How do you assess this house? How much budget will be necessary?

That is always a difficult topic. For both sides. A sale is only completed once you have been to the notary: therefore everything is possible until then. As a buyer, you currently have significantly less leverage. The demand is simply still high, while the supply (at least of reasonable properties) is no longer that large. If you want to play along, you just have to live with the negative effects of the current situation. It always turns out as it has to - and sometimes it is better not to get a property. That opens up opportunities for another one - which might ultimately be better (exactly for you). I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you.

I wouldn't overrate it that much. You want to buy a house, not marry the sellers. If you want the house and she still has other interested parties, then you can't expect her to roll out the red carpet for you. The woman will have a lot on her plate and certainly not just you as interested parties. That doesn't mean I think the behavior is good, but as I said, sometimes you just have to make arrangements and put your own values a bit aside. You probably will never see those people again afterwards.

If you want to play along, you just have to live with the negative effects of the current situation.

If you want the house and she has other interested parties, then you must not expect her to roll out the red carpet for you. The woman will have a lot on her plate and certainly not only you as interested parties.

I expect nothing from the seller except that she keeps her promises and plays with open cards, and in my opinion, that is nothing extraordinary.

I wrote to her and she replied that she will get in touch. If she doesn't get in touch, then it is what it is.

I expect nothing from the seller except that she keeps her promises and plays with open cards, and in my opinion, that is nothing extraordinary.

I wrote to her and she answered that she would get back to me. If she doesn’t get back to me, then so be it

Sellers and agents only have the best price in mind and nothing else. I am still waiting today for promised callbacks from 2014. I know this stringing along very well, and acquaintances of mine have also experienced terrible things. After the viewing, I got a commitment from the seller (daughter of the elderly couple living there), then through me, I managed to get a super short-notice financing meeting in the evening at 7 pm with my mortgage advisor, including a written financing commitment, then the seller wanted to get back to me about an appointment herself—which she didn’t—and the next day she stopped answering the phone. During the house visit, the surprised 80-year-old mother then finally told me at the door that a family of Russian-Germans had put down 10,000 euros in cash on site and unfortunately the house was already gone... disgusting.

The real estate market is currently a murky deep water, and I’m glad I don’t have to fish in it any longer. I wouldn’t last another 5 years mentally.