Land prices and standard land value and tips for land search

Did I already mention that I have a moral problem with befriending people just because you want something from them? I suppose the people involved would also have a problem if they found out that I only associate with them because I want to get a property.

And then you have to consider what is important and affordable for you. Maybe there are also [Bauträgerprojekte]? Or perhaps houses to renovate?

Seventeen years ago, we found our plot by walking around our desired area until we found an uninhabited demolition property. Then we politely rang the neighbors' doorbells and asked about the owner. Then we were referred elsewhere... after a few intermediate steps and a lot of patience, we reached our goal...

And in a similar way, we found another plot this year... without prior contacts, without a realtor, in a place unfamiliar to us but that we really liked. It took almost three years, but what can you do... now at least the mayor knows us by sight, the building authority, a future neighbor, and a few other people. Just start somewhere, people notice when you are genuinely interested and fit in there.

Developer projects are not what we want. That would mean a lack of freedom in design, and the advantage of family self-performance would also be gone. As I already mentioned, I have access to skilled manpower. My father is a self-employed building services technician (electrical, heating, and sanitary installation), my brother is a trained plant mechanic for sanitary, heating, and air conditioning technology. Additionally, there is the real estate transfer tax issue: if we buy a house from the developer, we pay 6.5% on the total price; with self-construction, only on the land price.

I have also been observing the existing real estate market for some time; that was actually our first idea. But there are also reasons why we have increasingly moved away from it. Prices in reasonable locations are often just as expensive as buying land and building a house. Then you have to factor in renovation costs and again the real estate transfer tax... Affordable are only buildings in the immediate vicinity of the highway, of course, no one wants to live there, and neither do we. A dilapidated house that could be demolished and replaced with a new one would also be an option, but everything I have seen so far seems too expensive as well.

It may be that I am completely wrong in judging what is too expensive, as I absolutely cannot yet estimate what the actual house construction will cost. Building projects in the family are all from a long time ago, so one cannot really compare. Maybe someone from the region can tell me what amount to expect roughly for a bungalow without a basement with 130m² living space, ideally a KFW40+ house/passive house.