Financing framework Hamburg: new construction on own land, 3 children, civil servant A13

You may see it that way. I also write that we manage, but if I had the choice, I would prefer a bit more space, apparently you do too when you say that one more room would be nice. By the way, I am convinced that the more children you have, the longer a house can really be filled. I see it with my parents, who have kept our children's rooms more or less functional for many years, because when several children regularly come home during their studies, often with partners at some point, they still need a proper place to stay overnight and some storage space and maybe even a table to continue working on their homework or similar. And later they come with partners and children, gladly all at the same time for birthdays, Christmas, or just to see each other if the distances are great. Then siblings rarely meet at each other's homes, but everyone meets together at the parents' place. Of course, you don't have to keep several rooms for decades, but at least for a while and partly, so later the children's room can become an office with a sofa bed or similar, but it certainly won't stand empty any time soon.

As I said, that is very individual. I see it with my parents-in-law. They have a very nice house with about 200 m2 of living space. That was really great with children and teenagers. The children live 400 km away and the two of them live alone in the house. With increasing age, both around 60, I notice that the house and the garden are becoming a burden for them. Of course, it is nice when we get together there once a year and everyone has enough space. But do you have to keep and maintain so much space for ten days a year? I don’t think so, but fortunately everyone can decide that for themselves.