How to afford building a house and buying land today?

This is the kind of post I mean... Paying 50% of your net income and justifying/convincing yourself that it's okay. Okay, if you earn 10-15k and an inheritance is coming up, then you can do that. Everything else, IN MY OPINION, is just wishful thinking. And these comparisons always... What would a comparable house cost you in rent, etc... I can't buy a 300-meter yacht. Not even if I look at the monthly rental cost of such a yacht and see that it’s more expensive than buying one. Sometimes you just have to face the facts and accept that you can't afford it if you want to have a life outside of the four walls. But as I said... some people are totally fine with paying 50% or more of their net income for the house. Others have different ideas about life than living constrained for 30 years.

Really? My parents paid off the loan in 15 years and had originally aimed for a maximum of 20 years. Nevertheless, the interest paid was almost as high as the loan itself.

My parents paid 160k for land (650m²) + house (early 2000s). In Müggelheim (Berlin commuter belt). Today you might, but only might, still get the land alone for that price...

Today you might, but only might, still get the land alone for the price...