Ordering books online: Reading tips: Building & buying

How do I finance my house? Should I build or buy? What fraud traps do I need to be aware of? The following books answer all of this and much more.

Real estate property compact

From financing to moving in: If you are thinking of owning your own property, this specialist book provides you with a good overview. It addresses the basic questions: self-use or rental? Buy or build? New or used? House or condominium?

Kathrin Gerber (2015), 320 pages, € 19.95

Haufe, Freiburg

You can order the book here.

Real estate as an investment

The real estate expert Reinhold Pachowsky writes a guide for private investors, "who has a certain amount of money 'liquid' or can 'make liquid', in order to invest it in real estate". Right from the start, he emphasized: Real estate is not a sure-fire success.

Reinhold Pachowsky (2014), 208 pages, smart cover, € 29.95

WALHALLA specialist publishing house, Regensburg

You can order the book here.

Costs and contract traps when buying property

The book is a supplementary guide for property buyers and builders and draws their attention to cost risks and contract traps in the course of the acquisition. Many questionnaires and more than 120 check sheets help to avoid new surprises when building a new house, buying a house or flat.

Dipl.-Ing. Peter Burk, 272 pages, € 19.90, Consumer advice center NRW

You can order the book here.

Buy from developer

Buy from developer

The book accompanies you through the different phases of the property developer purchase: First you have to develop your own ideas for living, then select and evaluate offers, clarify the financing and pay a lot of attention to the building description and the purchase contract.

Michael Scheuch (2016), 2nd ed.

231 pages, paperback, 19.80 euros

ISBN 978-3-406-68789-1

CHBECK publishing house

Buying from the developer: … without any nasty surprises

You can order the book here.

From a used house to a dream house

From a used house to a dream house

The renovation of existing buildings is often a complex challenge: current requirements must be met, building applications submitted, craftsmen commissioned. The financing must also be right. The guide helps with planning, clarifying the need for advice and finding the right specialists for the implementation of projects.

1st edition, 2016

190 pages, smart cover, 19.90 euros

ISBN 978-3-86336-062-7

Consumer advice center NRW

The guide is available for 19.90 euros (plus 2.50 euros shipping costs) in the online shop of the consumer centers: www.vz-ratgeber.de, email: [email protected]

Other ordering options:

At the consumer center shipping service by phone 0211 / 3809-555 or fax 0211 / 3809-235