Problem with shadow on the property...Assessment

I am currently in a similar situation and find Tante Gurgel + Sonnenverlauf very helpful. You can nicely play around with it and simulate the position of the sun depending on the season.

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Rhineland greetings
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Hey, first of all, thanks for all your answers. I looked into the sun’s path and if I understand everything correctly, we actually only get sun on our property every day from about 1-2 pm (when coming from the south), once it’s higher than the mentioned house in front of us. Before that, we basically can’t get any sun because the house to our left is also standing there and casting a shadow. I think that’s normal though, because a house will always be standing next to you, unless it’s a completely free-standing object in the middle of nowhere. Mhhhhhh....I’m still not 100% convinced.

In summer, the sun should actually have reached every single-family house next door at its height by 10 o’clock - unless you have a multi-story building as a neighboring structure absolutely close by.

So next to us there is already a house, to the left of the posted picture. It is already large and two stories. The little house is a bit older. Of course, we don't want to slap our house right next to it, I think the garage will go there.

Near us, there is a large new development area. There are large houses on relatively small plots of land, I assume because of the prices. We went there to look at three different plots, on different days in the summer. The houses there even block each other's sunlight during the warm season. No joke. That gives me a feeling of oppression. The good plots, sunny ones, were already built on.

I think if the plots were bigger and the houses a little smaller, there would also be sun in the gardens.

How big is your plot going to be? Have you asked the neighbors what it looks like there throughout the seasons?

It might not be as bad as initially assumed.

It is - as always - a very subjective question. If direct sunlight is very important to you, then you might not be happy with this property in that regard. However, if other reasons speak in favor of this property (neighborhood, direct route to work, optimal building possibilities with regard to your ideas, etc.), then these can be the deciding factors for the decision.

When reading the post, it somehow reminded me of a wedding where the bride gets cold feet just minutes before the ceremony while already in her wedding dress. You already have the notary appointment, so good arguments have led you to the purchase decision. Shortly before this "point of no return," you then reconsider whether this decision should really be carried through. You are tormented by doubts. Somehow, that is completely normal. The only question now is whether you trust your previous decision or want to make a run for it.