The house that was not real estate

The house could be divided into four modules, loaded onto special transport and moved to another location.

From the outside, it looked like a proper home. People lived there. There was furniture, water, electricity and heating.

But for the purpose of the transaction, this was not classic real estate with an entry in the land register. It was movable property.

The first task was not even to find a buyer, but to define exactly what we were selling and how it should be documented.

Was a notary needed?

Who owned the structure?

Which documents proved where it came from?

What was included in the price?

Could the buyer start dismantling it before full payment?

Who would be responsible for damage during transport?

A normal ad saying “house for sale” could have created more problems than inquiries.

First I needed proper access to the object.

The owners were in the middle of moving and could not come to every viewing. Their personal belongings were still inside, and using random phone photos for a serious sale made no sense.

I needed to get into the house myself, inspect it, understand the layout, take photos and be able to organise viewings.

We agreed on handing over the keys.

After the meeting, I received plans, technical materials and the original producer documents.

It turned out that the house was being sold with the kitchen, sanitary equipment, boiler, heating, appliances and part of the furniture.

The deeper I went into the documents, the less it looked like a simple tiny house from a pretty photo.

It was a proper structure with requirements for the base, humidity, heating, flat roof and maintenance of wooden elements.

The buyer had to understand that they were not buying a decorative little house that could simply be placed anywhere. After transport, it had to be installed professionally, connected properly and used correctly.

Now the object had to be brought to the market. And unexpectedly, one of the most difficult questions was the ordinary address.