House from 1970 - Purchase advice/assessment

2024-02-06 20:31:14

… but you’ve probably already seen them all live?!

2024-02-06 21:48:11

Do you want strangers on your property all the time? And does the floor plan really allow for two reasonable living units? We once looked at a house where the seller thought the upper floor could be rented out separately. It could also work as a separate living unit, but the ground floor was then a bit too small and far too dark.

Do you have heating and enough natural light there?

Potential is nice and all, but even better is a house that meets your needs. If you want to rent out, buy a condominium or a proper multi-family house.

The house is a two-family house and consists of two completely separate units. One was occupied by the owner, the other was rented out.
The basement room has 4 windows facing the (north) garden. The ground floor is raised ground level.

2024-02-06 21:58:44

... but you’ve probably already seen them all live?!

I excluded both houses with 130 sqm. We now live in a comparable size and definitely want to expand. It often depends on the layout, but we managed to fit more into our old dwelling with less living space, and here unpacked boxes are piling up in the basement.

I had already had my eye on the other house (151 sqm), but after a conversation with the real estate agent and the indication that the basement is damp, I stepped back.

2024-02-06 21:59:15

The house is a two-family house and consists of two completely separate units. One was occupied by the owner, the other was rented out.
The basement room has 4 windows facing the (north) garden. The ground floor is raised ground floor.

Judging by your last post in the green forum, you have really become infatuated with the idea of having a subtenant, haven’t you?
Even if the idea excites you more than others: you are paying for the second living unit and also have to renovate it. The reward is having to deal with every little issue and never being alone. But who knows? Maybe the future tenant will be your son’s new nurse.

2024-02-06 22:00:23

Judging by your last post in the green forum, you seem to be quite taken with the idea of hosting a subtenant, aren't you? Even if the idea excites you more than it does others: you are paying for the second dwelling unit and also have to renovate it. The reward is having to deal with every damn thing and never being alone. But who knows? Maybe the future tenant will be your son's new nurse.

Where do you read that into it?

2024-02-06 22:09:59

Where do you interpret that from?

Something else was written just now.
But it would be that the main apartment has no garden access, while the separate dwelling has the garden under its care?

I have to be honest: it seems to me as if we have already discussed this house here before.

(… Because you are asking for confirmation.)

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House from 1970 - Purchase advice/assessment

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