Land found, when to pay?

Unfortunately, the neighborhood bonus does not apply here, the property is a few streets away and Berlin is simply too big and anonymous, and the sale is going through a real estate agent.

Ouch. "Real estate agent" is a yellow flag for me, and in connection with inheritance communities it even turns red. In this respect, I see it more urgent for you than for the seller to close the deal while she still has control over it.

And you are right, it is virtually the third property, although we have not yet paid off our current house and would like to keep it out of the financing.

Oh, the currently owner-occupied property is also owned, great. Then I will summon and to the discussion and recommend the thread

However, I see home staging as very important, who buys an apartment that does not come across well in the photos?

In some cities in the Ruhr area (= what outsiders call the "Ruhrpott") "holes" (to put it mildly!) sell like hotcakes, so I can hardly imagine in the federal rent cap capital that a non-staged home would seriously deter applicants. But it might still make a difference. I think / can best assess this here (although I must admit that I have long lost track of the multiply undead community members except for the brothers Tom1978).

No, strike immediately for the property before it’s gone ….. make an appointment with the old lady and commit to her.
At the same time, you can talk to the banks, the structure you need is almost standard and you will find a solution with your / a bank.

In Berlin you will find enough interested parties for everything.

But of course we also want to get the best possible price and for that the presentation is definitely important, I would think...

Oh, the now self-used property is also owned, great. Then I'll add @Yaso2.0 and @kati1337 to the discussion and recommend the thread

Yes, I've actually already read that.
We definitely want to do it without an agent, I don't see any added value for us there.

No, strike immediately for the property before it's gone ….. make an appointment with the old lady and commit to her.
At the same time, you can talk to the banks, the structure you need is almost standard and you will find a solution with your / a bank.

I would have already made an offer a long time ago if it weren’t for my husband.
But you have convinced me and I will go through it again with him this evening.

In Berlin you get enough interested parties for everything.

Since mentioned: You also sold an apartment in Berlin? Would you like to tell me how you went about it? Did you sell it through a broker? And did it take long to find a buyer? I would appreciate it if you could tell me a little about it ☺️