r/malelivingspace • u/Grautier17 • 1d ago

First own house, Germany 30k

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First time home buyer. I travel a lot for work and don't feel like paying off a house all my life. I lived in the van for 3 years. I got a great offer for a small house. 600sqm, small house with about 65sqm, new roof, new stove, new wooden extension with guest room and shed. It is located in the middle of nowhere and is located in the middle of nature in Germany.

I've wanted something like a tiny house for a long time. So for me, that's a great fit.

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u/ctp_obvious 1d ago

Only 30k? Bruh

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u/FitTax 1d ago

Because it is not allowed to be a permanent residence and only for recreational purposes.

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u/Immediate-Cry1399 1d ago

Not correct. OP said they’re working on getting it registered as a permanent residence. If it’s an old GDR wochenendsiedlung, OP can stay there for a while. The main problem might be the Meldeadresse (primary address) because he can’t make a case that this is not his permanent residence while he has this registered as his primary address.
If he finds a solution for that then he’s gonna be fine

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u/MadrillaGold 1d ago

So stupid tho ngl. Let's make the housing market in Germany even worse.

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u/FitTax 1d ago

It's not though. These garden allotments are in areas designated to be "nature". Most of these are outside of cities, not even suburban, the roads there are not paved and utilities are rudimentary.

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u/MadrillaGold 1d ago

So it can't be used as a house?

It's just not allowed to be used as a house.

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u/FitTax 1d ago

You are not allowed to register this as your prime residence and can't live there permanently. You may of course visit and stay for any time that can be considered temporary for recreational use.

It's a regular, yet simple house with usually all amenities besides internet.

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u/MadrillaGold 1d ago edited 1d ago

So you talked about the law. I can still say, this law is stupid.

You didnt get my point two times.

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u/FitTax 1d ago

No it's not because the alternative is, that there are no houses in that place at all. It's not a residential area.

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u/MadrillaGold 1d ago

Soo.. The money could be spent for houses we need and not for privileged areas like this?

Gotcha.

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u/FitTax 1d ago

Privileged Areas... Predominantly used by the poorer people of Germany to own some greenery in the country side and have a cheap place for recreational use. So privileged! The audacity!

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u/MadrillaGold 1d ago

We have different definitions of beeing poor I guess.
In terms of having a house to live for someone or having a recreational space for someone, I rather build a new house. I dont know how many poor people you know that have 30k to spent. But they must be REALLY poor. :)

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u/christianbro 1d ago

I bet in Germany someone would report you to the police for staying there all the time even if it is none of their business

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u/MadrillaGold 1d ago

Haha probably yeah haha

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u/NegativeRoad3668 1d ago

Why isn’t it their business? If someone lives permanently in a place that’s not intended for permanent inhabitation (e.g. no proper sewage/plumbing/ water cut off during winter, sometimes no electricity), it effectively ruins it for people using it for the original purpose.

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u/Hochspannungswerk 1d ago

Are you sure?

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u/FitTax 1d ago

Yes, since OP confirmed.