Stated openly
What it costs, and why.
Money is best discussed clearly and early. So this page sets out how every fee is built — and every amount is fixed in writing before you engage us. Every step can be commissioned on its own, and every step is a legitimate place to stop.
We earn on both outcomes — when the house stays settled in the family and when it is sold. Both are fully fledged, priced results. That is exactly what lets us advise you honestly: nobody here needs to talk you into a sale.
The first step is free.
The compass conversation (60 minutes, in person or by video) locates your situation: where you stand, which three paths exist — keep, resolve within the family, sell — and what the next step would cost. An honest “you don’t need us” is a good outcome too. Free of charge and without obligation.
The fee architecture
Every building block, clearly named.
| What | Why | How much |
|---|---|---|
| Compass conversation (60 min) | commits you to nothing | free |
| Order & orientation — heirs’ roadmap, transition plan, three-ways calculation | fixed in writing beforehand · the roadmap is paid from the estate; cost-sharing per heir with individual invoices | fixed fee |
| Value — market and price assessment or neutral arbitrated value (your written choice) | We prepare a market and price assessment at cost. A neutral arbitrated value is produced by an independent surveyor whom you engage and pay directly (or from the estate in an inheritance case) — we coordinate it. | fixed fee |
| Family clarification — family workshop | not success-based — we earn from the agreement as from the sale; both paths rank equally | fixed fee |
| Family solution — the house stays in the family | value and agreement modules included, no double fee · execution by notary/tax adviser, coordinated by us | fixed-price package |
| Discreet sale (only if you sell) | split in half for single-family homes and apartments with private buyers (§§ 656c, 656d BGB) · quiet bidding process · written weekly report · no reservation fee · 14 days of reflection | market-standard commission |
| Handover with dignity | direction & quality assurance to the Wahrgut standard · partner services shown transparently · move-in commissions from housing providers credited in full to your fee | fixed management fee |
| Home in safekeeping — interim care of the house | cancellable monthly · checks, insurance duties, orderly costs · independent of any sale, never credited against a commission · in an inheritance case the estate can pay | fixed monthly fee |
How crediting works. The market and price assessment is credited in full against a later sale. The arbitrated value is never credited — as a matter of principle we do not market a property whose arbitrated value we organised; that protects its independence. Clarification fees are not credited against the sale, so that clarification never depends on a sale.
We state the concrete amounts in the free compass conversation — in writing, before any engagement. No amount changes after signing. We publish the fee table with our founding.
Frequently asked
- Does the agreement fee depend on a sale?
- No. Roadmap, workshop and family solution are fixed fees, independent of whether a sale ever happens. Keeping the house, the holiday flat or the investment property counts as a success here, not as lost business.
- Why are no amounts listed here?
- Because a serious fixed price must fit the situation. You receive every amount in writing in the free compass conversation — before engagement, with nothing changing afterwards.
- Is a reservation fee charged?
- No. The Federal Court of Justice has ruled reservation fees in pre-formulated brokerage contracts invalid — we charge none as a matter of principle.
- Who pays in a community of heirs?
- The roadmap is paid from the estate. On request we split any fee per heir, with individual invoices, so that nobody pays in advance for everyone.