How I find a house that suits me within an appropriate timeframe

Do you always handle it like this? I mean, you ask someone for advice and then get upset when the answers are not what you hoped for or rather even expected?

Of course. Put yourself in my shoes. You want an answer to a question and people drift off topic. You would be interested in them staying on topic. As long as you don’t insult them but are merely strict, they have no reason to get upset about it.

Yes, because strictness is a way of upbringing. And whether you can presume to educate grown people here.... No no no

You want an answer to a question

Well, that also includes that as an advisor you have to explain to the questioner that their question is not constructive. And as an advisor, you hope that the questioner also takes advice and demonstrates their ability to learn. That’s how it is with discipline and education.

Stubborn children don't really want to learn. They then have to come to terms with the fact that the world keeps turning while they, with their own stubbornness and activism, are still going the wrong way in their little room, namely in circles. Standing in the corner is supposed to counteract this, but this educational measure is no longer appropriate.

Hehe, super funny thread. Basically: buying/building is almost always a lifestyle - and therefore emotional - thing. Just read Kommer's 'rent or buy', that's pretty clear.

So you're approaching it from the wrong side. There's no seller system. More than that, most private sellers are pretty irrational when it comes to price and also finding customers.

If you want to proceed systematically, you have to structure systematically what you can control. The search results are not in your power, only the search process and the search parameters.

You can bring a system into that: search parameters are easy: clarify financing framework with the bank and get a pre-approval, form an exact desired profile and narrow down the location. Many can run beside each other if you don't know what you want.

That way you have defined what you're looking for. And you can filter the background noise.

Which brings us to the second point, the search process: a few things here about why the internet is still enough for everyone who doesn't drink beer with the municipal council in the evenings.

Every private ImmoScout ad automatically goes to eBay Kleinanzeigen. Just like every mobile.de car ad. There's a deal in the background. Then, in Germany there is the company Immobilien markdatenbeobachtung IMV. They search daily (sometimes manually) all sources for ads, prepare them and sell them to platforms like eBay Kleinanzeigen. Of course there's a time delay, sooner or later almost all end up on the internet.

That means for your search process: create filters and set up real-time alerts on all major and regional platforms. And then be fast in contacting, immediately wave the financing approval and say yes I'll take it, go there immediately and act as if you want it right away - you can always cancel until the notary appointment.

The last possibility is to throw your profile at realtors. They often have access - through existing customers or recommendation - to properties that are not yet on the market. If they can save the 300 euros for the Scout ad, they won't be sad.

In summary: the only thing that can be systematically designed in the search is the seeker themselves. I wrote myself a script that immediately sends me a link by email when a new property is on my search lists. The server scans the site every 5 minutes.

Appropriate is the time I need to systematically and as efficiently as possible select exactly the house I want. As long as my search does not stagnate or I don't fall into blind actionism, the time is well spent. Blind actionism would be driving across Germany and knocking on every old house or putting something in the mailbox. You took 3 years. Why not half a year? One month? Houses come back on the market again and again. Often daily. Was your approach effective? Yes, you have a house. Efficient? Certainly not.

Can someone here answer my question about systematic searching?

Systematic = "following a system" = "following a principle by which something is structured or organized".


And what do I get from that now? How does that help me with my search?


That is an interesting idea. How would you use "Buschfunk" here? Whom would you ask?

My best informant is Mr. Immoscout. But it’s a local tip. Here is an example. However, avoid real estate in Goslar-Oker. The soil there is contaminated due to mining.