Procedure for purchasing a property in need of renovation

We (36/36) are looking for a single-family house and so far have mostly only looked at houses where only cosmetic corrections would have been necessary (floor coverings, painting walls, etc.). We now want to also look at houses in need of renovation,

What is the motivation for this if that is at least the second choice (or even third, and you initially didn’t find a plot of land, and existing buildings were already a last resort)? In general, I would say: backlog of renovation and your own craftsmanship skills should match; everything else has already been explained in more detail by , who, by the way, is also based in NRW (and if I’m not mistaken, also a quite classical architect for new buildings). What do you "actually" want and what adversities then made the willingness to compromise grow?

What is the motive for this, if this is at least the second choice (or even third, and you first did not find any plot of land, and existing buildings were already a desperate idea)? Generally, I would say: backlog of renovations and own craft skills should match; everything else has already been explained in more detail by , who, by the way, is also based in NRW (and if I'm not mistaken, quite a traditional architect also for new buildings). What do you "actually" want and what adversities then caused the willingness to compromise to grow?

I do not want to start a fundamental discussion here... We were concerned because we cannot estimate the costs of major renovation work and therefore initially avoided such properties. Hence the question of how to proceed in such cases.

I don't want to start a fundamental discussion here...

Me neither.

We were concerned because we cannot estimate the costs of major renovation work and therefore initially avoided such properties.

Should I understand this as: You wanted existing properties anyway and have now just shifted from renovation to (also) refurbishment properties?

Yes - in principle that is correct. We have expanded our search pattern and for that we then need experts - such as wpic, with whom I have also already made contact outside of the post. We are also looking for properties, but within a commuting radius of max 40 minutes to Düsseldorf it is not really easy or affordable.

We are also looking for plots of land, but within a commuting radius of max 40 minutes to Düsseldorf, it is not really easy or affordable.

From where and how do you want to and can you commute? Have you ever looked towards the Lower Rhine (e.g. Moers, Kerken, Kempen, etc.)? For your budget, there is plenty of choice.

Where and how do you want and can you commute? Have you already looked towards the Lower Rhine (e.g. Moers, Kerken, Kempen, etc.)? Plenty of options for your budget.

Yes, however, we have done some test drives there as well as checked on Google Maps and talked to commuters. In theory just under 40 minutes. But with real traffic always over that. Do you have different experiences? Similar situation towards Viersen.