Should a notarized contract be drawn up without a purchase date?

Hello. Does it make sense to have the notarial contract drawn up in advance and to leave the payment date and the handover date open if these are not yet fixed? So that one can quickly provide this to the notary later and, in the end, the purchase can go through faster?

Or does a notary not do this - but only once everything is finalized?
Can a payment date be chosen arbitrarily far ahead of the key handover date?

Can the payment date be chosen arbitrarily far in advance of the key handover date?

If the seller agrees, of course you can pay only after 3 years from the handover date. You can also pay first and set the handover date only in three years. Hehe… everything is possible. But the notary is no puppet and the notary contract no farce in real estate business - after all these questions about the notary and the consequences of a contract, I recommend a private audience with a notary you trust. Yes, this exists, and not rarely, but is common practice, that with "your notary" (usually you stay with a notary you trust your whole life) you simply ask all the questions that lie on your heart. If not who else than you has the need?!

Is it common to leave only the payment and handover date open, but otherwise have the notary prepare the notary contract in advance, so that the seller and buyer can already check the other matters to see if the rest is as desired?

Is it common practice to leave only the payment and handover date open, but otherwise have the notary prepare the notarized contract in advance so that seller and buyer can already check the other details to see if the rest is as desired?

It is normal for the notary to prepare a draft (this is standard procedure - a contract made from pre-fabricated components) and then everyone calmly reviews all matters and makes changes if necessary. This also includes quietly reviewing the payment deadline and handover. Several weeks may pass during this process. However, it does not make sense to have a contract prepared now if it is only going to be signed in 4 months. Because then the notary will send an invoice beforehand...

But it doesn’t make sense to have a contract prepared already now if you actually want to sign it only in 4 months. Because then the notary will issue an invoice beforehand...

And once the invoice is paid, an adjustment or addition of the handover and payment details is no longer possible without redrafting the notary contract - including payment. That is after all about 1.5%-2% of the purchase price.

And once the invoice is paid, an adjustment or subsequent entry of the handover and payment data is no longer possible without redrafting the notarial contract - including payment. That is still about 1.5%-2% of the purchase price.

Everything you write is nonsense.

You only get an invoice for the draft preparation. Maybe 0.2% of the purchase price - no idea what exactly would be charged.
The notary himself actually only costs around 0.7% of the purchase price for the complete processing of the purchase contract. Additionally, there are about 0.3% from the land registry office.
If you have to finance, of course, you still have the costs for the mortgage registration and again land registry costs.