Christian Zeymer has little encouraging words at first.

“You have to be able to suffer,” he says.

Invest a lot of money.

Lots of work.

And cope with setbacks.

A few years ago, the family fulfilled a dream that many other people also harbor.

Zeymer and his wife Heike Schötker have bought a farmhouse.

A romantic half-timbered building.

Anyone who buys a former farm is almost always taking a risk. Nevertheless: Rising prices in the cities and the pandemic-related desire for more space are creating a growing demand. You have to pay attention to this.