House with 100% own effort

ypg yes you have to think about why most of them come back again! Because they have wrong expectations.
- abroad there are so many jobs and so well paid...
Reality: Germans are only hired when there are no regional specialists left. Especially when the unemployed Hans-Werner-Müller (example name) emigrates without money and of course speaks no foreign language...
Those with good professional qualifications usually find a job worldwide. For me, as I said, this does not apply with jobs, as I am locally flexible.

And before I would emigrate, learning the language is of course clearly on the agenda. Otherwise, I wouldn't be better than those who come to Germany and after years don't speak a word of German.

I don't need to say anything about corruption. It exists in Germany just the same. You just have to know how. Then it is even legal.

. Honestly, I'm not so sure about that. I think it depends on how far along the house is (shell open, roof finished, windows installed, etc?)
Ytong absorbs moisture rather than bricks, etc...

We have a house nearby that had a roof on it but was only finished after almost 10 years. I should find out from them if there were any damages.

In terms of design, you are allowed to build far too much in Germany. Just take a look at the [Kraut-und-Rüben-Salat] that is standing in the new housing developments. The houses do not fit together at all and do not give a coherent picture.

I have no problem with that. Those who want uniformity should go to the big city. On the contrary - we have far too much bureaucracy and standard regulations...!

I have no problem with that. If you want uniformity, you should go to the big city. On the contrary - we have far too much bureaucracy and standard regulations...!

I would also be interested to know where you think there is less bureaucracy!

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In terms of design, you are allowed to build way too much in Germany. Just look at the hodgepodge in the new housing developments. The houses don't fit together at all and don't create a cohesive picture.

I am glad that this uniform look is over. When you drive through older residential areas here, where every house looks the same, the facades are precisely aligned with each other, and the house could not be adapted to your own needs, I am grateful every time that we built in a fairly free building area last year. With us, bungalows, urban villas, and one-and-a-half-story houses are fairly evenly distributed in number.

On the topic:

Never 20,000€. When I think about what I still bought in terms of building materials, work materials, etc. besides the turnkey construction. I only did LAN cabling, painting, carpet, and flooring in the attic myself. That was already a few thousand euros. You want to do the whole house for 20,000€....tsk.

In pretty much every country, you have less bureaucracy than with us. Our tax law alone is among the most complex in the world. So complex that even tax advisors and lawyers make mistakes. Hardly any social or tax notice is error-free. Simply because even the authorities themselves are overwhelmed by the constant changes.