Your own house. Buy (and renovate) or build?

Building your own house is a real challenge, which is why more and more people decide to buy a property. It is, above all, a convenient solution, because all you need to do is browse the listings on the market, compare them and arrange a meeting with an estate agent. There is no need to look for a building plot, apply for the relevant permit and supervise a building crew.

That is why Poles increasingly prefer the simpler way out of this situation, namely working with an estate agency, which presents the most attractive houses, both in price and in location. If we have long thought about our own house, we need not put off our dreams any longer. The procedure of buying a property is much simpler than building a house, which unfortunately often involves delays in handing over successive phases.

An advantage of this solution is greater room for manoeuvre in choosing a location, although in this respect a lot depends on the city. For example, new houses for sale in Katowice offer considerable variety in this regard, at very attractive prices. In Poland, planned estates of single-family houses are increasingly common, and they attract buyers not only with competitive prices but also with specially designed green areas. Developers try to give residents a sense of comfort and space, and such houses are by no means more expensive than flats.

As Poles work more and more from year to year, such estates are becoming a tempting prospect on the property market, because this solution is less time-consuming. When choosing, we consider comfort above all. Of course – if we take an interest in buying such a house early enough – we have an influence on the final look of the property. Developers are able to prepare an individual design, bearing our needs in mind.

Even in finished houses it is possible to make our own changes, for example to remove partition walls or modify the heating system. If we are given a house in shell condition, we then need to use our imagination and create the dream house, even though its original appearance may not inspire optimism. Step by step we will bring the structure into line with the vision in our plans. An ideal solution for creative people who have a knack for design and want to start everything from scratch.