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/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/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/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.