive offer, or have house prices become so expensive?

It's nice when you still get to declutter … sometimes you find a bargain or a treasure …. I got to "dispose of" a hardtop for an SL500 …

well sure, she wrote. they want to reuse some furniture.

How reliable is this data? – I have doubts about it, especially if the floor plans are largely correct. The equipment, its condition, and the residents often reveal more about the expected scope of renovation than any room moisture measurement, thermography, or the like.

Quite reliable, the realtor sent me the old building applications. At least some of them are available. The equipment already appeals to me. There is a lot of solid real wood, sometimes very beautifully crafted, like paneling along the walls, etc. A lot of wood throughout the house, built-in and free-standing furniture, window sills (which I find extremely beautiful), and much more.

Aren't all properties sold by private individuals like that? I don't know it any other way.

Yes, I expressed myself poorly; I only meant that everything still inside the house remains there and is acquired with it. Otherwise, I also believe that when buying a property of that age, one probably cannot make any claims after the purchase if one had "something else in mind."

I find the emphasis on special sizes for the windows strange. Except for DIY store stock items, there have been no standard sizes for at least 15-20 years. Windows have been custom-made by window manufacturers for that long. It’s not really expensive either.

That’s what the energy consultant told me as well. I specifically asked him about window sizes; he said these standard sizes don’t really exist anymore, you can get anything without major extra costs. Nevertheless, he mentioned the replacement of windows and doors, the roof, and the heating system as the three main cost factors of the project.

I understand it to mean that even the stuff still inside (furniture, etc.) is included in the sale.

Exactly, that’s what was meant. However, I expressed myself poorly.

I had to dispose of an entire household. Everything was rotten. Anything that doesn't have a good three-digit value should be disposed of immediately. Otherwise, you'll never finish decluttering.

I had to dispose of an entire household. Everything was moldy. Anything that doesn't have a good three-digit value should be disposed of immediately. Otherwise, you'll never finish decluttering.

If we take that approach, a few things will just go on eBay Classifieds and I’m also thinking maybe a house flea market. Then you get to meet people too. But it also depends on what’s inside and what exactly it still is. Nothing moldy, but some stuff is really old. In the kitchen, there’s a very old Jesus saint figurine, probably 50cm tall. You should be able to find a buyer for that. The Bible psalm from the wall comes free on top. :D

Pretty certain, the realtor sent me the old building applications. At least some of them are available.

Maybe you’d like to forward them to me sometime (?)

The features do appeal to me. It’s mostly a lot of real wood, solid, partly very nicely crafted, like paneling along the walls, etc. A lot of wood throughout the whole house, built-in as well as freestanding furniture, windowsills (which I find extremely beautiful) and much more.

I meant more like what all that says about setting priorities / pain thresholds etc., from which one can deduce what ailments the house was brought to the doctor for and which wounds were left to heal just with time, in that context fits:

There’s an eternally old Jesus saint figurine in the kitchen, about 50cm tall.

Sometimes more was probably trusted to Mary than to consulting the Yellow Pages for a specialist ;-)

I specifically asked him about window sizes, he said these standard sizes don’t really exist anymore, you can get everything and without major additional costs. Nevertheless, he named the replacement of windows and doors, the roof and the heating as the three main cost factors of the project.

Yes, windows: with wall connection, with transom, etc. — these are additionally sensitive points during measuring, production and installation. Especially in the monument preservation area, we had the Pax AG in the portfolio.

For contracts "as is" I can only advise to have an expert/structural engineer inspect the house before purchase. Especially with larger properties, renovations are harder to manage.

This sentence does not exist in case law; it does not exempt from liability for defects.

If defects are known, they must be disclosed, otherwise it will be costly for the seller.