“If you value your time, Adrian Leeds is the way to go.”
“For someone in the US, the ability to find and purchase property in France is extremely difficult as there is no MLS database to search active properties. We found that most of the properties shown on websites and agencies in Paris are not really available. Adrian Leeds fills that gap through their extensive contacts. Through Adrian Leeds, we were connected to an outstanding agent who met with us and gathered details on what we were looking for. Within a week, we were visiting properties that were for sale and settled on one that matched our needs.
Contacts with notaries, inspections, sellers, currency brokers, insurance agents, etc. were all managed seamlessly. Without Adrian Leeds we would have been lost in what to do and how to do it. So, did we want a property in Paris or did we want to stumble for months or years traveling back and forth to figure it out? Adrian Leeds delivered! Our agent went above and beyond to help us find the right property. Of course, she spoke excellent English and French to converse seamlessly with us and with selling agents that in some cases spoke no English.
Every step of the way she directed us on how to set up accounts with currency exchange brokers as well as fully understanding what steps and who needed to do them made everything painless! In many ways it was like having a Fast Pass at Disneyland where roadblocks and hurdles are removed from your sight. The search process was so easy!! The agent found properties that met our high-level requirements. Our purpose in buying this property was to have a nice and comfortable place to spend months every year in Paris and have easy access to Europe. She listened to all our feedback as we went property to property.
Ultimately, we found what we were looking for and made the purchase. Given our budget and space requirements, I am extremely pleased with our choice. Having a single coordinator for everything made the difference. If I had to go and find properties and figure out how to schedule viewings with agents that don’t speak English, along with managing all the legal aspects, nothing would have happened. Trust is a big thing, especially in a foreign country. Their agent gained our trust immediately and just made it happen without any prompting on our side. She knew what to do and how to do it. What was saved more than money was time and travel to and from the US to Paris. It might have taken us 4 or 5 or maybe more trips before we would have even started to comprehend everything that goes into purchasing in Paris. Would I have liked to just look online and converse in French and know all the legal and contractual requirements? Sure. Is that something I could have done? No way. If you value your time the way I do, Adrian Leeds is the way to go.“