Apartment hunter Paris 14th wanting to find a property with 4 bedrooms

Discover a search conducted quickly by Marie Esmieu Fournel, our apartment hunter specialized in Paris 14th, on behalf of a young couple, with 2 children, eager to find a property with 4 bedrooms, so that everyone can have their personal space. A search for which everything came together wonderfully. Judge instead!

Why did Pierre and Benedicte's apartment become too small?

Pierre and Benedicte live to rent in an apartment that is now too small. Indeed, with 2 children from a first union (present 1 week out of 2) and who are constantly growing, they want to be able to have a property with enough rooms, so that everyone can have their own space.

Why didn't they want to find it too quickly?

Beyond this wish, Pierre and Benedicte did not really start the research. Pierre being in a trial period (4 months not renewable), he “waited” for it to end, in order to benefit from a more solid financing plan.

How did they hear about HOME SELECT (HS) real estate hunter?

However, in the meantime, the couple decided to contact Marie Esmieu Fournel from HOME SELECT, who had guided the purchase of a property, for Benedicte's cousin...

Why did you have to search right now?

Exposing the situation, over the phone, Marie recommends that the young couple meet without too much delay: the period being favorable to the profiles of buyers with children. Indeed, to benefit from an apartment ready for the start of school, real estate professionals note, annually, a real movement of this type of buyers, around the month of March. It is therefore better, if possible, to position yourself first. Marie takes the opportunity to reassure Pierre, who is on a trial period, fears that his credit application will be refused. With them, she then draws up a list of the criteria to be studied. At the level of the property itself, it must be at least 80m², have an elevator beyond the 4th floor and have 4 bedrooms. Note that the couple agrees to do some work. For the area to choose, the key is to find children around the current school, within a 15-minute walk. In other words, the 14th arrondissement, 6th side. All for a budget of 1.2 million euros, a fairly tight budget, taking into account the sector envisaged.

What was the main criteria for this research?

As Pierre and Benedicte were open to buildings from the 1960s and 70s, Marie focused her research on the main criterion: the number of rooms. Immediately, our real estate hunter built his alerts on the HOME SELECT application, integrating as many details as possible, to meet the couple's request as closely as possible.

Under what qualifier should this research be placed?

During the first week of research, Marie discovered an apartment located on the 4th floor without an elevator, completely meeting the requirements of Benedicte and Pierre, even if it required a lot of work. Unfortunately, by the time I called to arrange an appointment, the property was sold: you have to be reactive, Marie may not have time to pre-visit for the next opportunities.

On which channel did Marie find the property?

Spotted in the early hours of the morning, on the HOME SELECT application, an announcement calls out to our real estate hunter: after a quick consultation with the young couple, she calls within half an hour and sets up an appointment, which she will go to with Pierre.

What were the advantages of the apartment?

Located in the 14th arrondissement, near the children's school, the property, sold with parking, has 5 rooms, including the 4 desired bedrooms, for a total area of 117m². Benefiting from a double exposure, it offers beautiful light (despite its 1st floor), reinforced by the presence of large bay windows, decorated with two balconies, one on the living room side (10 - 15 meters from the street, with an unobstructed view) and the other, on the bedroom side (garden, not overlooked). For such a property to fit into Pierre and Benedicte's budget, you should know that the price displayed was a bit below market and that it was absolutely necessary to redo everything (70s).

Why did it almost fail at a nearby parking space?

Immediately under the spell, Pierre asks that Benedicte be able to see him, the same evening, in order to be able to formulate an offer as soon as possible: they will offer 1 million, with parking, instead of the 1.15 million requested. While they were in the middle of negotiations with the real estate agency in charge of the file, the latter received an offer at the price of another purchaser. Fortunately for the young couple, they had finally accepted the offer at the price. As a result, they were technically the first and were able to get the apartment! All that remained was to ensure their financing, given the fact that Pierre was still in a trial period. When studying their file, the broker HS was quite confident: the couple was well below their borrowing capacity and their profile as “young people, with high purchasing power”, is generally highly coveted by banks. Indeed, the loan offer was not difficult to obtain...

Who did they entrust the work to be done?

Being “totally in its original condition”, the apartment had to be completely redone. For the record, during the second visit, the young couple and Marie heard construction noises in the apartment next door: they therefore played the curious and went to pay a short visit to the site manager. The latter, understanding, allowed them to take a look at the work they had just completed: the whole was magnificent and very bright! Benedicte and Pierre therefore kept the contact details of the manager and entrusted him with the renovation of their property, for a total of €200,000. At this price, the kitchen became a bedroom, the largest of the 2 bathrooms would become the kitchen and the space covering the other bathroom, the WC and a closet, was transformed into a shower room and separate toilet. In summary, only the rooms retained their original structure.

“A good network, sprinkled with a bit of luck! ”

A search punctuated by the network and a bit of luck: on the one hand, Marie's contact, obtained by word of mouth, and the validation of the financing by the HS broker; on the other hand, a well-completed negotiation and a fair trial and an entrepreneur judged on the piece of evidence!

“It's all cooked in the beak! ”

Pierre and Benedicte didn't even have time to stress. Well supported by Marie, and more generally by HOME SELECT (with the broker), they “went through” the stages calmly, until the keys were handed over and the work started: they are naturally delighted with this collaboration and will recommend it without hesitation.