Rent-to-own experiences / tips?

For me, this all sounds more than awkward. It would simply be too much money for me to weave such a complicated web. I believe no one can really help you here because on the text level, without legally reviewed contracts, everything and nothing can be interpreted into the matter. For me, this would be a clear reason to stay away from it.

Nightingale, I hear you coming! Be sure of one thing, potential heirs have nothing to give away. Ergo, there will be no (!) advantage for you. Rather, someone is trying to pull a fast one on you here. From what I have read so far: coffee trip principle.

I don't understand your thesis. It is clear that everything will be notarized. Of course, I don't want to be too naive….

For me, all of this sounds more than awkward. It would simply be too much money for me to weave such a hard-to-understand web. I don't think anyone can really help you here because, based on the text alone, without lawyer-reviewed contracts, you can interpret anything and nothing into this deal. For me, it’s a clear reason to stay away from it.

Yes, we are also unsure. Only, if the demolition were already there now and it simply wouldn’t be sold along (which is basically the same), that would normally be fine—like a semi-detached house, for example.

The construction is actually quite easy to understand. We rent first, then we buy, and possibly there will be an extension at some point. However, I didn’t understand the seller’s motives, for example, he is renovating the house (having it renovated) for well over 300,000 and we get to have a say.

One could naïvely think it might just be that he cares about the property and wants sensible people living in it… We know there were offers (significantly higher) that were rejected because those wanted to tear down the property. It was clearly stated that no speculators are allowed to buy.

Well then, just sign. We can do no more than warn you...

And have fun with the heir who will then place his house on the property...

If everything can be notarized like that? I think I still wouldn't do it, but can only advise you to have the notarized contract reviewed independently at least.

Now the "drawback": the seller wants to have an option to build on a part of the property (possibly for the child - sometime later) a small building should possibly be allowed to be built on a corner of the property (estimated max 80sqm / about 200sqm away from the property) For that, he reduces the price.

So, what do you say? We are currently going through a thought carousel :)

Why doesn't he just keep the 200m2 and sell you the rest? That would also reduce the price and he can do whatever he wants with it. I don't understand how this arrangement is supposed to work otherwise?