Trust Us to Find Your Perfect Home

It all begins with a one-on-one consultation, by phone or in person, in which we work with you to determine your objectives and parameters for an investment in France.

Our team in France is your resource to help you find the property that meets your needs and desires. After the initial consultation, we turn to our team in France to search, source, and screen the properties based on the parameters we’ve defined together. We schedule and accompany you on site visits in Paris and Nice.

Clients seeking properties outside Paris, or Nice and environs, can request that we accompany them at the expense of the client for accommodations, travel, and meals. As part of the service, we provide a detailed analysis of the properties, including price, price relative to market valuations, real estate and property taxes, monthly charges, property descriptions, and photos. We can also arrange meetings with professionals who may be called in to assist in the purchase decision.

It doesn’t end here. Once we’ve found the property of your dreams, we act as a “liaison” and manage the entire process through to closing. We schedule the meetings with the Notaire who prepares and ensures the validity of all documents. A member of our team may accompany you. We schedule the signing of the preliminary purchase agreement (Compromis de Vente or Promesse de Vente). Note that at this time you must provide a deposit of 10% held in escrow by the Notaire.

French law gives you a period of 10 days to reconsider your decision. (Should you decide to withdraw from the purchase, your deposit is refunded.) There is a two-to-three month period till closing. On the day of closing, the Notaire will retain the deed of sale on the property, and then it is registered with the Bureau des Hypothèques. At this time, no other person has any rights to this property. Notaire fees of approximately 7% are paid at this time.