Paris apartment hunter for a difficult first purchase

Discover a search quickly conducted by Marie Esmieu, our apartment hunter specialized in Antony. Augustin is looking, without succeeding, for an 80m² apartment on the RER B line. He will therefore seek the help of a professional, who will find him the property of his dreams in just 7 days!

Why does Augustin need a real estate hunter?

Tenant in the town of Bourg-la-Reine, in Hauts-de-Seine (92), Augustin is a young man with a real estate purchase project in his head for more than a year... Eager to take advantage of historically low interest rates, he wants to accelerate his realization with the help of an apartment hunter. Indeed, as he is on the go 3 to 4 days a week, he does not have the necessary reactivity to act alone.

How did he turn to the HOME SELECT hunter network?

Augustin therefore conducted a quick search on Google, before falling under the spell of the HOME SELECT site. Inspiring his confidence and professionalism, he decided to fill out the contact form. Upon receipt, Jean Mascl entrusts the file to Marie Esmieu: with a hunter living in the coveted sector (namely Antony), this can be a real asset in boosting Augustin's research.

What are Augustin's geographical criteria?

On the phone, the contact between the two is going very well! As usual, Marie discusses the operation and fees of HOME SELECT, to answer all questions, before engaging in research.Once these elements have been clarified, they discuss the expected criteria for the property: with a budget of 330,000€, Augustin wants to find a three-room apartment facing south, south-west of 50m², with 2 bedrooms, to be able to transform one into an office with fiber access. Ideally, a property that is no more than 15 minutes away on foot from the RER or the subway. In terms of location, the young man wants to buy on the RER B line — namely Bourg-la-Reine or buy in Antony, Sceaux, Châtenay-Malabry and Bagneux.

How does our apartment hunter approach this search?

Marie starts the research by setting up the HOME SELECT application and by writing an email to her entire network, to present Augustine's research. She will have to pay attention to fiber access: if she is mostly present on the territory, it happens that in the suburbs, buildings do not yet have it... It will therefore be necessary to check this point systematically.

Why couldn't he visit the house he wanted?

Following the publication of an interesting announcement on Antony, Marie decides to call the agency in charge of the file directly. The description of the property seems to be appropriate and the only downside is not really one for Augustin: in fact, already living on the N20, he will not be able to find the house noisy, even if it is located next to this national road... Marie therefore sends the form to his client, who immediately agrees to make a visit. Unfortunately, 2 days later, the appointment was cancelled because the property was already sold by another agency. Even if Augustin is ready to make an offer at the price, the fact that the owner has already validated the lower offer, unfortunately, makes negotiation impossible.

Why did Marie make the next visit alone?

A few days later, Marie spots another interesting asset that Augustin had also spotted. As the young man is on the go, our apartment hunter is therefore visiting alone...

What is the description of the property visited by Marie?

It is an 80m² apartment, completely renovated, located on the 2nd floor out of the 4 of a building from the 70s with lift and 900m from the RER B. It includes an entrance, a 38m² living room, an open kitchen, an open kitchen, two beautiful bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate toilet. Bright, the property is not directly overlooked, with one side overlooking the N20 and the other on a small residential area. On this side, there is even a small balcony, with the possibility of putting a table and chairs. For the record, the owner owned all the apartments on the first floor, which he had transformed into a doctor's office, then, when the doctors left, he decided to refurbish everything and sell them to individuals, after renovation.

How did Augustin decide?

After her visit, Marie sent a video of the property, telling Augustin that it was possible to make a small negotiation on this product. Since this is his first purchase, the young man cannot position himself without visiting it himself... Thanks to his privileged contacts, our apartment hunter obtains from the real estate agent — who does not exclusively hold this file — that he keeps the keys to the property. In this way, if another agent asks him for them before Augustin returns, he can warn Marie and Augustin of the impending visit. During his visit, Augustin is under the spell and immediately signs, on Marie's advice, an offer slightly below the price displayed. A proposal quickly accepted by the owner...

With this purchase, what surprise awaited Augustin?

In Augustin's small condominium, there is a small space available to park, which was sold by the former owner for the sum of €12,000. But as the payment has not yet been made, it is up to Augustin. However, it was agreed, beforehand, that all the profits from the sale of the car parks would go to the condominium, to finance future work. In other words, the young man already has a substantial reserve of money thanks to this operation for the next refreshment.

Did Augustin do some work before moving in?

While the apartment was completely renovated, it had white walls that Augustin wanted to personalize. The young man also wanted to extend the kitchen into the living room: he therefore had a custom kitchen made in a loft atmosphere, with facings to put on the wall in front of the kitchen. He took the opportunity to change some windows and add shutters in the main room.

“A well-conducted business where everything fit together well”

During the visit (which lasted 1 hour and a half), Augustin kept smiling, so happy to discover that this property ticked absolutely all of its boxes, and even more! And, when a real estate agent we know owes you a favor, it's an undeniable asset — both to ensure the availability of the property and to start negotiating with the owner...

“What a space!!! And no vis-à-vis!! It's great! ”

Expressed, he knows that thanks to Marie, he has obtained more than he dared to hope for! And all this, in record time, since Augustin signed the search mandate on February 15, 2019 and he made an offer for his future apartment on February 22! A real feat!