Is building in Bavaria still possible for 500k?

It has a slab foundation, but yes, no basement
(Which, if I'm not mistaken, was not necessarily desired by the OP either)


I can't confirm the expensive changes. I haven't built with Town & Country, but with another affordable general contractor. Yes, it was a standard house where some walls were moved, a new room was created, so a bit of adjustment without costs. Although, the half-height wall in the kitchen cost me €180. That could be considered expensive. ;)

Town & country is still affordable: The Flair 130: 270,000 Lichthaus 152: 281,000 Landhaus 142 Modern: 293,000 Prices for Ingolstadt postal code 85049 by the way built solidly and not prefabricated.

But then you have a standard gas heating system, radiators and polystyrene on the walls. With the first two points, you'll get into trouble in the house when a new heating system is needed in 10 years; the latter I simply don't find attractive. Paint and flooring are also still missing, and there are various other minor things on the builder’s side. So realistically, it’s more like 330k for a Flair 130, plus kitchen, outdoor facilities, land, and additional building costs. The 500k mark is quickly reached. Back then we also requested an offer for the Bodensee 129 (fitting for the region ;) ), and in the overall view, we were just under 500k. But yes, compared to other houses, that is still quite affordable.

It comes with a slab foundation, but yes, without a basement
(Which I don't think was necessarily desired by the OP, if I'm not mistaken)


I can't confirm the expensive changes. I didn't build with Town & Country, but with another affordable general contractor. Yes, it was a standard house where some walls were shifted, creating a new room, so a bit of customization without cost. Although, the half-height wall in the kitchen cost me €180. That might be considered expensive. ;)

That's not a big change. I mean things like:
- Increasing the room height by one brick
- Different windows
- More sockets, etc.

These things are often much more expensive with a discounter than with a regional general contractor.

Why? I have read that the difference is no longer that significant. And as far as all the discount companies are concerned, there is the big problem that all changes lead to massive price increases. Building individually is either difficult or very expensive :)

I actually don’t see any big differences either, especially since, in my experience and knowledge, changes lead to massive price increases with all providers. That’s also the case for us now. We aren’t even building "individually," which is probably more of a marketing term to gloss over the price increases for every change. I would therefore prefer a solid construction because then I wouldn’t have to consider for almost every object whether I can hang it on the interior or exterior wall. That’s a bit annoying, especially since you don’t get exact information about how many kilos you’re allowed to hang on the wall. That makes it difficult, particularly with regard to front door canopies, outdoor lights, etc. Inside, it’s about dressers, etc., which we don’t want to place on the floor. (We don’t have wall cabinets in the kitchen.)

I would therefore prefer a solid construction because then I wouldn't have to consider with almost every item whether I can hang it on the interior or exterior wall. That is a bit annoying, especially since there are no exact specifications on how many kilos you are allowed to hang on the wall. This makes it difficult, particularly with regard to front door canopies, outdoor lamps, etc. Inside, it concerns dressers, etc., which we do not want to place on the floor. (We do not have wall cabinets in the kitchen.)

Since we built with Town & Country, I can say that at least in our case these concerns are not per se resolved. Partition walls in the attic are also drywall (Flair 125, in the "town villas" I believe they also build up top with bricks), so for example with the mirrored cabinet, we also used 4 cavity anchors and a metal support rail. And when it comes to front door canopies/awnings or similar, Ytong is also not the stone where you can just say "just put the anchor in, it will hold." Our satellite dish was mounted on the roof rafters and definitely not on the exterior wall. So there is no general "is definitely better" ;-)

But then you have the standard gas heating, radiators, and polystyrene on the wall. With the first two points, you’re inviting trouble into the house if a new heating system is needed in 10 years; the latter I simply don’t like. Painters and flooring are also missing there, plus various other little things on the construction side. So realistically, it’s more like 330k for a Flair 130, plus kitchen, outdoor facilities, land, and additional construction costs. That way, you quickly reach 500k. We also got an offer back then for the Bodensee 129 (fitting for the region ;) ), and in the overall view, we were just under 500k. But yes, compared to other houses, that is still quite affordable.

Take, for example, the Flair 130, which already comes with underfloor heating throughout the entire house, so no heating needed. In 2018 at Town & Country, gas heating was still offered as standard, I agree with you there. How it is now, I don’t know if they might have switched to heat pumps. A neighbor here built with Town & Country and also has a heat pump, moved in last year. Back then, I would have had to upgrade it. Of course, one or two extra marks will be added. But who doesn’t have that? And painters & flooring, what is left to do beyond what is included, besides tile work, is the same for all others as well. Except, of course, if included in the house price for an additional charge. That way, I can choose whether to hire the one-man all-rounder from MyHammer (which I did) and pay less, or accept the (much higher) extra cost just because it is included with the general contractor.

I would also always be interested in what "various other little things on the construction side" are. Yes, for example, a container for construction debris wasn’t included for me. A full one was then charged at 200€ (which the seller paid), and I had another one delivered because the first was so full; that cost me about 100€. So nothing that would make a hole in the wallet, or justify a general contractor including that in the house price for a lot of money.