Paris apartment hunter for expats

Found!

Discover a search quickly conducted by Ségolène Sautarel, our apartment hunter specialized in Paris. Antoine and Marie live abroad, but plan to return to France in the short term. In the meantime, they want to make a rental investment on a property large enough to welcome the small family upon their return to France. For this particular acquisition project, they rely entirely on the professional qualities of our expert: between the Covid-19 lockdowns, she finds them accommodation that ticks all the boxes!

What is Antoine and Marie's real estate project?

For professional reasons, Antoine and Marie live in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Parents of two young children, they plan to return to France in 3 or 4 years. In the meantime, they want to make a rental investment in Paris. The objective is to buy a property large enough to welcome them when they return, while meeting the needs of tenants in the meantime.

Why do they need an apartment hunter?

Even if virtual tours are growing, the fact of not being on site is definitely not an asset for Paris. Not to mention that they also have to deal with a 6 hour time difference. To put all the chances on their side, Antoine and Marie decide to call in an apartment hunter.

How did they find Ségolène Sautarel from HOME SELECT?

Through the benefits of word-of-mouth, the couple immediately turned to the HOME SELECT network — and more specifically, to Ségolène Sautarel, whose contact details they obtained through their circle of friends.

What are the couple's search criteria?

From the first exchange, our real estate hunter takes the measure of the project: find a rental investment, with a little crush, to allow Antoine and Marie to project themselves there and to settle there when they return to France.

Still by telephone, the couple defines their criteria: above all, they want an old-fashioned property with a lot of work (not only redoing the paintings), in order to be able to redo it to their liking and carry out a financial transaction. With a minimum surface area of 50 m², it must offer 2 bedrooms on a high floor, to limit the number of face-to-face situations as much as possible.

In terms of location, the couple wants to favor a family neighborhood, quiet, in a building with an elevator and a well-maintained condominium. On these bases, it targets the 15^E, the 16^E And the 17^E arrondissement of Paris.

How does Ségolène approach real estate research?

Antoine and Marie have a coherent research budget and their financing has been verified and validated by their bank. While Ségolène Sautarel began to contact her network and set up the criteria on the HOME SELECT application, the first lockdown linked to Covid-19 was declared. In fact, research is in Stand by.

At the end of lockdown, visits to the 2 properties selected during the “break” start: unfortunately, none of them triggers an offer. Either the neighborhood is not suitable or it is not lively enough. In the quiet area indicated on the search mandate, our real estate hunter understands that we still need a bit of entertainment, with shops nearby.

Does the property found tick all the couple's boxes?

Alerted by the HOME SELECT application, Ségolène Sautarel consults an announcement — a theory perfect for Antoine and Marie. Located in an old building in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, near the metro, in a neighborhood that is both quiet, secure and dynamic, the property has 3 rooms, but its redistribution must be completely redone.

At the end of the pre-visit, our apartment hunter is convinced by the potential of the property: she immediately sends the greatest amount of information to her customers: photos, videos, plans, and description sheets, so that they can project themselves as much as possible. Normally, in view of the work to be done, the purchase remains within the budget defined by the couple.

Were Antoine and Marie able to negotiate the property?

As Antoine and Marie are very interested, Ségolène organizes meetings with contractors to precisely assess the work budget. At the same time, the couple contacted a Parisian friend, who agreed to visit the property to give them his opinion.

In this post-lockdown period, where uncertainty looms, the couple has some time to carry out these operations, position themselves and formulate an offer: as Ségolène had already discussed with the real estate agent, our apartment hunter knew that a negotiation was possible! Despite a price displayed, which was totally consistent with the market and the work to be done, Antoine and Marie were able to obtain a discount thanks to hurried salespeople and their verified financing.

From then on, the classic acquisition process followed one another: the promise of sale carried out by proxy, via the Parisian friend already requested by the couple and the authentic act carried out by videoconference, with the electronic signature at the notary.

Who led the work?

Given the extent of the work to be done, Antoine and Marie called on a decorator architect, with whom they had already worked for a first rental investment. Applied and professional, she took care of all operations, managing — at each stage — the various trades to be solicited.

“Being picky for expatriates is the key! ”

For Ségolène Sautarel, it was a great challenge, to combine the advantages of renting with the requirements of a future main residence. Not to mention the distance that requires being meticulous and pointing out all the elements to reassure Antoine and Marie.

“Professional from start to finish! ”

Antoine and Marie are absolutely delighted with Ségolène's service and support, not to mention her valuable advice during the negotiation of the property. After the work, the management firm, proposed by our apartment hunter, is already ready to be rented!