Real estate hunter for a woman who is not very available, looking for an atypical property

Discover research conducted quickly by Lisa Mimran. Directly contacted by one of his contacts, our apartment hunter specialized in Paris 11th sets out in search of an atypical property for a reactive young woman, but not physically available for visits. A challenge beautifully taken up, and in record time!

Why did Audrey sell her apartment?

Audrey is a divorcee who lives with her two grown children in shared custody. In need of changes, she leaves a very beautiful apartment in Clichy, to go in search of a new home.

For what reasons did she need support in her research?

Director of brands within a large-scale distribution group, Audrey is constantly on the go, abroad as well as in France. Overwhelmed, she does not have time to devote herself to this research. So when the real estate agency, which sold her apartment, offered her the name of a hunter, she immediately agreed to be called back by the professional in question.

How did she get contact from Lisa?

Directly contacted by the real estate agent, Lisa Mimran collected Audrey's contact details and then exchanged quickly with her. Given the young woman's extremely busy schedule, everything was managed by phone and email — both the signing of the mandate and the establishment of the criteria to be included in it...

What were the key elements of Audrey's research?

For a maximum budget of 1.3 million, Audrey wants a Haussmannian and/or atypical property (molding, parquet, fireplace, high ceilings, exposed beams...) of at least 100 m², bright, with 2 bedrooms, an office space and a large living room.The search area extends over several districts (16th, 17th, 6th, 7th, 3rd and 4th), with 2 bedrooms, an office space and a large living room. The search area extends over several districts (16th, 17th, 6th, 7th, 3rd and 4th), but on very sectorised areas. For example, rue des archives, rue de Bretagne and rue Turenne for the 3rd and 4th districts.

How did Lisa plan to get around Audrey's physical absence for visits?

The main difficulty of this research is that Audrey is not physically available: her reactivity on the phone does not make up for this absence. However, few agencies agree to show properties without the presence of the customer. Lisa Mimran therefore decides to activate her network, aware that it is mainly by this means that she will be able to get around this “problem”. Naturally, she sets her extractions to the HS application to control online real estate activity.

Why were the first two properties not retained?

After examining the description sheet and validating Audrey, Lisa Mimran, while alone, managed to organize a visit to an apartment in the 17th arrondissement. Following her video report, Audrey asks her boyfriend to go there to get her opinion. Considered too noisy, the latter will encourage him not to follow up: he should have been on the 4th floor, and not on the 2nd! Lisa Mimran then spots a second property with great potential: not having obtained the opportunity to visit it, she manages to get the boyfriend to come in to be able to see it. Perfectly located, the apartment has the desired cachet and all the required criteria. Unfortunately, its layout is not suitable for Audrey's project. Indeed, once the children are gone, she wants to be able to create a triple living room by opening a bedroom onto the living room, which is not possible in the configuration of this property.

How did Lisa spot Audrey's future purchase?

The Paris Cabane agency, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, has the habit of sending certain goods first to its network, which includes the HOME SELECT network. Upon reading it, Lisa Mimran discovers a property that seems perfect: after presenting the form, Audrey is enthusiastic and encourages our real estate hunter to call the agency, which agrees to show her alone (Audrey being abroad for another ten days).

What advantages did these former artist studios transformed into a loft have?

Located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, on the ground floor overlooking a paved courtyard, the loft - duplex - offers an area of 95 m² and a ceiling height of 4 m. As soon as you enter, you arrive at a large living room of 40 m², with a fully equipped and furnished kitchen, with great amenities. The master bedroom (with bath) is located behind the kitchen and meets the plans to extend Audrey's living room. After a flight of stairs, we discover an office space, a bathroom and a laundry area. Upstairs, there is the second desired bedroom. Very bright, it is actually 2 artist studios combined: with this property, Lisa therefore satisfies the atypical character of the place, with a very “swamp” spirit!

Why did Audrey have to wait to position herself?

During the visit, Lisa carries out a complete report (on the apartment, the street, the neighborhood, the environment) which completely confirms Audrey's crush: she wants to write an offer remotely. Unfortunately, the real estate agent does not agree to carry out this type of operation: he does not want to take the risk of seeing it retracted at the first physical visit. Being abroad for another ten days, the two women have no choice but to wait and cross their fingers... Fortunately, the visits were already concentrated only on the weekend... the days pass and Lisa manages to organize a visit with her client, as soon as she returns: after a few minutes of visit, to evaluate her project in this loft, Audrey confirms her crush and writes an offer at the price, or 1,240 million euros, with an unconditional payment.At the time of the purchase, Lisa and Audrey discover that the lot, who already has a cellar, should normally include a second one: the current owners separated it from the initial sale, as they are currently using it as storage space and wanted to put it up for sale later. By insisting on her profile as a cash buyer, Lisa manages to include it in the starting lot for the sum of €25,000: approximately 15 m² and completely sanitized, Audrey already sees it in the gym!

Has Audrey planned some work to do?

If the loft could be lived in as it is, Audrey wants to make some transformations: for example, transform the bath in the master bedroom into a real closed bathroom, with a glass roof. To do this, she has brought in a few architects and plans to do around €100,000 worth of various works in the apartment.

“A quick and rewarding search”

With this research, Lisa gained the precious contact of a real estate agent: although he was reluctant at the beginning, he is now convinced of the merits of this type of collaboration and does not hesitate to submit his new properties to our real estate hunter.

“A month and a crush”

As for Audrey, she is absolutely delighted with the work done: very active herself, she particularly appreciated the speed with which Lisa found her home!