Financing for new construction: realistic or rather wishful thinking?

  • Erstellt am 2024-05-29 00:06:27

YellowTeam

2024-05-30 08:21:47
  • #1

Then there would still be support from my parents on top, so it would be more than just the €1750.00. I only calculated that roughly for us. We thought that maybe we would have roughly €1,850.00 for the construction project. Exactly, we have a good overview of the costs, including everything that comes along on the side.
 

Vanman1610

2024-05-30 08:54:01
  • #2
I think just looking at the rate alone, this fits better.
It's not about you not being able to make ends meet with a higher rate, but rather that having some financial leeway simply lets you sleep better. At least that’s how it is for us. Even if after some time you realize you have a higher surplus than expected, you can still save or invest it for yourself or the children. Besides, I think it’s quite nice before returning to work to have the flexibility to reduce the targeted hours if you realize you’d prefer to spend more time with the children. For us, this became especially clear during the jump from child 1 to 2.
And if you don’t want any of this or still have money left over, there’s always consumption and luxury. A trip here and there, an extra restaurant or concert visit has never made anyone unhappy.
 

ypg

2024-05-30 16:04:46
  • #3
I ask: as @nordannay says, there would be 360,000, so a small house included. Are you aware that a house has to give up space for stairs/staircase and utility room? Unlike a 110sqm apartment, you will probably be worse off in terms of space.
 

Altai

2024-05-30 19:54:40
  • #4
I am probably currently in the situation that you should better avoid.
I am alone with two children (10, 15), so only one income. Bought or built in 2018/19.
My personal household budget also did not work out as hoped. The installment ended up €200 higher than planned, an income of €200 per month that then didn’t come, and so the monthly surplus was significantly smaller than assumed.
Since then, I really have to keep track of where the money goes. There are budgets (e.g. for vacation), and I have to stick to them. I consciously allow myself certain luxuries, but that’s as much as it gets.
The car was just paid off, but the money now goes 1:1 to plugging another financial hole. There is no savings rate for a new car. I have accepted that, so there won’t be another one when the current one is no longer usable. Then hopefully I will be master of my own time again and only have to get around the big city by myself. Then it will just take a little longer by bus, train, and bike.
The children have become noticeably more expensive now (class trips, holiday camps, clothes, [Deutschlandticket]). The increase in my salary is such that there are still significant real wage losses.
We get by, we are certainly not poor, but relaxed is something else. I would like to have a significant surplus at the end of the month, but there isn’t one. I put aside a small reserve for the house and other things that eventually need replacing. That’s it.
I do not regret the purchase, though. I am glad to have the house. Overall, though, it was probably 10...20% too much for me (financially).
 

YellowTeam

2024-05-30 22:09:11
  • #5

Hello, yes we are aware of that. We currently live in an attic apartment, without a garden and with really extreme sloping ceilings. If you take the net floor area, it is 94 sqm, I had the 110 sqm wrong in my head, I checked again. Furthermore, a room is missing due to the layout..
 

YellowTeam

2024-05-30 22:12:41
  • #6
Hello Altai, thank you very much for your feedback! It’s good to hear something like this, and you are absolutely right! How high is the installment in relation to your salary? I’m keeping my fingers crossed that a substantial raise comes your way soon! Were you already alone when you built? And how did it come about that the installment was still so much higher?
 

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