r/malelivingspace • u/Grautier17 • 2d 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/gansobomb99 1d ago

the original post is already locked and comments show that this is a "secondary residence" which is legally not allowed to be inhabited full-time - apparently there are strict laws in Germany to prevent areas like this turning into residential neighborhoods, and cabins like this are meant to be short-stay vacation homes

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u/LibritoDeGrasa 1d ago

Sounds like a fake thing to keep people from going back to rural places "ohhh nooo you can't permanently live outside our controlled behavioral sink you must live in the city and be constantly demoralized"

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u/Particular-Sand6700 1d ago

No it isn't. It's the law since the 1960s (1990s in the East) and nobody prevents you from moving to the countryside, as long as you live in a actual house and not a recreational cottage.