Prefabricated house providers: Validity of their offers / promotions?

Hello everyone,

I’m asking for your advice once again.

The situation is as follows:

We have an offer from a prefabricated house manufacturer. We like the floor plan as well as the equipment and price. Our gut feeling is also good, and we could imagine building a timber frame house with them. The consultant is very competent, fair, and has promptly fulfilled or tried to fulfill all our wishes.

However, as an alternative, although with a time delay due to vacation, we requested an offer from a regional solid house provider. Here too, we like the floor plan (slightly worse but still good), and the company as well as the materials used make a very good impression. The company has recently built numerous houses for us (also for friends), and they have turned out very well. So here, too, we could imagine a building project if the price fits. The architect and company owner also make a very competent and very nice impression.

In the end, it would come down to the question of belief: solid construction vs. timber.

The problem is as follows:

The offer from the timber frame provider is officially valid until 02/28/2018 due to vouchers and promotions, and next week we even have a potential appointment to sign the contract.

The offer from the solid house provider, according to my inquiry, will take until the end of next week, as not all offers or prices for the trades are available yet.

The risk is missing out on the timber frame offer and the solid house offer being over budget (according to the provider’s hint, it might just fit), or taking the timber frame offer with the risk of regretting it later and having the contract.

How should I proceed here? Do you have any tips? Should I try to extend the timber frame offer a bit?

I don’t want to work with the right of withdrawal, etc. That can, first, cost money and, second, is not the proper way to do things. The consultant from the prefabricated house provider has so far been very fair, nice, and the best in his field from the prefabricated house sector.

Thank you very much

Regards

Steffen

We were in a similar situation a few months ago. In the end, it was the [Massivhaus-Anbieter] that was chosen, which, despite countless vouchers from the [Fertighaus Anbieter], was below their offer.

From the beginning, it seemed somewhat dubious to us that these companies indirectly exert pressure with their voucher campaigns.

Therefore, I can only advise you not to let yourself be pressured. Check all options and gather more offers; in my case, there were about 10 in the end, despite numerous offer deadlines.

So I have to give the advisor credit, he never tried to put pressure on us or tried to push us. I also haven't asked yet if we could get an additional 1-2 weeks "extension."

The offer or the vouchers are limited by the provider until 02/28/2019.

But you are right in a way, at the moment this whole thing stresses me out more than it would be fun. I think that is the wrong approach to building a house and something should change there.

On the one hand, you say he doesn't put pressure on, on the other hand there are voucher promotions with expiration dates... That's a very typical sales tactic... The seller plays good cop and the company in the background applies pressure through vouchers ;)

The likelihood is very high that you will get the same price after the voucher promotion has expired... Or there happens to be a new voucher promotion..

I can only agree with Tego on that. With these voucher promotions, they just want to get the signature as quickly as possible.

After the deadline expires, there are suddenly completely different credits, promotions, etc.

At least wait for the comparison offer, then you can still sign with the prefab house provider if necessary.

Have you already taken the time to have the contracts and the [Bauleistungsbeschreibung] reviewed by experts (lawyer, expert)?