Paris 20th Apartment Hunter for a First-Time Buyer Determined to Buy

Found!Discover a search conducted quickly by Lisa Mimran, our Paris 20th apartment hunter: Laure, a first-time buyer needed advice and support in her buying process, so she activated her network, to present a property to her in preview and only for her!

What was Laure's objective?

Tenant, for several years, of a 2-room apartment, located on Boulevard Masséna, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, Laure is a young woman determined to become the owner of her future home.

How to Surround Yourself Well When You Are a First-Time Buyer?

To go in search of this first purchase, Laure, who is as reserved as she is shy, decides to be accompanied: beyond an obvious lack of time, to meet the requirements of a very tight real estate market, she does not really know how to go about it. Needing advice throughout the sales process, from research to the signing of the authentic act (or even beyond!) , she goes to the site Cherchemonnid.com, which brings together all real estate professionals working in Paris.

How was the link with HOME SELECT real estate hunter established?

Following a request for a connection, Lisa Mimran, a Home Select Real Estate Hunter, contact Laure on the phone and they agreed to meet in a café. During this meeting, our property researcher explains how her job works and refines her client's search criteria, while inviting her, at the end, to come back to her, with an agreement in principle from the bank. Indeed, without this agreement, it is difficult to engage in active research: with funding that can vary from ten thousand euros, the selection of properties can be significantly different. Three weeks later, on March 27, 2017, Laure contacted Lisa and signed the exclusive mandate.

What were the main points of the research mandate?

As a computer engineer, her professional life takes her, from mission to mission, to the 4 corners of the capital: as a result, Laure is not particularly attached to a specific geographical area. However, she oriented the first research around Eastern Paris, namely the 11th, 12th, 19th and 20th districts of Paris. Ideally, in a shopping district, with good public transport connections. Regarding the property itself, Laure is looking for a 2 bedroom apartment of at least 30m², with little or no work, bright, but above all in a quiet environment. Sensitive to noise, it makes it an almost priority selection criterion. All for a budget of €300,000 FAI (Agency Fees Included).

How did the apartment hunter analyze Laure's profile?

Studying these criteria, Lisa Mimran began her research by activating her network. From Charenton-le-Pont, she decided to present him with a first apartment in her fief (Charenton-le-Pont). Accessible by line 8, at the foot of the subway and the main shops, it is a very beautiful 45m² 2-room apartment with a cellar and a parking lot. With this visit, the idea of our real estate hunter is to show Laure that she can get a bigger property, by moving reasonably away from Paris. Although she was immediately seduced by the apartment and its services, Laure realized that — psychologically — she could not live outside Paris, even at the Gates of the Capital.

What was Laure's reaction following her first visit to Paris?

After this first visit, Lisa is actively looking for a new property to present to Laure. An apartment located in the 20th arrondissement caught his attention: it is a 2-room apartment of 35m², located in an old building and in need of some work. As much as Laure appreciates it, she does not want to position herself.

Why did the real estate hunter network play a decisive role?

In the meantime, our real estate hunter had contacted Clémentine Allais, working at Century 21 Nation, to find out if, possibly, she had a property that met Laure's criteria. A precious contact for our property researcher, who received from her, just a few days later, a proposal for a 2-room apartment, in an “off market” on Tolain Street. In other words, it is a property that has not yet officially “entered” into traditional real estate channels. It is then agreed that Lisa could show it to Laure, as soon as the registered sales mandate is signed. The visit is organized one morning, at 8:45am: if the young woman remains silent while walking around the apartment, Lisa quickly sees that her interest is aroused... Clémentine concludes the meeting, by inviting Laure to position herself very quickly. In order not to add to the ambient pressure, Lisa Mimran, our real estate hunter, makes some positive remarks and awaits the departure of the real estate agent to tell Laure, in turn, that she must quickly decide on this property. By avoiding immediately agreeing with Clementine, Lisa wanted to avoid the young woman feeling “pressurized” by the two professionals.

What are the main advantages of a Parisian apartment?

Located on Rue Tolain, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, the coveted apartment is on the 4th floor without an elevator, of a superb Haussmann building. At the time of the visit, all of its 34m² benefited from a complete renovation by the current owner, an architect by trade. Extremely bright, it was offered at €295,000. Additional argument: the total interior renovation of the common areas was voted on and already paid for!

How did the purchase happen?

Faced with such performances, Laure asked to revisit it the same evening. Recognizing that she was benefiting from a quality property at a glance, she decided to make her offer at the proposed price, at the end of her second visit! An offer immediately accepted by the owner. A first-time buyer looking for advice and security, Laure then called her father who lives in Grenoble. The day after, the latter makes the trip and definitively validates his choice. Just like the young woman's brother. The last member of the family to be convinced: the mother who had announced that she would not go see her daughter, in an apartment on the 4th floor without an elevator! During her visit, Lisa and Clémentine therefore worked to keep her mind busy all the way up the stairs. Arrived at the 4th floor, the arguments of the apartment did the rest!

Has renovation been considered?

The apartment on Rue Tolain is completely renovated: there is no work to be done. With the possible exception of a personal update.

An Apartment Hunter Satisfied with His Customer Relationship and His Network

For the Home Select Real Estate Hunter, Lisa Mimran, everything was perfectly synchronized on this file: on the one hand, a very attentive and very pleasant client, and on the other, a very active network, in a position to quickly present her with the ideal property for her, in an off market.

A Word from a Reassured First-Time Homeowner

Laure was very satisfied with this collaboration: she did not expect to find it so quickly. It only took him 3 visits and a few days, thanks to Lisa's help! Reassured and well guided by our property researcher, she felt confident enough to make her purchase.