sauerpeter
2015-07-02 11:00:57
- #1
Hello everyone, after it had been rather quiet for us in recent weeks regarding the search for a plot of land, since there are hardly any new offers, we have now come across a plot that is actually quite good. We are a bit unsure about this and can’t really assess the situation, maybe you can help us. Maybe we are just so uncertain because so much money is involved and the plot will be your place of residence for the next few years.
The following situation: In our preferred location, plots go like hotcakes, today on the internet, practically sold by tomorrow. About 5-6 weeks ago I saw a plot that didn’t really interest me at first glance. It was probably because of the 17m frontage of the plot. I always wanted at least 20m. In addition, the street is unpaved and according to the plan not much will happen there until 2018. Clearly paved is better, but we have moved away from that as well so as not to restrict ourselves even more – we already have so many criteria that are much more important for a life without worries. Especially since the costs can still be covered. Now we looked at it again and are actually quite taken with the plot. The street frontage is no longer so bad – we want a garage and carport at the front and then the house behind that. We would nicely pave the driveway and a path to the house. There is enough space at the back, ok you can never have enough space :), but the plot is about 1300sqm.
What is occupying us now:
Why is the plot still available? Because otherwise they go like nothing... are there reasons or are we just driving ourselves crazy and being overly cautious? Can you even be too cautious when you want to build a house... :/
According to the real estate agent, the plot is overgrown but not as bad as thought. If I now want to have a soil survey done, the plot must already be cleared, right? Or at least where the house is supposed to go, because I believe the surveyor wants to drill at the exact corner points of the house. Am I correctly informed or can that also be done on overgrown land?
And could you tell us who we could contact if we want to know what was on the land in the past? At the municipal office they can’t say for sure but say that nothing was ever on it before, since the municipality only grew after the reunification because of Berliners moving to the outskirts. But maybe there really is something with the land and that’s exactly why it’s still available after 5-6 weeks. The real estate agent also tried to sell it to me as “great price per sqm for the region and then also the size of the plot.” And the location is actually quite good, diagonally opposite there is a free space or field. Behind it then forest.
What do you think? Let us hear your first thoughts please. Maybe we are overreacting, but let’s see what others think.
The following situation: In our preferred location, plots go like hotcakes, today on the internet, practically sold by tomorrow. About 5-6 weeks ago I saw a plot that didn’t really interest me at first glance. It was probably because of the 17m frontage of the plot. I always wanted at least 20m. In addition, the street is unpaved and according to the plan not much will happen there until 2018. Clearly paved is better, but we have moved away from that as well so as not to restrict ourselves even more – we already have so many criteria that are much more important for a life without worries. Especially since the costs can still be covered. Now we looked at it again and are actually quite taken with the plot. The street frontage is no longer so bad – we want a garage and carport at the front and then the house behind that. We would nicely pave the driveway and a path to the house. There is enough space at the back, ok you can never have enough space :), but the plot is about 1300sqm.
What is occupying us now:
Why is the plot still available? Because otherwise they go like nothing... are there reasons or are we just driving ourselves crazy and being overly cautious? Can you even be too cautious when you want to build a house... :/
According to the real estate agent, the plot is overgrown but not as bad as thought. If I now want to have a soil survey done, the plot must already be cleared, right? Or at least where the house is supposed to go, because I believe the surveyor wants to drill at the exact corner points of the house. Am I correctly informed or can that also be done on overgrown land?
And could you tell us who we could contact if we want to know what was on the land in the past? At the municipal office they can’t say for sure but say that nothing was ever on it before, since the municipality only grew after the reunification because of Berliners moving to the outskirts. But maybe there really is something with the land and that’s exactly why it’s still available after 5-6 weeks. The real estate agent also tried to sell it to me as “great price per sqm for the region and then also the size of the plot.” And the location is actually quite good, diagonally opposite there is a free space or field. Behind it then forest.
What do you think? Let us hear your first thoughts please. Maybe we are overreacting, but let’s see what others think.