Your next home near Baumholder.

German listings show two prices. The Kaltmiete (“cold rent”) is the rent for the home itself. On top come the Nebenkosten, a monthly prepayment for heating, water, trash collection, building insurance, property tax and similar costs. Together they make the Warmmiete – the amount that actually leaves your account each month.

That is why every home on this site shows the warm rent first. Electricity, internet and TV are usually not included – you sign those contracts yourself.

The Nebenkosten you pay each month are an estimate. Once a year the landlord adds up the real costs and sends you the Nebenkostenabrechnung. If you used less, you get money back; if you used more (a cold winter, a long hot shower habit), you pay the difference.

The statement must reach you within 12 months after the end of the billing period. We go through it with you line by line if you like.

The deposit may be at most three times the Kaltmiete (not the warm rent). You are allowed to pay it in three equal monthly installments, the first one at the start of the lease.

The landlord keeps it separate from their own money. After you move out, it comes back once the handover is done and any open costs are settled – which can take a few months because of the last utility statement.

Many German apartments are rented without a kitchen – no cabinets, no stove, sometimes not even a sink. Tenants bring their own or take over the previous tenant’s kitchen for a fee (Ablöse).

Every listing here clearly says “Fitted kitchen included” or “No fitted kitchen”. Use the kitchen picture in each gallery as a quick check.

Trash is sorted at home. Colours can vary a little from town to town – your landlord or the local collection calendar tells you the details.

• Restmüll – everything else
• Biomüll – food & garden waste
• Paper & cardboard
• Gelber Sack – packaging

Glass goes to public bottle banks, sorted by colour. Bottles with a Pfand (deposit) symbol go back to the supermarket for cash.

Night rest usually runs from 10 pm to 6 am, and Sundays and public holidays are quiet days: no lawn mowing, drilling or recycling-glass runs. Many house rules also ask for a quiet lunch break. Your lease or the Hausordnung (house rules) shows what applies to your building.

Anyone who moves into a home in Germany generally has to register at the local Bürgerbüro (citizens’ office) within two weeks. You need your passport and a landlord’s confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung) – we prepare it for you.

Members of the US forces and their families covered by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement are often exempt. Ask your installation housing office what applies to you; civilians not covered by SOFA should register.

For a standard open-ended lease, tenants can usually give notice with three months’ notice, in writing and signed. Some leases have a minimum term at the beginning – read that part carefully.

Many landlords around Baumholder agree to an early-termination clause for official transfer orders. If you want one, make sure it is written into the lease.

The lease (Mietvertrag) is written in German, and the German text is what counts. Before you sign, we walk you through every clause in English: rent, deposit, notice, pets, repairs (Kleinreparaturen), renovation when moving out, and the house rules.

At move-in we do a handover protocol (Übergabeprotokoll) with photos and meter readings – your best friend when the deposit comes back.

German outlets deliver 230 V / 50 Hz. US appliances need a transformer – some homes here have extra 110 V outlets in the kitchen (look for the badge), and some have room for an American-size fridge or washer and dryer.

Floors are counted from the ground: Erdgeschoss (EG) is the ground floor, the 1. OG is what you would call the second floor.