Paris apartment hunter for a first-time buyer with a difficult search

Found! Discover a search quickly conducted by Gaëlle Loheac, our apartment hunter specialized in Paris. After an unfortunate experience with another professional, Leslie entrusts the task to our expert who will know, through her quality of listening and follow-up, to make a difference and find him a “favorite” apartment, with negotiation!

Why did Leslie consider buying in Paris?

A few years ago, at the end of her studies, Leslie rented out in Paris. Now firmly established professionally in the capital, the young woman aspires to make her first purchase concerning her main residence.

Why can't she do it by herself?

After a few weeks of fruitless research, Leslie realizes her difficulties: either she arrives too late and the apartment is already sold, or she misidentifies the ads and travels to discover a property that does not correspond at all to her expectations. Faced with this lack of responsiveness and time, the young woman decided to call on Home Select in a second step.

What are Leslie's criteria on the search warrant?

Freed from her previous engagement with another apartment hunter, Leslie entrusts the search to Gaëlle: the young woman is looking for a property of around 40m², in a well-made building and with all the attributes of the old — namely, the parquet floor, the fireplace, the moldings and the high ceilings. A fairly clear view. The location covers the 2nd, 3rd, 9th arrondissement as well as part of the 11th, which is just next to the 3rd or closest to the center of Paris.

What were the challenges of this research?

The main difficulty of this search was to find a property that included all the attributes of the old in coveted sectors at high prices while respecting its budget. For the 2nd and 3rd districts, it was not easy.

Why weren't there a lot of visits?

After setting up the HOME SELECT application and contacting her network to present Leslie's file, Gaëlle could not organize many visits: with such a precise search, few properties matched enough to trigger an appointment. Our real estate hunter even offered her a very nice product in the 10th arrondissement, but as it was not in the right geographical area, Leslie did not want to move. However, the young woman sees, from Gaëlle's proposals, that she understood what she wanted. All that remains is to find a property that concentrates the key criteria.

On which channel did Gaëlle spot an interesting property?

After the two relatively quiet summer months, during which Gaëlle continued to follow up on Leslie's case, our apartment hunter detected an announcement, listed on an agency's website.

Did the apartment combine all of Leslie's criteria?

Located in the 11th arrondissement, but one street from the 3rd, the apartment is in an absolutely perfect condominium, with elevator, offering: 2.80m high ceilings and it has parquet floors, moldings and fireplace. And the icing on the cake, it offers an unobstructed view without vis-à-vis. On the other hand, his plan must be reworked and the bathroom needs to be completely redone. The whole thing, considering the work to be done, is a bit expensive.

How did the negotiation go?

Delighted by the location and charm of the apartment, Leslie does not want to miss out. Gaëlle still suggests that he try a small negotiation - his price being a bit high. So, our real estate hunter takes some information from the agency in charge of the file. She studies the latest transactions carried out in the condominium to establish an acceptable budget per m², even in the context of a crush. The amount of future work should also be taken into account. At the same time, she learns that the owner is also motivated to sell quickly, because he is motivated by another personal project.By combining all these elements, Leslie writes an offer at a price that is more in line with the market: thanks to the efforts of the agency and those of Gaëlle, the two professionals manage to get the young woman's offer through to the owner.During the negotiation, Leslie was able to show the apartment to her equally enthusiastic parents. than the young woman — which does not fail to reassure the owner.

Did Leslie have to do some work?

Well supervised by an architect friend, Leslie chose to break up the kitchen so that it could open onto the living room. She also took advantage of this work to completely redo the bathroom and paint the other rooms.

“Work and perseverance”

On this file, Gaëlle focused on her work and her know-how: the quality of her follow-up, her listening, her good and quick understanding of the file allowed her to make a difference and find Leslie's apartment!

“I feel really good in my apartment! ”

Absolutely delighted with Gaëlle's work, Leslie was able to carry out the work with the help of her friend, as soon as the keys were handed over: today, she feels very good in this apartment. Even though it was a first purchase, often accompanied by a lot of procrastination, this choice was immediately obvious for her!