Hello everyone,
Thank you first of all for the many responses.
What does the energy certificate say? And how large is the plot? What is the price per sqm locally? These are all factors that also affect the price. Personally, I would also ask why it is being sold after just 9 years.
milkie
The energy certificate says 34.54 kWh/(m²a). There is a large wood-burning stove that can heat almost the entire house. With the stove, the consumption was about 700 euros in winter, without 1,400 euros. The plot is about 400 m², and the standard land value is 95.00 €/m². The owner is currently building in a town about half an hour away, according to his own statement. The exact reasons are not yet known to me, but I will inquire further.
If the year of construction is correct, I would also ask about the reason for the sale. Not even 10 years passed, meaning taxes on the sales proceeds. There must be a very good reason or fear of the next flood. I would suspect neighborhood stress due to the consequences of easements etc. You might live worse there than on the main street.
Sylvia
As I said, I will ask more precisely about the reason for the sale. I was not aware of the taxes on the sales proceeds. Today I was also at the town hall of the municipality; according to their statement, it is not a flood zone. Only some sheds and the sports field are in the flood zone. I also took a close look at the surroundings today. At the level of the river (which is very small by the way – our area is not known for dramatic floods), there are houses (about 70 - 80 meters from the river), then there is a wall about 2 meters high, which borders the garden of our house.
According to the owner, there were never any problems with the neighbors and the easements. But the cards will be reshuffled when new neighbors move in. In general, I was able to find out at the municipality today that we are allowed to access our property via an easement and our neighbors drain over our property.
By the way, the house is also on the main street ;) (second row).
Definitely go through the house with an expert. He can then tell you whether the price is right or not.
We will definitely do that. The architect usually determines the value for properties that must be auctioned, so he is very experienced. We will not buy without him having assessed the house.
In general, Ytong is not bad. You can find advantages and disadvantages of the individual building materials here in the forum or on the internet. And the fact that, compared to the current 36 cm Ytong blocks, the 24 cm Ytong blocks were standard due to the energy regulations at the time should not be surprising. You will have the same problem with the windows (probably 2-chamber instead of 3-chamber). But it is a used property and not a new build. In 10 years, current houses will also no longer meet the energy standard unless you already build significantly better than average now. But then you will want to get more for the property in 10 years. If you want more than an average used property, you will also have to pay more as a buyer.
Basically, I don’t mind as long as the house does not have any serious negative properties (e.g. sound insulation). I also want to be able to watch a DVD with my 5.1 system without the neighbors knocking or other negative effects that I as a layman cannot assess. Was it standard ten years ago to build with 24 cm/17.5 cm Ytong?
Should I fear this with the wall thicknesses used?
Divorce ...?
Rhenish greetings
It was a man with three children, the woman was not there at the moment. Whether it was a divorce, I don’t know.
Hello,
Musketier has already given you the right answers. Anything else would be crystal ball gazing ;)
Looking from outside is like "just looking, not touching". Based on that, I would not buy an existing property!
See above => crystal ball.
Find an expert you trust who specializes in existing properties; you can find one with Aunt Google under => Federal Association of Independent Experts. Then—and only if you really have purchase interest, because the expert does not work for free—you inspect the property with him and listen to what he has to say. As long as there are no major construction issues (the expert will inform you by report) and the sales price fits the region and the property, nothing speaks against it.
An advantage of the described construction method is that you can easily apply external insulation afterwards and thus be protected from larger energy costs. THAT should of course be taken into account in the financing.
Rhenish greetings
There would still be room for improvement in the financing, the insulation would also improve noise protection a bit. As already mentioned, we would definitely have the property inspected again by our architect. Friends of ours bought a house from the 60s without an expert report; I would never do that...