Strategy for selling a house - what is the best way to proceed?

We also thought he looks everywhere and wants to know everything.

No, he is not supposed to generate appraisal costs, but basically report "yes/no" to the bank on the specific question "will it be worth approximately what we are supposed to finance?" Emphasizing "approximately". Figuratively applied to the contents of a wallet: check if the bills are real or counterfeit - not count coins.

We have been through that too. Bought a plot 500km away, planned a new build, sold the house, and are currently living in a temporary solution.
We sold our house 6 months before the fixed moving date, had to be at the new place by a certain date.
With children, a direct move is of course better, no question. We are also struggling with the limitations of an apartment, but at least we are on site and can be there within a few minutes if a problem arises.

Thank you very much for your contribution, it is always nice to read when other people have already gone through something like this.
That is also my thought. When you are building, there is an incredible amount to decide, even while construction was already underway, that was the case for us too. We were not at the construction site daily, but at least once a week. I have no idea how I would manage with an apartment, I have only lived in single-family houses for over 12 years. But it belongs to my sister, so there’s no stress with extensive contracts, deposits, rental periods, etc. And it would only be temporary. I have to go to my sister’s to take a bath. :p

I was like you too, as soon as the decision to move was made, I only thought and planned forward. Nevertheless, saying goodbye in the end was painful.

Yes, I sometimes imagine what it would be like to be in the rental apartment and think back to my own house with underfloor heating and a bathtub and such – but for that, here in our own house we really just sit alone almost every weekend. And I think it makes up a bit for it that on Sundays you can go to the family for bingo like the rest of the gang does. Or if our son can spend an evening at "Emi’s" and my husband and I can go out to eat together again, or go to the movies. All of that is currently lacking a lot, and Corona has only intensified and made it clearer.

Corona has amplified it even more and made it clearer.

Exactly, that’s how it was for me!!! Corona directed my focus and thoughts to things I wouldn’t have noticed without the lockdown and everything that came with it. The first weeks in the apartment were really hard, and I wondered how we would manage to adapt here, but by now it has settled in and I am sure we will get through this time well. And it also has its benefits; I’ve never had as much time alongside work and family with a house as I do now ;).

Is a used but still relatively new house completely out of the question for you? You could move in comfortably, know the final price immediately, and wouldn’t have to live in an apartment temporarily.

Current status with us: we decided on a buyer today!

A very likeable couple with plans to start a family. Financing is very straightforward.

We agreed on our asking price.

Purchase payment on 1st March, handover on 1st July.

For the 4 months, we offered to pay rent or to deduct it from the purchase price.

Very open, warm, and fair communication!

We are happy that the buyers were so pleased that there were tears! It feels exactly right with them!

Hello Yaso.

Thank you very much for the report. As you may have already read, I (and certainly many other forum members) really appreciate it when a questioner tells us how their story ended – even after their question has been answered! Since I am also trying to buy a house, I am very grateful that you allow us a glimpse of the other side. And therefore I have a few more questions (well aware that it might be different with other sellers – but still very interesting):

Current status with us: we decided on a buyer today!
A very likeable couple planning a family. The financing is very unproblematic.

Was that the couple who still had the appraiser appointment pending? And in general: How were they able to confirm the financing so quickly? Usually, interested parties only come with a very rough financing certificate to the viewing, which is only elaborated if there is concrete interest (and is then also scrutinized critically by the bank). What were other decision criteria? Sympathy never hurts, but it is less important when selling (than e.g. when renting).

We agreed on our desired price.

How did you arrive at the desired price? You wanted to orient yourself on the agent’s estimates and also received numerous pieces of advice. But how you ultimately (successfully) determined it, I did not find anymore in this thread. And was your desired price also the listing price – or was the latter higher and you allowed yourself to be negotiated down to the desired price?

We listed our house, yesterday 2 viewings, today 2.

According to which criteria did you decide who gets a viewing and who doesn’t?

We have received 3 purchase commitments so far.

Directly during the viewing? I mean, before you can make a purchase commitment, one should first study several documents (such as land register excerpt, building file etc.). Did you provide these documents to the interested parties before the viewing? Or did they commit "blindly" (without document inspection)?

We are happy that the buyers were so pleased... It feels exactly right with them!

Congratulations on that! That sounds like a win-win.